ZIP 54412 vs ZIP 54441

This side-by-side compares ZIP 54412 (Auburndale, WI) and ZIP 54441 (Hewitt, WI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 54412 has a population of 2,181 at 12 people per square mile, while ZIP 54441 has 828 at 344 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 54412 reports a median household income of $83,576 against $92,031 in ZIP 54441, with per-capita income of $39,275 vs $41,385. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.2% in 54412 and 29.3% in 54441. Poverty rate reads 7.8% vs 2.5%, and unemployment 3.3% vs 0.5% — 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 $217,100 in 54412 versus $260,600 in 54441, with median rent of $680 and $854 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 87.8% vs 89.4%. 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.