ZIP 62814 vs ZIP 62851

This side-by-side compares ZIP 62814 (Bluford, IL) and ZIP 62851 (Keenes, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 62814 has a population of 2,124 at 12 people per square mile, while ZIP 62851 has 329 at 5 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 62814 reports a median household income of $59,462 against $96,728 in ZIP 62851, with per-capita income of $30,076 vs $32,943. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.7% in 62814 and 7.4% in 62851. Poverty rate reads 12.1% vs 5.4%, and unemployment 4.6% vs 0.0% — 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 $121,300 in 62814 versus $94,500 in 62851, with median rent of $1,031 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 79.3% vs 75.2%. 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.