ZIP 53809 vs ZIP 53825

This side-by-side compares ZIP 53809 (Fennimore, WI) and ZIP 53825 (Stitzer, WI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 53809 has a population of 4,120 at 16 people per square mile, while ZIP 53825 has 487 at 6 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 53809 reports a median household income of $65,568 against $102,500 in ZIP 53825, with per-capita income of $32,543 vs $46,868. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.7% in 53809 and 15.2% in 53825. Poverty rate reads 19.3% vs 14.4%, and unemployment 2.1% 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 $192,500 in 53809 versus $170,800 in 53825, with median rent of $764 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 74.4% vs 87.3%. 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.