ZIP 82214 vs ZIP 82215

This side-by-side compares ZIP 82214 (Guernsey, WY) and ZIP 82215 (Hartville, WY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 82214 has a population of 1,302 at 5 people per square mile, while ZIP 82215 has 132 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 82214 reports a median household income of $77,784 against $137,589 in ZIP 82215, with per-capita income of $39,887 vs $38,563. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 17.9% in 82214 and 24.2% in 82215. Poverty rate reads 8.1% vs 2.5%, and unemployment 5.5% vs 1.7% — 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 $302,700 in 82214 versus $330,800 in 82215, with median rent of $1,037 and $986 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 83.2% vs 72.1%. 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.