ZIP 52001 vs ZIP 50613

This side-by-side compares ZIP 52001 (Dubuque, 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 52001 has a population of 43,173 at 637 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 52001 reports a median household income of $61,643 against $78,503 in ZIP 50613, with per-capita income of $36,238 vs $41,853. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 29.7% in 52001 and 49.7% in 50613. Poverty rate reads 14.9% vs 14.8%, and unemployment 5.3% 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 $178,000 in 52001 versus $270,800 in 50613, with median rent of $924 and $1,202 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 62.7% 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.