ZIP 49010 vs ZIP 49328

This side-by-side compares ZIP 49010 (Allegan, MI) and ZIP 49328 (Hopkins, MI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 49010 has a population of 17,374 at 42 people per square mile, while ZIP 49328 has 3,885 at 27 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 49010 reports a median household income of $74,370 against $94,340 in ZIP 49328, with per-capita income of $34,141 vs $37,127. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.9% in 49010 and 22.1% in 49328. Poverty rate reads 12.5% vs 13.2%, and unemployment 3.2% vs 7.3% — 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 $216,500 in 49010 versus $232,500 in 49328, with median rent of $1,147 and $752 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.8% vs 92.6%. 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.