ZIP 50525 vs ZIP 50101

This side-by-side compares ZIP 50525 (Clarion, IA) and ZIP 50101 (Galt, IA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 50525 has a population of 3,583 at 10 people per square mile, while ZIP 50101 has 66 at 3 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 50525 reports a median household income of $67,250 against $173,542 in ZIP 50101, with per-capita income of $47,036 vs $53,795. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 26.4% in 50525 and 51.3% in 50101. Poverty rate reads 9.2% vs 0.0%, and unemployment 2.0% vs 0.0% — 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 $128,800 in 50525 versus $45,000 in 50101, with median rent of $762 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 71.5% vs 48.3%. 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.