ZIP 62242 vs ZIP 62241

This side-by-side compares ZIP 62242 (Evansville, IL) and ZIP 62241 (Ellis Grove, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 62242 has a population of 1,526 at 11 people per square mile, while ZIP 62241 has 1,061 at 11 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 62242 reports a median household income of $60,400 against $83,438 in ZIP 62241, with per-capita income of $33,406 vs $38,656. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.3% in 62242 and 12.7% in 62241. Poverty rate reads 21.3% vs 3.5%, and unemployment 2.5% vs 10.5% — 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 $121,800 in 62242 versus $148,800 in 62241, with median rent of $791 and $850 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 84.9% vs 90.6%. 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.