ZIP Code 54856

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

Population: 1,585
Median household income: $69,091
Median home value: $182,700

Covering part of Bayfield County, Wisconsin, ZIP Code 54856 has about 1,585 residents. Its median household income of $69,091 runs in line with the Bayfield County figure of $69,609.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 54856's population declined 3.2% from 1,637 to 1,585, while its median gross rent rose 28.1% from $869 to $1,113.

90.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,585
Median age: 51.9 yrs
Median household income: $69,091
Median home value: $182,700
Median gross rent: $1,113
Housing units: 1,038
Homeownership rate: 93.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
Unemployment rate: 1.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,6371,585

Median household income

$59,231$69,091

Median home value

$149,600$182,700

Median gross rent

$869$1,113

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,637	$59,231	$149,600	$869
2020	1,671	$58,917	$150,700	$843
2021	1,635	$61,607	$148,800	$854
2022	1,644	$66,958	$172,500	$959
2023	1,585	$69,091	$182,700	$1,113

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

Age distribution

Under 53.0%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 346.4%

35 to 4410.5%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6418.8%

65 to 7419.1%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	47	3.0%
5 to 17	236	14.9%
18 to 24	103	6.5%
25 to 34	101	6.4%
35 to 44	167	10.5%
45 to 54	196	12.4%
55 to 64	298	18.8%
65 to 74	303	19.1%
75 and over	134	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,457	91.9%
Black or African American	14	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	1.0%
Asian	11	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.1%
Two or more races	45	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	40	2.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.2%

High school graduate33.0%

Some college or associate's33.4%

Bachelor's degree20.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	86	7.2%
High school graduate	396	33.0%
Some college or associate's	401	33.4%
Bachelor's degree	240	20.0%
Graduate or professional degree	76	6.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.5%

Carpooled6.4%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	656	82.5%
Carpooled	51	6.4%
Public transit	3	0.4%
Walked	15	1.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	63	7.9%
Other means	7	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	112	15.3%
15 to 29 min	384	52.5%
30 to 44 min	161	22.0%
45 to 59 min	51	7.0%
60+ min	24	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 5.9% (93 of 1,565)

	Count	Share
Family households	435	66.1%
Nonfamily households	223	33.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	658	63.4%
Vacant	380	36.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	612	93.0%
Renter-occupied	46	7.0%

1-unit, detached90.8%

1-unit, attached0.6%

2 to 4 units0.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	943	90.8%
1-unit, attached	6	0.6%
2 to 4 units	2	0.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	87	8.4%

ZIP Code 54856

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