ZIP 50256 vs ZIP 50119

This side-by-side compares ZIP 50256 (Tracy, IA) and ZIP 50119 (Harvey, IA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 50256 has a population of 501 at 7 people per square mile, while ZIP 50119 has 498 at 13 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 50256 reports a median household income of $83,438 against $59,750 in ZIP 50119, with per-capita income of $68,484 vs $32,299. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 11.3% in 50256 and 20.5% in 50119. Poverty rate reads 1.2% vs 7.7%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 2.2% — 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 $146,800 in 50256 versus $154,200 in 50119, with median rent of — and $792 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 100.0% vs 89.4%. 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.