ZIP 61011 vs ZIP 61065

This side-by-side compares ZIP 61011 (Caledonia, IL) and ZIP 61065 (Poplar Grove, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 61011 has a population of 2,945 at 30 people per square mile, while ZIP 61065 has 11,156 at 84 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 61011 reports a median household income of $127,273 against $97,386 in ZIP 61065, with per-capita income of $63,265 vs $34,795. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 39.6% in 61011 and 26.3% in 61065. Poverty rate reads 4.3% vs 6.7%, and unemployment 9.4% vs 5.9% — 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 $311,900 in 61011 versus $217,300 in 61065, with median rent of $1,685 and $1,452 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 93.5% vs 92.6%. 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.