ZIP 46356 vs ZIP 46379

This side-by-side compares ZIP 46356 (Lowell, IN) and ZIP 46379 (Sumava Resorts, IN) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 46356 has a population of 17,524 at 57 people per square mile, while ZIP 46379 has 202 at 168 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 46356 reports a median household income of $89,217 against — in ZIP 46379, with per-capita income of $41,502 vs $33,200. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.3% in 46356 and 10.9% in 46379. Poverty rate reads 6.7% vs 31.2%, and unemployment 6.2% vs 0.0% — 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 $281,500 in 46356 versus $160,800 in 46379, with median rent of $1,179 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 88.5% vs 86.3%. 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.