ZIP 53036 vs ZIP 53003

This side-by-side compares ZIP 53036 (Ixonia, WI) and ZIP 53003 (Ashippun, WI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 53036 has a population of 2,720 at 39 people per square mile, while ZIP 53003 has 141 at 116 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 53036 reports a median household income of $92,674 against $61,510 in ZIP 53003, with per-capita income of $43,208 vs $46,507. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 31.0% in 53036 and 23.8% in 53003. Poverty rate reads 3.1% vs 12.3%, and unemployment 1.9% vs 0.0% — 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 $352,300 in 53036 versus $193,000 in 53003, with median rent of $1,147 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.1% vs 100.0%. 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.