ZIP 60163 vs ZIP 60162

This side-by-side compares ZIP 60163 (Berkeley, IL) and ZIP 60162 (Hillside, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 60163 has a population of 5,209 at 1,249 people per square mile, while ZIP 60162 has 8,111 at 979 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 60163 reports a median household income of $85,823 against $72,320 in ZIP 60162, with per-capita income of $33,254 vs $39,210. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.6% in 60163 and 23.8% in 60162. Poverty rate reads 17.5% vs 6.6%, and unemployment 3.6% vs 4.1% — 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 $246,900 in 60163 versus $246,800 in 60162, with median rent of $1,434 and $1,320 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.0% vs 65.3%. 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.