ZIP 62454 vs ZIP 62449

This side-by-side compares ZIP 62454 (Robinson, IL) and ZIP 62449 (Oblong, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 62454 has a population of 11,467 at 36 people per square mile, while ZIP 62449 has 3,175 at 10 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 62454 reports a median household income of $74,679 against $59,555 in ZIP 62449, with per-capita income of $36,870 vs $37,492. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 25.9% in 62454 and 13.2% in 62449. Poverty rate reads 11.6% vs 13.2%, and unemployment 3.4% vs 1.7% — 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 $138,200 in 62454 versus $98,800 in 62449, with median rent of $877 and $545 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.8% vs 78.5%. 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.