ZIP 64001 vs ZIP 64021

This side-by-side compares ZIP 64001 (Alma, MO) and ZIP 64021 (Corder, MO) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 64001 has a population of 656 at 6 people per square mile, while ZIP 64021 has 633 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 64001 reports a median household income of $68,000 against $97,188 in ZIP 64021, with per-capita income of $34,820 vs $30,640. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 37.1% in 64001 and 16.9% in 64021. Poverty rate reads 5.1% vs 10.0%, and unemployment 3.3% vs 4.1% — 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 $206,600 in 64001 versus $86,900 in 64021, with median rent of $783 and $1,089 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 87.7% vs 80.4%. 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.