ZIP 48022 vs ZIP 48041

This side-by-side compares ZIP 48022 (Emmett, MI) and ZIP 48041 (Memphis, MI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 48022 has a population of 2,654 at 29 people per square mile, while ZIP 48041 has 4,561 at 44 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 48022 reports a median household income of $96,809 against $75,677 in ZIP 48041, with per-capita income of $39,760 vs $41,964. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 12.5% in 48022 and 18.1% in 48041. Poverty rate reads 3.1% vs 8.3%, and unemployment 4.6% vs 2.4% — 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 $239,800 in 48022 versus $316,500 in 48041, with median rent of $1,050 and $938 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 97.6% vs 89.1%. 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.