ZIP 60536 vs ZIP 60537

This side-by-side compares ZIP 60536 (Millbrook, IL) and ZIP 60537 (Millington, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 60536 has a population of 126 at 66 people per square mile, while ZIP 60537 has 665 at 391 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 60536 reports a median household income of $115,625 against $81,825 in ZIP 60537, with per-capita income of $54,537 vs $44,190. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 16.3% in 60536 and 17.8% in 60537. Poverty rate reads 9.7% vs 7.8%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 5.1% — 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 $183,300 in 60536 versus $230,200 in 60537, with median rent of — and $1,135 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 96.3% vs 92.2%. 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.