ZIP 60108 vs ZIP 60172

This side-by-side compares ZIP 60108 (Bloomingdale, IL) and ZIP 60172 (Roselle, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 60108 has a population of 22,735 at 1,213 people per square mile, while ZIP 60172 has 24,537 at 1,358 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 60108 reports a median household income of $103,392 against $110,750 in ZIP 60172, with per-capita income of $55,364 vs $51,744. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 43.7% in 60108 and 40.0% in 60172. Poverty rate reads 6.2% vs 4.9%, and unemployment 4.8% vs 6.8% — 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 $382,000 in 60108 versus $346,800 in 60172, with median rent of $1,603 and $1,637 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.3% vs 79.5%. 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.