ZIP 52202 vs ZIP 52328

This side-by-side compares ZIP 52202 (Alburnett, IA) and ZIP 52328 (Robins, IA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 52202 has a population of 1,152 at 18 people per square mile, while ZIP 52328 has 2,826 at 354 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 52202 reports a median household income of $105,362 against $125,347 in ZIP 52328, with per-capita income of $44,977 vs $59,065. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 28.9% in 52202 and 58.0% in 52328. Poverty rate reads 3.4% vs 8.3%, and unemployment 0.3% vs 7.0% — 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 $246,300 in 52202 versus $382,900 in 52328, with median rent of $778 and $967 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.1% vs 92.8%. 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.