ZIP 52347 vs ZIP 52251

This side-by-side compares ZIP 52347 (Victor, IA) and ZIP 52251 (Ladora, IA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 52347 has a population of 1,410 at 9 people per square mile, while ZIP 52251 has 590 at 6 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 52347 reports a median household income of $78,482 against $87,708 in ZIP 52251, with per-capita income of $34,450 vs $31,381. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.5% in 52347 and 8.0% in 52251. Poverty rate reads 17.6% vs 5.1%, and unemployment 0.8% vs 1.9% — 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 $144,700 in 52347 versus $120,300 in 52251, with median rent of $717 and $567 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 91.3% vs 91.3%. 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.