ZIP 50647 vs ZIP 50613

This side-by-side compares ZIP 50647 (Janesville, IA) and ZIP 50613 (Cedar Falls, IA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 50647 has a population of 1,894 at 24 people per square mile, while ZIP 50613 has 42,031 at 129 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 50647 reports a median household income of $104,063 against $78,503 in ZIP 50613, with per-capita income of $50,811 vs $41,853. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 28.3% in 50647 and 49.7% in 50613. Poverty rate reads 3.1% vs 14.8%, and unemployment 2.0% vs 3.8% — 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 $314,200 in 50647 versus $270,800 in 50613, with median rent of $618 and $1,202 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 94.7% vs 66.1%. 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.