ZIP 62220 vs ZIP 62226

This side-by-side compares ZIP 62220 (Belleville, IL) and ZIP 62226 (Belleville, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 62220 has a population of 20,504 at 270 people per square mile, while ZIP 62226 has 29,744 at 824 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 62220 reports a median household income of $65,952 against $70,797 in ZIP 62226, with per-capita income of $36,050 vs $39,385. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 28.8% in 62220 and 32.1% in 62226. Poverty rate reads 13.4% vs 14.1%, and unemployment 6.7% 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 $157,400 in 62220 versus $167,000 in 62226, with median rent of $1,046 and $1,008 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 63.0% vs 67.0%. 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.