ZIP 62441 vs ZIP 62423

This side-by-side compares ZIP 62441 (Marshall, IL) and ZIP 62423 (Dennison, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 62441 has a population of 7,395 at 17 people per square mile, while ZIP 62423 has 724 at 12 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 62441 reports a median household income of $80,738 against $47,179 in ZIP 62423, with per-capita income of $36,165 vs $54,261. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 29.5% in 62441 and 24.2% in 62423. Poverty rate reads 8.2% vs 18.9%, and unemployment 3.1% vs 9.5% — 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 $155,600 in 62441 versus $173,300 in 62423, with median rent of $894 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.2% vs 87.8%. 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.