ZIP 65322 vs ZIP 65320

This side-by-side compares ZIP 65322 (Blackwater, MO) and ZIP 65320 (Arrow Rock, MO) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 65322 has a population of 587 at 4 people per square mile, while ZIP 65320 has 56 at 162 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 65322 reports a median household income of $73,250 against $35,469 in ZIP 65320, with per-capita income of $28,271 vs $31,442. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 28.2% in 65322 and 47.1% in 65320. Poverty rate reads 15.3% vs 3.1%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 0.0% — 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 $174,200 in 65322 versus $278,800 in 65320, with median rent of $883 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 88.9% vs 100.0%. 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.