ZIP 47523 vs ZIP 47541

This side-by-side compares ZIP 47523 (Dale, IN) and ZIP 47541 (Holland, IN) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 47523 has a population of 3,435 at 20 people per square mile, while ZIP 47541 has 1,224 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 47523 reports a median household income of $66,548 against $78,409 in ZIP 47541, with per-capita income of $29,755 vs $32,916. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.0% in 47523 and 14.7% in 47541. Poverty rate reads 11.7% vs 2.5%, and unemployment 1.6% vs 1.4% — 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 $123,800 in 47523 versus $156,800 in 47541, with median rent of $858 and $804 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.0% vs 85.0%. 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.