ZIP 65020 vs ZIP 65052

This side-by-side compares ZIP 65020 (Camdenton, MO) and ZIP 65052 (Linn Creek, MO) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 65020 has a population of 14,286 at 44 people per square mile, while ZIP 65052 has 3,446 at 26 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 65020 reports a median household income of $62,392 against $87,125 in ZIP 65052, with per-capita income of $33,742 vs $46,994. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.8% in 65020 and 34.7% in 65052. Poverty rate reads 12.3% vs 8.2%, and unemployment 3.1% vs 6.5% — 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 $265,200 in 65020 versus $350,700 in 65052, with median rent of $879 and $821 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.1% vs 88.0%. 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.