ZIP 84047 vs ZIP 84070

This side-by-side compares ZIP 84047 (Midvale, UT) and ZIP 84070 (Sandy, UT) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 84047 has a population of 28,936 at 1,789 people per square mile, while ZIP 84070 has 24,861 at 1,334 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 84047 reports a median household income of $75,954 against $78,991 in ZIP 84070, with per-capita income of $40,830 vs $39,669. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 34.7% in 84047 and 35.6% in 84070. Poverty rate reads 10.9% vs 7.9%, and unemployment 3.3% vs 2.9% — 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 $434,300 in 84047 versus $461,900 in 84070, with median rent of $1,587 and $1,692 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 43.8% vs 56.7%. 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.