ZIP 54143 vs ZIP 54157

This side-by-side compares ZIP 54143 (Marinette, WI) and ZIP 54157 (Peshtigo, WI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 54143 has a population of 15,225 at 87 people per square mile, while ZIP 54157 has 5,986 at 26 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 54143 reports a median household income of $64,491 against $70,469 in ZIP 54157, with per-capita income of $37,897 vs $38,495. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 24.3% in 54143 and 21.5% in 54157. Poverty rate reads 9.8% vs 7.6%, and unemployment 3.6% vs 1.1% — 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 $142,900 in 54143 versus $164,600 in 54157, with median rent of $814 and $830 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 78.0% vs 75.2%. 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.