ZIP 41040 vs ZIP 41006

This side-by-side compares ZIP 41040 (Falmouth, KY) and ZIP 41006 (Butler, KY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 41040 has a population of 7,265 at 19 people per square mile, while ZIP 41006 has 4,434 at 32 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 41040 reports a median household income of $49,147 against $76,921 in ZIP 41006, with per-capita income of $28,428 vs $34,953. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 10.6% in 41040 and 21.6% in 41006. Poverty rate reads 19.2% vs 10.3%, and unemployment 6.2% vs 4.9% — 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 $137,500 in 41040 versus $197,300 in 41006, with median rent of $878 and $760 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 70.8% vs 79.0%. 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.