ZIP 52030 vs ZIP 52060

This side-by-side compares ZIP 52030 (Andrew, IA) and ZIP 52060 (Maquoketa, IA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 52030 has a population of 434 at 633 people per square mile, while ZIP 52060 has 8,658 at 21 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 52030 reports a median household income of $66,343 against $68,143 in ZIP 52060, with per-capita income of $32,161 vs $38,234. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.0% in 52030 and 19.6% in 52060. Poverty rate reads 15.6% vs 11.3%, and unemployment 6.7% vs 8.8% — 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 $121,300 in 52030 versus $158,300 in 52060, with median rent of $988 and $787 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.6% vs 76.7%. 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.