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53022 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 53022 covers Germantown, Wisconsin, with a population of about 19,883 and a median household income of $105,324.

Population
19,883718 per square mile
Median age
423.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$105,3241.4× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
3.3%9.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$465,236up 29.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,3151.3× the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
48.1%13.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
75.4%10.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
670

Where 53022 is

Germantown, Wisconsin — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population19,883
Median age42
Family households69%
Born outside the US8.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home8%
White (non-Hispanic)82%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.7%
Hispanic or Latino3.7%
Veterans5.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$105,324
Income per person$52,388
Poverty rate3.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.6%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k1.0%
$30–35k2.6%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k7.4%
$75–100k15.9%
$100–125k13.2%
$125–150k12.7%
$150–200k13.3%
$200k or more14.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed10,430
Mean adjusted gross income$98,851
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.9%
Returns, under $25k21.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.2%
Returns, $200k or more9.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$353,000
Median gross rent$1,315
Rent as a share of household income24.2%
Owner-occupied75.4%
Vacant homes3.5%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house60%
Attached house12.5%
2 to 4 units5.3%
5 to 19 units13.1%
20 or more units7.3%
Mobile home1.8%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$465,236as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 71.3%
Typical asking rent$1,662as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$465,236$229,409

$263,683 in 2004 to $465,236 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.1%
High school diploma or higher95.9%
Works from home16.3%
Drives to work alone78.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.4%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35% 1.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.7% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.6% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21% 4.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.2% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.7% 3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.9% 3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.2% 12.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.2% 6.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.1% 6.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.9% 9.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.7% 6.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.4% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.8% 7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28% 6.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.3% 6.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.8% 3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11% 3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.2% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32% 4.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.5% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments670
People employed12,972
Annual payroll$801,043,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 56.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.6 out of 100
Community resilience94.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Cold wave93.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail87.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado82.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind72.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave62.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding56.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake28.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane18.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Wisconsin and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPWisconsinUnited States
Median household income$105,324$75,670$78,538
Income per person$52,388$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate3.3%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$353,000$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,315$1,045$1,348
Homeownership75.4%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.1%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.1%3.3%5.2%
Works from home16.3%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US8.1%5.1%13.9%
Median age4240.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationGERMANTOWN, WI US2.3 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year54 in

Average high and low by month

January27.3°F / 11.3°F1.57 in rain, 16.5 in snow
February30.7°F / 13.5°F1.44 in rain, 16 in snow
March41.9°F / 23.7°F1.9 in rain, 6.5 in snow
April54.2°F / 34.2°F3.84 in rain, 2 in snow
May66.3°F / 44.9°F3.95 in rain, 0.3 in snow
June76.3°F / 54.3°F4.37 in rain
July80.8°F / 59.5°F3.92 in rain
August79.1°F / 57.7°F3.8 in rain
September72.2°F / 49.9°F3.22 in rain
October59.2°F / 38.7°F2.64 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November45.1°F / 27.8°F2 in rain, 2.4 in snow
December33°F / 17.9°F1.73 in rain, 10.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket87% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Germantown School District99.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability6.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

53052 Menomonee Falls, WI4.4 km away
53051 Menomonee Falls, WI6.5 km away
53046 Lannon, WI8.6 km away
53033 Hubertus, WI9.4 km away
53224 Milwaukee, WI9.5 km away
53097 Mequon, WI9.6 km away
53076 Richfield, WI10.1 km away
53017 Colgate, WI10.3 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Washington County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area27.71 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density718 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.2189, -88.1165

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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