ZIP 45875 vs ZIP 45830

This side-by-side compares ZIP 45875 (Ottawa, OH) and ZIP 45830 (Columbus Grove, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 45875 has a population of 10,989 at 41 people per square mile, while ZIP 45830 has 6,228 at 25 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 45875 reports a median household income of $93,144 against $80,897 in ZIP 45830, with per-capita income of $41,052 vs $44,720. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 33.4% in 45875 and 26.4% in 45830. Poverty rate reads 5.2% vs 5.3%, and unemployment 1.0% vs 1.5% — 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 $229,800 in 45875 versus $169,900 in 45830, with median rent of $772 and $765 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.9% vs 92.2%. 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.