ZIP 33170 vs ZIP 33031

This side-by-side compares ZIP 33170 (Miami, FL) and ZIP 33031 (Homestead, FL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 33170 has a population of 12,253 at 359 people per square mile, while ZIP 33031 has 5,859 at 106 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 33170 reports a median household income of $73,958 against $109,945 in ZIP 33031, with per-capita income of $27,511 vs $41,351. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.7% in 33170 and 18.4% in 33031. Poverty rate reads 13.1% vs 7.9%, and unemployment 5.9% vs 6.7% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $474,400 in 33170 versus $497,400 in 33031, with median rent of $1,578 and $1,745 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 63.9% vs 87.0%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.