ZIP 55030 vs ZIP 55036

This side-by-side compares ZIP 55030 (Grasston, 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 55030 has a population of 1,289 at 13 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 55030 reports a median household income of $81,563 against $27,188 in ZIP 55036, with per-capita income of $34,039 vs $23,054. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.4% in 55030 and 10.0% in 55036. Poverty rate reads 10.8% vs 21.6%, and unemployment 2.9% 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 $195,800 in 55030 versus $92,500 in 55036, with median rent of $1,739 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 86.5% 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.