ZIP 67653 vs ZIP 69036

This side-by-side compares ZIP 67653 (Norcatur, KS) and ZIP 69036 (Lebanon, NE) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 67653 has a population of 298 at 1 people per square mile, while ZIP 69036 has 126 at 1 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 67653 reports a median household income of $53,281 against — in ZIP 69036, with per-capita income of $24,028 vs $47,734. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.3% in 67653 and 16.7% in 69036. Poverty rate reads 25.9% vs 22.9%, and unemployment 2.3% 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 $68,300 in 67653 versus $62,500 in 69036, with median rent of — and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 92.5% vs 90.0%. 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.