ZIP 62543 vs ZIP 62573

This side-by-side compares ZIP 62543 (Latham, IL) and ZIP 62573 (Warrensburg, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 62543 has a population of 540 at 10 people per square mile, while ZIP 62573 has 1,513 at 13 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 62543 reports a median household income of $73,594 against $94,583 in ZIP 62573, with per-capita income of $35,306 vs $40,290. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 24.9% in 62543 and 21.2% in 62573. Poverty rate reads 10.8% vs 8.7%, and unemployment 1.2% vs 4.1% — 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 $87,800 in 62543 versus $160,600 in 62573, with median rent of $700 and $804 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.4% vs 75.9%. 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.