ZIP 53021 vs ZIP 53075

This side-by-side compares ZIP 53021 (Fredonia, WI) and ZIP 53075 (Random Lake, WI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 53021 has a population of 4,709 at 55 people per square mile, while ZIP 53075 has 3,345 at 36 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 53021 reports a median household income of $89,779 against $93,750 in ZIP 53075, with per-capita income of $45,056 vs $46,649. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 23.5% in 53021 and 26.1% in 53075. Poverty rate reads 7.8% vs 3.6%, and unemployment 5.6% vs 2.7% — 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 $315,800 in 53021 versus $297,100 in 53075, with median rent of $1,005 and $939 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.0% vs 78.6%. 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.