ZIP 62017 vs ZIP 62032

This side-by-side compares ZIP 62017 (Coffeen, IL) and ZIP 62032 (Fillmore, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 62017 has a population of 1,185 at 14 people per square mile, while ZIP 62032 has 749 at 6 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 62017 reports a median household income of $97,625 against $61,000 in ZIP 62032, with per-capita income of $39,654 vs $43,260. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.2% in 62017 and 4.8% in 62032. Poverty rate reads 11.7% vs 21.8%, and unemployment 2.9% vs 8.8% — 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 $119,400 in 62017 versus $67,800 in 62032, with median rent of $838 and $663 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 84.4% vs 79.4%. 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.