ZIP 61013 vs ZIP 61032

This side-by-side compares ZIP 61013 (Cedarville, IL) and ZIP 61032 (Freeport, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 61013 has a population of 528 at 597 people per square mile, while ZIP 61032 has 31,651 at 83 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 61013 reports a median household income of $67,569 against $56,593 in ZIP 61032, with per-capita income of $34,705 vs $33,472. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.4% in 61013 and 19.4% in 61032. Poverty rate reads 10.9% vs 17.9%, and unemployment 4.4% vs 4.9% — 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 $125,700 in 61013 versus $112,300 in 61032, with median rent of — and $800 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 97.7% vs 65.0%. 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.