ZIP 52326 vs ZIP 52352

This side-by-side compares ZIP 52326 (Quasqueton, IA) and ZIP 52352 (Walker, IA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 52326 has a population of 547 at 104 people per square mile, while ZIP 52352 has 2,025 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 52326 reports a median household income of $76,250 against $92,321 in ZIP 52352, with per-capita income of $34,269 vs $36,260. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.1% in 52326 and 23.7% in 52352. Poverty rate reads 12.8% vs 7.7%, and unemployment 2.6% vs 3.0% — 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 $144,400 in 52326 versus $231,300 in 52352, with median rent of $750 and $864 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 87.2% vs 85.4%. 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.