ZIP 62928 vs ZIP 62985

This side-by-side compares ZIP 62928 (Eddyville, IL) and ZIP 62985 (Simpson, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 62928 has a population of 293 at 7 people per square mile, while ZIP 62985 has 845 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 62928 reports a median household income of $27,955 against $74,375 in ZIP 62985, with per-capita income of $27,283 vs $30,556. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 27.0% in 62928 and 11.5% in 62985. Poverty rate reads 3.9% vs 14.1%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 3.1% — 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 — in 62928 versus $183,800 in 62985, with median rent of $492 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 44.8% vs 97.0%. 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.