ZIP 62639 vs ZIP 62618

This side-by-side compares ZIP 62639 (Frederick, IL) and ZIP 62618 (Beardstown, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 62639 has a population of 316 at 4 people per square mile, while ZIP 62618 has 7,955 at 36 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 62639 reports a median household income of $62,292 against $65,208 in ZIP 62618, with per-capita income of $41,259 vs $29,769. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.1% in 62639 and 18.3% in 62618. Poverty rate reads 14.9% vs 13.3%, and unemployment 9.1% vs 4.4% — 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 — in 62639 versus $89,100 in 62618, with median rent of $946 and $752 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 66.1% vs 71.2%. 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.