ZIP Code 54481

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Portage County, Wisconsin.

Population: 27,878
Median household income: $57,234
Median home value: $191,700

ZIP Code 54481 (Portage County, Wisconsin) is home to about 27,878 residents. Its median household income of $57,234 runs below the Portage County figure of $73,284.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 54481's population declined 2.6% from 28,614 to 27,878, while its median gross rent rose 19.3% from $715 to $853.

57.3% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1969.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,878
Median age: 30.3 yrs
Median household income: $57,234
Median home value: $191,700
Median gross rent: $853
Housing units: 12,697
Homeownership rate: 55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 38.2%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,61427,878

Median household income

$49,435$57,234

Median home value

$144,100$191,700

Median gross rent

$715$853

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,614	$49,435	$144,100	$715
2020	28,166	$49,600	$153,200	$742
2021	27,894	$52,389	$157,300	$782
2022	27,544	$55,922	$178,000	$840
2023	27,878	$57,234	$191,700	$853

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

Age distribution

Under 53.5%

5 to 1712.0%

18 to 2427.7%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 648.4%

65 to 747.5%

75 and over6.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	975	3.5%
5 to 17	3,358	12.0%
18 to 24	7,721	27.7%
25 to 34	3,681	13.2%
35 to 44	2,758	9.9%
45 to 54	3,058	11.0%
55 to 64	2,343	8.4%
65 to 74	2,095	7.5%
75 and over	1,889	6.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	24,395	87.5%
Black or African American	471	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	1,013	3.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.1%
Two or more races	902	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,063	3.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree27.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	625	3.9%
High school graduate	4,493	28.4%
Some college or associate's	4,662	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	4,305	27.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,739	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone68.7%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.7%

Walked7.8%

Bicycle1.7%

Worked from home11.0%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,787	68.7%
Carpooled	1,494	9.5%
Public transit	106	0.7%
Walked	1,219	7.8%
Bicycle	264	1.7%
Worked from home	1,730	11.0%
Other means	104	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,124	58.1%
15 to 29 min	3,388	24.2%
30 to 44 min	1,610	11.5%
45 to 59 min	445	3.2%
60+ min	407	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 15.0% (3,789 of 25,229)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,442	45.2%
Nonfamily households	6,592	54.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,034	94.8%
Vacant	663	5.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,717	55.8%
Renter-occupied	5,317	44.2%

1-unit, detached57.3%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units16.1%

5 to 19 units14.4%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other1.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,273	57.3%
1-unit, attached	417	3.3%
2 to 4 units	2,044	16.1%
5 to 19 units	1,826	14.4%
20 or more units	892	7.0%
Mobile home & other	245	1.9%

ZIP Code 54481

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