ZIP Code 53559

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Dane County, Wisconsin.

Population: 5,981
Median household income: $95,805
Median home value: $280,800

ZIP Code 53559 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Dane County, Wisconsin, home to about 5,981 residents. Its median household income of $95,805 runs above the Dane County figure of $88,108.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 53559's population declined 5.1% from 6,302 to 5,981, while its median gross rent fell 1.6% from $912 to $897.

Owners occupy 81.5% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.8 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,981
Median age: 37.8 yrs
Median household income: $95,805
Median home value: $280,800
Median gross rent: $897
Housing units: 2,395
Homeownership rate: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.7%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,3025,981

Median household income

$73,075$95,805

Median home value

$218,100$280,800

Median gross rent

$912$897

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,302	$73,075	$218,100	$912
2020	6,478	$80,273	$223,600	$948
2021	6,382	$85,012	$238,100	$917
2022	6,165	$90,548	$273,700	$1,039
2023	5,981	$95,805	$280,800	$897

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1712.3%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3415.0%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 6414.4%

65 to 7411.1%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	454	7.6%
5 to 17	737	12.3%
18 to 24	535	8.9%
25 to 34	898	15.0%
35 to 44	896	15.0%
45 to 54	789	13.2%
55 to 64	863	14.4%
65 to 74	661	11.1%
75 and over	148	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,863	81.3%
Black or African American	167	2.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.2%
Asian	229	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	10	0.2%
Two or more races	315	5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	388	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.1%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's41.7%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	176	4.1%
High school graduate	1,127	26.5%
Some college or associate's	1,774	41.7%
Bachelor's degree	959	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	219	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.1%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home12.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,711	77.6%
Carpooled	225	6.4%
Public transit	4	0.1%
Walked	70	2.0%
Bicycle	3	0.1%
Worked from home	446	12.8%
Other means	33	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	693	22.8%
15 to 29 min	1,139	37.4%
30 to 44 min	909	29.8%
45 to 59 min	192	6.3%
60+ min	113	3.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.63
Poverty rate: 10.4% (616 of 5,939)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,723	76.2%
Nonfamily households	537	23.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,260	94.4%
Vacant	135	5.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,841	81.5%
Renter-occupied	419	18.5%

1-unit, detached68.9%

1-unit, attached5.6%

2 to 4 units6.0%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other11.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,651	68.9%
1-unit, attached	133	5.6%
2 to 4 units	144	6.0%
5 to 19 units	121	5.1%
20 or more units	71	3.0%
Mobile home & other	275	11.5%

ZIP Code 53559

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