ZIP 62992 vs ZIP 62976

This side-by-side compares ZIP 62992 (Ullin, IL) and ZIP 62976 (Pulaski, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 62992 has a population of 1,032 at 12 people per square mile, while ZIP 62976 has 469 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 62992 reports a median household income of $62,688 against $40,139 in ZIP 62976, with per-capita income of $24,089 vs $23,376. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 8.4% in 62992 and 18.4% in 62976. Poverty rate reads 10.8% vs 26.5%, and unemployment 0.8% 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 $59,300 in 62992 versus $101,200 in 62976, with median rent of — and $672 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.4% vs 57.1%. 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.