ZIP 52732 vs ZIP 52742

This side-by-side compares ZIP 52732 (Clinton, IA) and ZIP 52742 (De Witt, IA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 52732 has a population of 28,293 at 99 people per square mile, while ZIP 52742 has 7,618 at 25 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 52732 reports a median household income of $61,105 against $97,946 in ZIP 52742, with per-capita income of $35,452 vs $47,134. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.7% in 52732 and 33.6% in 52742. Poverty rate reads 17.5% vs 3.8%, and unemployment 3.7% vs 2.9% — 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 $122,100 in 52732 versus $261,000 in 52742, with median rent of $793 and $938 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 69.9% vs 80.4%. 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.