ZIP 40111 vs ZIP 40143

This side-by-side compares ZIP 40111 (Cloverport, KY) and ZIP 40143 (Hardinsburg, KY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 40111 has a population of 1,682 at 18 people per square mile, while ZIP 40143 has 5,939 at 15 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 40111 reports a median household income of $41,576 against $59,475 in ZIP 40143, with per-capita income of $20,989 vs $36,029. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 7.5% in 40111 and 15.4% in 40143. Poverty rate reads 24.9% vs 13.6%, and unemployment 12.1% vs 6.0% — 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 $118,400 in 40111 versus $155,900 in 40143, with median rent of $402 and $738 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 72.5% vs 72.5%. 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.