ZIP 40484 vs ZIP 40437

This side-by-side compares ZIP 40484 (Stanford, KY) and ZIP 40437 (Hustonville, KY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 40484 has a population of 11,612 at 34 people per square mile, while ZIP 40437 has 4,932 at 16 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 40484 reports a median household income of $52,609 against $53,775 in ZIP 40437, with per-capita income of $29,916 vs $31,220. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.8% in 40484 and 20.7% in 40437. Poverty rate reads 14.6% vs 10.5%, and unemployment 5.9% vs 9.3% — 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 $165,500 in 40484 versus $126,000 in 40437, with median rent of $666 and $684 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 74.1% vs 89.2%. 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.