ZIP 66048 vs ZIP 66043

This side-by-side compares ZIP 66048 (Leavenworth, KS) and ZIP 66043 (Lansing, KS) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 66048 has a population of 35,475 at 101 people per square mile, while ZIP 66043 has 10,787 at 317 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 66048 reports a median household income of $72,734 against $103,060 in ZIP 66043, with per-capita income of $38,395 vs $36,437. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 29.8% in 66048 and 36.2% in 66043. Poverty rate reads 11.5% vs 6.2%, and unemployment 3.9% vs 4.3% — 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 $219,100 in 66048 versus $271,200 in 66043, with median rent of $1,029 and $1,406 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 64.2% vs 78.3%. 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.