ZIP 68072 vs ZIP 68031

This side-by-side compares ZIP 68072 (Winslow, NE) and ZIP 68031 (Hooper, NE) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 68072 has a population of 66 at 661 people per square mile, while ZIP 68031 has 1,745 at 6 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 68072 reports a median household income of $71,169 against $80,605 in ZIP 68031, with per-capita income of $79,675 vs $37,455. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 0.0% in 68072 and 33.8% in 68031. Poverty rate reads 4.3% vs 7.3%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 1.2% — 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 $187,100 in 68072 versus $208,300 in 68031, with median rent of — and $983 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 100.0% vs 73.4%. 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.