ZIP 61028 vs ZIP 61041

This side-by-side compares ZIP 61028 (Elizabeth, IL) and ZIP 61041 (Hanover, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 61028 has a population of 1,989 at 7 people per square mile, while ZIP 61041 has 1,327 at 9 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 61028 reports a median household income of $86,053 against $45,938 in ZIP 61041, with per-capita income of $43,175 vs $26,386. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 29.6% in 61028 and 17.0% in 61041. Poverty rate reads 8.2% vs 16.4%, and unemployment 0.7% vs 7.9% — 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 $174,400 in 61028 versus $114,900 in 61041, with median rent of $742 and $734 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.0% vs 71.0%. 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.