ZIP 53177 vs ZIP 53144

This side-by-side compares ZIP 53177 (Sturtevant, WI) and ZIP 53144 (Kenosha, WI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 53177 has a population of 8,329 at 118 people per square mile, while ZIP 53144 has 27,256 at 241 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 53177 reports a median household income of $90,769 against $76,507 in ZIP 53144, with per-capita income of $38,819 vs $41,006. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 24.8% in 53177 and 31.1% in 53144. Poverty rate reads 6.0% vs 13.0%, and unemployment 4.8% vs 4.7% — 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 $250,000 in 53177 versus $259,600 in 53144, with median rent of $1,257 and $1,223 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.0% vs 55.6%. 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.