ZIP 95662 vs ZIP 95610

This side-by-side compares ZIP 95662 (Orangevale, CA) and ZIP 95610 (Citrus Heights, CA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 95662 has a population of 31,558 at 1,128 people per square mile, while ZIP 95610 has 44,147 at 2,178 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 95662 reports a median household income of $96,689 against $83,327 in ZIP 95610, with per-capita income of $46,160 vs $37,876. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 31.2% in 95662 and 25.5% in 95610. Poverty rate reads 10.4% vs 8.6%, and unemployment 4.8% vs 7.2% — 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 $558,300 in 95662 versus $485,900 in 95610, with median rent of $1,903 and $1,821 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.0% vs 52.9%. 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.