ZIP 61319 vs ZIP 61313

This side-by-side compares ZIP 61319 (Cornell, IL) and ZIP 61313 (Blackstone, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 61319 has a population of 1,293 at 10 people per square mile, while ZIP 61313 has 282 at 3 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 61319 reports a median household income of $82,589 against $121,979 in ZIP 61313, with per-capita income of $44,309 vs $47,042. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.1% in 61319 and 15.7% in 61313. Poverty rate reads 10.4% vs 11.2%, and unemployment 1.9% 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 $192,900 in 61319 versus $201,800 in 61313, with median rent of $900 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 90.3% vs 89.8%. 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.