ZIP 61928 vs ZIP 61957

This side-by-side compares ZIP 61928 (Gays, IL) and ZIP 61957 (Windsor, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 61928 has a population of 757 at 8 people per square mile, while ZIP 61957 has 1,869 at 9 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 61928 reports a median household income of $118,271 against $75,583 in ZIP 61957, with per-capita income of $38,517 vs $35,671. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 7.0% in 61928 and 16.1% in 61957. Poverty rate reads 10.7% vs 7.8%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 4.2% — 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 $152,300 in 61928 versus $141,900 in 61957, with median rent of $585 and $729 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.7% vs 85.3%. 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.