ZIP 61484 vs ZIP 61482

This side-by-side compares ZIP 61484 (Vermont, IL) and ZIP 61482 (Table Grove, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 61484 has a population of 825 at 8 people per square mile, while ZIP 61482 has 650 at 5 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 61484 reports a median household income of $48,462 against $65,208 in ZIP 61482, with per-capita income of $27,708 vs $33,774. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 10.6% in 61484 and 16.6% in 61482. Poverty rate reads 19.5% vs 18.5%, and unemployment 3.6% vs 9.0% — 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 $58,700 in 61484 versus $90,400 in 61482, with median rent of $704 and $794 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.4% vs 91.1%. 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.