ZIP 41018 vs ZIP 41017

This side-by-side compares ZIP 41018 (Erlanger, KY) and ZIP 41017 (Ft Mitchell, KY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 41018 has a population of 27,345 at 925 people per square mile, while ZIP 41017 has 38,940 at 717 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 41018 reports a median household income of $68,605 against $97,274 in ZIP 41017, with per-capita income of $36,711 vs $55,007. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 27.9% in 41018 and 45.9% in 41017. Poverty rate reads 13.5% vs 5.9%, and unemployment 4.4% vs 4.4% — 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 $192,100 in 41018 versus $293,500 in 41017, with median rent of $1,027 and $1,064 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 68.1% vs 77.4%. 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.