ZIP 61519 vs ZIP 61563

This side-by-side compares ZIP 61519 (Bryant, IL) and ZIP 61563 (Saint David, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 61519 has a population of 233 at 76 people per square mile, while ZIP 61563 has 526 at 583 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 61519 reports a median household income of $37,941 against $54,583 in ZIP 61563, with per-capita income of $22,818 vs $30,282. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 12.2% in 61519 and 14.3% in 61563. Poverty rate reads 30.2% vs 16.1%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 1.1% — 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 $145,000 in 61519 versus $65,400 in 61563, with median rent of $590 and $1,125 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.5% vs 95.0%. 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.