ZIP 54228 vs ZIP 54241

This side-by-side compares ZIP 54228 (Mishicot, WI) and ZIP 54241 (Two Rivers, WI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 54228 has a population of 2,682 at 26 people per square mile, while ZIP 54241 has 14,884 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 54228 reports a median household income of $71,842 against $61,014 in ZIP 54241, with per-capita income of $37,860 vs $35,090. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.8% in 54228 and 21.3% in 54241. Poverty rate reads 5.4% vs 10.5%, and unemployment 1.6% vs 1.8% — 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 $184,800 in 54228 versus $156,300 in 54241, with median rent of $757 and $784 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 78.5% vs 77.7%. 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.