ZIP 82930 vs ZIP 82937

This side-by-side compares ZIP 82930 (Evanston, WY) and ZIP 82937 (Lyman, WY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 82930 has a population of 14,614 at 5 people per square mile, while ZIP 82937 has 3,654 at 12 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 82930 reports a median household income of $81,042 against $98,000 in ZIP 82937, with per-capita income of $41,884 vs $39,019. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.7% in 82930 and 24.1% in 82937. Poverty rate reads 8.3% vs 7.4%, and unemployment 3.5% vs 1.3% — 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 $292,800 in 82930 versus $254,500 in 82937, with median rent of $847 and $1,213 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 74.4% vs 84.1%. 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.