ZIP 53150 vs ZIP 53103

This side-by-side compares ZIP 53150 (Muskego, WI) and ZIP 53103 (Big Bend, WI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 53150 has a population of 24,850 at 287 people per square mile, while ZIP 53103 has 3,724 at 112 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 53150 reports a median household income of $109,276 against $137,083 in ZIP 53103, with per-capita income of $54,621 vs $50,759. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 44.8% in 53150 and 42.7% in 53103. Poverty rate reads 3.3% vs 1.7%, and unemployment 2.0% vs 2.3% — 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 $416,400 in 53150 versus $397,700 in 53103, with median rent of $1,253 and $1,125 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 84.2% vs 95.7%. 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.