ZIP 50151 vs ZIP 50275

This side-by-side compares ZIP 50151 (Lucas, IA) and ZIP 50275 (Woodburn, IA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 50151 has a population of 724 at 4 people per square mile, while ZIP 50275 has 532 at 4 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 50151 reports a median household income of $91,061 against $72,232 in ZIP 50275, with per-capita income of $36,622 vs $38,410. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.8% in 50151 and 19.5% in 50275. Poverty rate reads 9.1% vs 11.3%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 0.8% — 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 $149,400 in 50151 versus $122,400 in 50275, with median rent of $1,714 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 87.5% vs 86.0%. 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.