ZIP 46902 vs ZIP 46068

This side-by-side compares ZIP 46902 (Kokomo, IN) and ZIP 46068 (Sharpsville, IN) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 46902 has a population of 35,697 at 259 people per square mile, while ZIP 46068 has 2,850 at 24 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 46902 reports a median household income of $62,126 against $98,708 in ZIP 46068, with per-capita income of $36,632 vs $38,031. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 21.4% in 46902 and 29.3% in 46068. Poverty rate reads 13.7% vs 5.1%, and unemployment 3.7% vs 1.0% — 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 $168,800 in 46902 versus $189,700 in 46068, with median rent of $955 and $955 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 67.0% vs 92.4%. 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.