ZIP 61414 vs ZIP 61419

This side-by-side compares ZIP 61414 (Altona, IL) and ZIP 61419 (Bishop Hill, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 61414 has a population of 854 at 7 people per square mile, while ZIP 61419 has 128 at 94 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 61414 reports a median household income of $48,929 against $56,429 in ZIP 61419, with per-capita income of $39,389 vs $35,786. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.8% in 61414 and 37.0% in 61419. Poverty rate reads 8.3% vs 9.0%, and unemployment 15.6% 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 $134,400 in 61414 versus $102,500 in 61419, with median rent of $940 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 95.2% vs 86.7%. 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.