ZIP 61020 vs ZIP 61043

This side-by-side compares ZIP 61020 (Davis Junction, IL) and ZIP 61043 (Holcomb, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 61020 has a population of 3,108 at 38 people per square mile, while ZIP 61043 has 131 at 27 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 61020 reports a median household income of $105,769 against $69,063 in ZIP 61043, with per-capita income of $37,161 vs $29,213. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 31.8% in 61020 and 15.7% in 61043. Poverty rate reads 8.2% vs 23.1%, and unemployment 5.5% vs 0.0% — 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 $202,800 in 61020 versus $124,000 in 61043, with median rent of — and $850 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 92.4% vs 89.5%. 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.