ZIP 45101 vs ZIP 41056

This side-by-side compares ZIP 45101 (Aberdeen, OH) and ZIP 41056 (Maysville, KY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 45101 has a population of 2,385 at 51 people per square mile, while ZIP 41056 has 14,228 at 39 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 45101 reports a median household income of $40,714 against $47,141 in ZIP 41056, with per-capita income of $25,113 vs $30,687. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 8.8% in 45101 and 19.1% in 41056. Poverty rate reads 38.8% vs 21.1%, and unemployment 12.9% 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 $156,700 in 45101 versus $164,800 in 41056, with median rent of $588 and $718 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 59.5% vs 61.6%. 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.