ZIP 55007 vs ZIP 55036

This side-by-side compares ZIP 55007 (Brook Park, MN) and ZIP 55036 (Henriette, MN) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 55007 has a population of 2,498 at 8 people per square mile, while ZIP 55036 has 71 at 96 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 55007 reports a median household income of $67,847 against $27,188 in ZIP 55036, with per-capita income of $32,638 vs $23,054. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 9.3% in 55007 and 10.0% in 55036. Poverty rate reads 8.3% vs 21.6%, and unemployment 7.3% vs 0.0% — 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 $233,700 in 55007 versus $92,500 in 55036, with median rent of $1,056 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 93.2% vs 76.2%. 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.