ZIP 38343 vs ZIP 38358

This side-by-side compares ZIP 38343 (Humboldt, TN) and ZIP 38358 (Milan, TN) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 38343 has a population of 15,619 at 44 people per square mile, while ZIP 38358 has 12,121 at 57 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 38343 reports a median household income of $58,260 against $62,639 in ZIP 38358, with per-capita income of $33,663 vs $30,103. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 21.8% in 38343 and 18.4% in 38358. Poverty rate reads 11.8% vs 14.5%, and unemployment 6.4% vs 5.7% — 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 $168,200 in 38343 versus $163,300 in 38358, with median rent of $809 and $812 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 67.1% vs 64.7%. 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.