ZIP 46034 vs ZIP 46030

This side-by-side compares ZIP 46034 (Cicero, IN) and ZIP 46030 (Arcadia, IN) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 46034 has a population of 6,730 at 90 people per square mile, while ZIP 46030 has 3,308 at 34 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 46034 reports a median household income of $91,466 against $90,536 in ZIP 46030, with per-capita income of $52,063 vs $43,923. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 43.0% in 46034 and 32.8% in 46030. Poverty rate reads 9.2% vs 6.6%, and unemployment 1.6% vs 2.0% — 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 $311,100 in 46034 versus $246,000 in 46030, with median rent of $747 and $959 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 87.9% vs 77.7%. 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.