ZIP 58238 vs ZIP 58216

This side-by-side compares ZIP 58238 (Hamilton, ND) and ZIP 58216 (Bathgate, ND) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 58238 has a population of 167 at 1 people per square mile, while ZIP 58216 has 153 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 58238 reports a median household income of $134,107 against $94,375 in ZIP 58216, with per-capita income of $60,572 vs $40,466. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 24.8% in 58238 and 27.6% in 58216. Poverty rate reads 5.3% vs 20.5%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 1.3% — 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 $146,900 in 58238 versus $111,500 in 58216, with median rent of — and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 100.0% vs 80.8%. 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.