ZIP 61460 vs ZIP 61471

This side-by-side compares ZIP 61460 (Media, IL) and ZIP 61471 (Raritan, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 61460 has a population of 291 at 3 people per square mile, while ZIP 61471 has 140 at 167 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 61460 reports a median household income of $76,607 against $68,750 in ZIP 61471, with per-capita income of $30,272 vs $30,435. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.8% in 61460 and 12.5% in 61471. Poverty rate reads 6.7% vs 14.2%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 5.6% — 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 $96,800 in 61460 versus $87,500 in 61471, with median rent of — and $875 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 91.8% vs 86.5%. 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.