ZIP 57422 vs ZIP 57219

This side-by-side compares ZIP 57422 (Andover, SD) and ZIP 57219 (Bristol, SD) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both, no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 57422 has a population of 235 at 1 people per square mile, while ZIP 57219 has 567 at 1 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 57422 reports a median household income of $88,125 against $51,900 in ZIP 57219, with per-capita income of $42,711 vs $31,994. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 29.6% in 57422 and 10.5% in 57219. Poverty rate reads 5.7% vs 18.7%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 4.7% - 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 - in 57422 versus $95,700 in 57219, with median rent of - and $1,043 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 78.0% vs 61.0%. 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.