ZIP 65251 vs ZIP 65043

This side-by-side compares ZIP 65251 (Fulton, MO) and ZIP 65043 (Holts Summit, MO) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 65251 has a population of 22,437 at 40 people per square mile, while ZIP 65043 has 9,452 at 70 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 65251 reports a median household income of $63,072 against $85,308 in ZIP 65043, with per-capita income of $31,048 vs $38,699. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 23.4% in 65251 and 29.8% in 65043. Poverty rate reads 12.9% vs 6.4%, and unemployment 7.0% vs 1.0% — 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 $177,300 in 65251 versus $218,500 in 65043, with median rent of $858 and $1,028 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 66.9% vs 82.0%. 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.