ZIP 56045 vs ZIP 56035

This side-by-side compares ZIP 56045 (Hollandale, MN) and ZIP 56035 (Geneva, MN) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 56045 has a population of 813 at 12 people per square mile, while ZIP 56035 has 546 at 377 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 56045 reports a median household income of $71,250 against $61,500 in ZIP 56035, with per-capita income of $33,196 vs $38,276. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.7% in 56045 and 20.0% in 56035. Poverty rate reads 6.5% vs 10.3%, and unemployment 2.1% 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 $160,300 in 56045 versus $182,500 in 56035, with median rent of $625 and $670 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 89.5% vs 79.1%. 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.