ZIP 41041 vs ZIP 41049

This side-by-side compares ZIP 41041 (Flemingsburg, KY) and ZIP 41049 (Hillsboro, KY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 41041 has a population of 7,153 at 26 people per square mile, while ZIP 41049 has 2,261 at 10 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 41041 reports a median household income of $42,772 against $52,969 in ZIP 41049, with per-capita income of $25,210 vs $31,358. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 23.6% in 41041 and 17.1% in 41049. Poverty rate reads 26.3% vs 11.8%, and unemployment 7.8% vs 10.3% — 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 $130,200 in 41041 versus $158,300 in 41049, with median rent of $704 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 66.3% vs 88.1%. 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.