ZIP 61747 vs ZIP 61759

This side-by-side compares ZIP 61747 (Hopedale, IL) and ZIP 61759 (Minier, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 61747 has a population of 1,560 at 22 people per square mile, while ZIP 61759 has 1,534 at 17 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 61747 reports a median household income of $80,333 against $91,591 in ZIP 61759, with per-capita income of $38,873 vs $39,879. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 26.4% in 61747 and 30.8% in 61759. Poverty rate reads 13.5% vs 5.2%, and unemployment 4.7% vs 2.7% — 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 $188,200 in 61747 versus $161,700 in 61759, with median rent of $881 and $775 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.5% vs 85.1%. 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.