ZIP 53225 vs ZIP 53007

This side-by-side compares ZIP 53225 (Milwaukee, WI) and ZIP 53007 (Butler, WI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 53225 has a population of 25,706 at 1,446 people per square mile, while ZIP 53007 has 1,841 at 920 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 53225 reports a median household income of $56,545 against $60,000 in ZIP 53007, with per-capita income of $30,111 vs $34,086. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 21.5% in 53225 and 22.7% in 53007. Poverty rate reads 17.0% vs 11.8%, and unemployment 6.7% 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 $188,400 in 53225 versus $244,700 in 53007, with median rent of $1,115 and $890 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 39.9% vs 51.8%. 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.