ZIP 66016 vs ZIP 66060

This side-by-side compares ZIP 66016 (Cummings, KS) and ZIP 66060 (Nortonville, KS) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 66016 has a population of 519 at 6 people per square mile, while ZIP 66060 has 1,122 at 7 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 66016 reports a median household income of $76,141 against $77,222 in ZIP 66060, with per-capita income of $38,855 vs $41,574. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 19.3% in 66016 and 16.5% in 66060. Poverty rate reads 0.0% vs 10.6%, 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 $292,500 in 66016 versus $155,800 in 66060, with median rent of — and $1,023 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.8% vs 82.3%. 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.