ZIP 54162 vs ZIP 54137

This side-by-side compares ZIP 54162 (Pulaski, WI) and ZIP 54137 (Krakow, WI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 54162 has a population of 9,065 at 31 people per square mile, while ZIP 54137 has 1,115 at 17 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 54162 reports a median household income of $80,594 against $85,714 in ZIP 54137, with per-capita income of $39,385 vs $44,627. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 23.6% in 54162 and 17.8% in 54137. Poverty rate reads 5.0% vs 4.7%, and unemployment 2.2% vs 0.8% — 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 $265,000 in 54162 versus $240,600 in 54137, with median rent of $906 and $645 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.6% vs 95.9%. 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.