ZIP 42071 vs ZIP 42020

This side-by-side compares ZIP 42071 (Murray, KY) and ZIP 42020 (Almo, KY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 42071 has a population of 29,655 at 54 people per square mile, while ZIP 42020 has 2,330 at 35 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 42071 reports a median household income of $50,198 against $64,838 in ZIP 42020, with per-capita income of $29,217 vs $30,134. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 33.2% in 42071 and 40.9% in 42020. Poverty rate reads 18.9% vs 6.7%, and unemployment 4.6% vs 0.3% — 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 $190,300 in 42071 versus $181,400 in 42020, with median rent of $884 and $658 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 60.0% vs 82.9%. 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.