ZIP 42354 vs ZIP 42320

This side-by-side compares ZIP 42354 (Mc Henry, KY) and ZIP 42320 (Beaver Dam, KY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 42354 has a population of 252 at 112 people per square mile, while ZIP 42320 has 8,205 at 22 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 42354 reports a median household income of $65,625 against $54,730 in ZIP 42320, with per-capita income of $30,906 vs $29,177. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 1.4% in 42354 and 14.0% in 42320. Poverty rate reads 6.7% vs 14.4%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 8.2% — 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 $102,100 in 42354 versus $150,200 in 42320, with median rent of $625 and $745 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 87.4% vs 72.7%. 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.