ZIP 63830 vs ZIP 63851

This side-by-side compares ZIP 63830 (Caruthersville, MO) and ZIP 63851 (Hayti, MO) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 63830 has a population of 7,102 at 40 people per square mile, while ZIP 63851 has 4,225 at 18 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 63830 reports a median household income of $36,979 against $28,705 in ZIP 63851, with per-capita income of $26,090 vs $18,597. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 11.8% in 63830 and 9.3% in 63851. Poverty rate reads 28.5% vs 39.6%, and unemployment 8.2% vs 12.9% — 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 63830 versus $77,600 in 63851, with median rent of $800 and $666 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 51.8% vs 49.0%. 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.