ZIP 52057 vs ZIP 52041

This side-by-side compares ZIP 52057 (Manchester, IA) and ZIP 52041 (Earlville, IA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 52057 has a population of 8,222 at 23 people per square mile, while ZIP 52041 has 1,608 at 10 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 52057 reports a median household income of $69,635 against $89,697 in ZIP 52041, with per-capita income of $40,749 vs $36,752. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 26.8% in 52057 and 12.1% in 52041. Poverty rate reads 8.8% vs 6.1%, and unemployment 2.5% vs 1.3% — 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 $184,300 in 52057 versus $188,800 in 52041, with median rent of $752 and $760 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 74.0% vs 80.1%. 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.