ZIP 50322 vs ZIP 50324

This side-by-side compares ZIP 50322 (Urbandale, IA) and ZIP 50324 (Windsor Heights, IA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 50322 has a population of 31,530 at 1,131 people per square mile, while ZIP 50324 has 4,903 at 1,310 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 50322 reports a median household income of $92,085 against $91,707 in ZIP 50324, with per-capita income of $46,565 vs $49,398. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 44.1% in 50322 and 45.9% in 50324. Poverty rate reads 9.6% vs 6.2%, and unemployment 4.0% 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 $276,200 in 50322 versus $267,900 in 50324, with median rent of $1,186 and $1,498 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 72.8% vs 78.7%. 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.