ZIP Code 54538

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Vilas County, Wisconsin.

Population: 2,919
Median household income: $49,915
Median home value: $271,300

Covering part of Vilas County, Wisconsin, ZIP Code 54538 has about 2,919 residents. Its median household income of $49,915 runs below the Vilas County figure of $67,132.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 54538's population declined 1.4% from 2,961 to 2,919, while its median gross rent fell 6.0% from $583 to $548.

64.1% of workers drive to work alone. 94.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,919
Median age: 44.6 yrs
Median household income: $49,915
Median home value: $271,300
Median gross rent: $548
Housing units: 2,835
Homeownership rate: 71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 29.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9612,919

Median household income

$35,571$49,915

Median home value

$193,600$271,300

Median gross rent

$583$548

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,961	$35,571	$193,600	$583
2020	2,991	$38,333	$179,600	$530
2021	2,943	$43,077	$233,200	$497
2022	2,969	$48,305	$274,100	$526
2023	2,919	$49,915	$271,300	$548

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 246.4%

25 to 3410.0%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 547.8%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7417.8%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	161	5.5%
5 to 17	522	17.9%
18 to 24	186	6.4%
25 to 34	291	10.0%
35 to 44	325	11.1%
45 to 54	228	7.8%
55 to 64	414	14.2%
65 to 74	520	17.8%
75 and over	272	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,063	36.4%
Black or African American	6	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1,606	55.0%
Asian	51	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.3%
Two or more races	44	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	141	4.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.3%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's30.8%

Bachelor's degree17.9%

Graduate or professional degree11.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	109	5.3%
High school graduate	708	34.5%
Some college or associate's	632	30.8%
Bachelor's degree	367	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	234	11.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone64.1%

Carpooled4.0%

Public transit1.3%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home27.1%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	711	64.1%
Carpooled	44	4.0%
Public transit	14	1.3%
Walked	24	2.2%
Bicycle	6	0.5%
Worked from home	301	27.1%
Other means	10	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	451	55.7%
15 to 29 min	252	31.1%
30 to 44 min	54	6.7%
45 to 59 min	25	3.1%
60+ min	27	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.26
Poverty rate: 26.4% (756 of 2,868)

	Count	Share
Family households	776	61.3%
Nonfamily households	490	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,266	44.7%
Vacant	1,569	55.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	907	71.6%
Renter-occupied	359	28.4%

1-unit, detached94.2%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units0.3%

5 to 19 units3.1%

20 or more units0.7%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,671	94.2%
1-unit, attached	23	0.8%
2 to 4 units	8	0.3%
5 to 19 units	87	3.1%
20 or more units	21	0.7%
Mobile home & other	25	0.9%

ZIP Code 54538

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