ZIP 60827 vs ZIP 60419

This side-by-side compares ZIP 60827 (Riverdale, IL) and ZIP 60419 (Dolton, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 60827 has a population of 27,946 at 1,538 people per square mile, while ZIP 60419 has 22,788 at 2,093 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 60827 reports a median household income of $37,217 against $57,887 in ZIP 60419, with per-capita income of $19,882 vs $27,432. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 16.7% in 60827 and 22.7% in 60419. Poverty rate reads 40.2% vs 21.7%, and unemployment 19.4% vs 12.7% — 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 $153,500 in 60827 versus $151,300 in 60419, with median rent of $1,087 and $1,384 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 40.2% vs 72.6%. 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.