ZIP 62441 vs ZIP 62442

This side-by-side compares ZIP 62441 (Marshall, IL) and ZIP 62442 (Martinsville, 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 62442 has 2,421 at 7 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 $70,284 in ZIP 62442, with per-capita income of $36,165 vs $35,851. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 29.5% in 62441 and 22.4% in 62442. Poverty rate reads 8.2% vs 14.4%, and unemployment 3.1% vs 2.1% — 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 $87,200 in 62442, with median rent of $894 and $635 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.2% vs 83.1%. 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.