ZIP 41001 vs ZIP 41007

This side-by-side compares ZIP 41001 (Alexandria, KY) and ZIP 41007 (California, KY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 41001 has a population of 16,412 at 124 people per square mile, while ZIP 41007 has 4,193 at 31 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 41001 reports a median household income of $102,447 against $100,924 in ZIP 41007, with per-capita income of $46,104 vs $47,502. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 34.5% in 41001 and 28.7% in 41007. Poverty rate reads 5.6% vs 2.0%, and unemployment 2.7% vs 7.2% — 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 $283,600 in 41001 versus $314,200 in 41007, with median rent of $1,274 and $780 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 89.3% vs 95.3%. 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.