ZIP 69025 vs ZIP 69028

This side-by-side compares ZIP 69025 (Curtis, NE) and ZIP 69028 (Eustis, NE) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 69025 has a population of 1,220 at 2 people per square mile, while ZIP 69028 has 731 at 2 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 69025 reports a median household income of $65,729 against $85,938 in ZIP 69028, with per-capita income of $28,610 vs $37,233. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 24.2% in 69025 and 34.9% in 69028. Poverty rate reads 15.9% vs 2.8%, and unemployment 3.7% vs 0.5% — 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 $159,700 in 69025 versus $167,500 in 69028, with median rent of $595 and $879 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 61.1% vs 79.9%. 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.