ZIP 62208 vs ZIP 62232

This side-by-side compares ZIP 62208 (Fairview Heights, IL) and ZIP 62232 (Caseyville, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 62208 has a population of 17,376 at 501 people per square mile, while ZIP 62232 has 7,260 at 213 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 62208 reports a median household income of $80,205 against $64,269 in ZIP 62232, with per-capita income of $39,890 vs $46,075. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 34.3% in 62208 and 22.2% in 62232. Poverty rate reads 9.8% vs 11.6%, and unemployment 6.2% vs 6.0% — 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 $176,000 in 62208 versus $125,000 in 62232, with median rent of $1,207 and $1,041 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 66.8% vs 76.4%. 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.