ZIP 54157 vs ZIP 54143

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