ZIP 65040 vs ZIP 65032

This side-by-side compares ZIP 65040 (Henley, MO) and ZIP 65032 (Eugene, MO) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 65040 has a population of 1,208 at 11 people per square mile, while ZIP 65032 has 1,792 at 12 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 65040 reports a median household income of $89,167 against $63,125 in ZIP 65032, with per-capita income of $33,793 vs $39,367. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 31.5% in 65040 and 24.4% in 65032. Poverty rate reads 3.6% vs 6.4%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 6.0% — 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 $225,800 in 65040 versus $213,200 in 65032, with median rent of — and $804 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 87.8% vs 77.6%. 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.