ZIP 62048 vs ZIP 62087

This side-by-side compares ZIP 62048 (Hartford, IL) and ZIP 62087 (South Roxana, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 62048 has a population of 1,459 at 74 people per square mile, while ZIP 62087 has 2,087 at 266 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 62048 reports a median household income of $40,946 against $60,214 in ZIP 62087, with per-capita income of $27,733 vs $29,715. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 4.7% in 62048 and 5.7% in 62087. Poverty rate reads 21.5% vs 22.3%, and unemployment 6.8% vs 5.7% — 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 $65,300 in 62048 versus $88,700 in 62087, with median rent of $984 and $856 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 84.7% vs 67.5%. 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.