ZIP 54749 vs ZIP 54027

This side-by-side compares ZIP 54749 (Knapp, WI) and ZIP 54027 (Wilson, WI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 54749 has a population of 1,231 at 12 people per square mile, while ZIP 54027 has 989 at 13 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 54749 reports a median household income of $77,903 against $100,750 in ZIP 54027, with per-capita income of $35,262 vs $40,015. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.7% in 54749 and 26.1% in 54027. Poverty rate reads 6.6% vs 12.4%, and unemployment 5.6% vs 8.4% — 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 $215,200 in 54749 versus $325,900 in 54027, with median rent of $979 and $954 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.3% vs 90.6%. 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.