ZIP 62985 vs ZIP 62928

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