ZIP 64454 vs ZIP 64401

This side-by-side compares ZIP 64454 (Gower, MO) and ZIP 64401 (Agency, MO) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 64454 has a population of 2,667 at 16 people per square mile, while ZIP 64401 has 1,417 at 15 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 64454 reports a median household income of $87,262 against $99,398 in ZIP 64401, with per-capita income of $38,025 vs $41,975. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 36.9% in 64454 and 27.1% in 64401. Poverty rate reads 11.0% vs 1.5%, and unemployment 1.3% vs 1.6% — 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 $260,800 in 64454 versus $271,900 in 64401, with median rent of $945 and $1,031 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 89.9% vs 98.0%. 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.