ZIP 53560 vs ZIP 53515

This side-by-side compares ZIP 53560 (Mazomanie, WI) and ZIP 53515 (Black Earth, WI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 53560 has a population of 3,458 at 23 people per square mile, while ZIP 53515 has 2,268 at 24 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 53560 reports a median household income of $98,409 against $92,625 in ZIP 53515, with per-capita income of $57,193 vs $50,527. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 33.3% in 53560 and 32.6% in 53515. Poverty rate reads 6.4% vs 4.5%, and unemployment 2.3% vs 4.5% — 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 $358,000 in 53560 versus $361,300 in 53515, with median rent of $1,028 and $1,058 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.6% vs 85.7%. 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.