ZIP 58103 vs ZIP 58201

This side-by-side compares ZIP 58103 (Fargo, ND) and ZIP 58201 (Grand Forks, ND) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 58103 has a population of 47,302 at 1,617 people per square mile, while ZIP 58201 has 34,880 at 191 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 58103 reports a median household income of $58,801 against $68,143 in ZIP 58201, with per-capita income of $39,378 vs $45,278. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 35.8% in 58103 and 40.1% in 58201. Poverty rate reads 12.6% vs 13.3%, and unemployment 3.7% vs 2.3% — 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 $242,400 in 58103 versus $288,500 in 58201, with median rent of $857 and $987 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 42.1% vs 49.7%. 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.