ZIP 67301 vs ZIP 67363

This side-by-side compares ZIP 67301 (Independence, KS) and ZIP 67363 (Sycamore, KS) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 67301 has a population of 13,556 at 25 people per square mile, while ZIP 67363 has 78 at 14 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 67301 reports a median household income of $54,950 against — in ZIP 67363, with per-capita income of $31,580 vs —. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 27.3% in 67301 and — in 67363. Poverty rate reads 14.2% vs —, and unemployment 5.9% vs — — 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 $120,000 in 67301 versus — in 67363, with median rent of $790 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 72.5% vs —. 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.