ZIP 64743 vs ZIP 64080

This side-by-side compares ZIP 64743 (East Lynne, MO) and ZIP 64080 (Pleasant Hill, MO) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 64743 has a population of 292 at 379 people per square mile, while ZIP 64080 has 12,866 at 40 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 64743 reports a median household income of $53,875 against $104,311 in ZIP 64080, with per-capita income of $37,142 vs $43,189. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 9.5% in 64743 and 30.1% in 64080. Poverty rate reads 0.0% vs 4.7%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 4.7% — 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 $183,700 in 64743 versus $320,600 in 64080, with median rent of $625 and $1,175 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 83.9% vs 78.9%. 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.