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53085 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 53085 covers Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, with a population of about 11,583 and a median household income of $72,037.

Population
11,583166 per square mile
Median age
46.37.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$72,037about the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
7.5%4.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$352,290up 38.7% in five years
Median rent
$85918% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
26.7%8.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
73.4%8.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
271

Where 53085 is

Sheboygan Falls, 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

Population11,583
Median age46.3
Family households62.3%
Born outside the US5%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.5%
White (non-Hispanic)92.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino3.6%
Veterans5.6%
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$72,037
Income per person$40,517
Poverty rate7.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k2.1%
$20–25k5.1%
$25–30k3.3%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k5.7%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k8.3%
$60–75k12.5%
$75–100k16.0%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k11.5%
$200k or more5.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,230
Mean adjusted gross income$77,925
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.7%
Returns, under $25k23.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.8%
Returns, $200k or more4.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$229,200
Median gross rent$859
Rent as a share of household income22.3%
Owner-occupied73.4%
Vacant homes4.1%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house65.7%
Attached house3.5%
2 to 4 units9.1%
5 to 19 units9%
20 or more units5.7%
Mobile home6.9%
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$352,290as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 38.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 109.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$352,290$145,057

$190,059 in 2008 to $352,290 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%
High school diploma or higher93.9%
Works from home11.6%
Drives to work alone75%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.3%
Health

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

Obesity36.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.6% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.4% 2.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.6% 3.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.3% 6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68% 6.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.7% 1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.8% 6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.8% 7.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29% 5.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.1% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments271
People employed6,826
Annual payroll$380,322,000
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 49.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss53.4 out of 100
Community resilience99.2 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.

Hail89.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado76.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning58.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane27.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake16.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm12.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding7.4Relatively 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$72,037$75,670$78,538
Income per person$40,517$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate7.5%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$229,200$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$859$1,045$1,348
Homeownership73.4%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate1%3.3%5.2%
Works from home11.6%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US5%5.1%13.9%
Median age46.340.138.7
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 stationSHEBOYGAN CO MEM AP, WI US5.2 km away
Rain in a year29 in

Average high and low by month

January26.9°F / 11.8°F1.1 in rain
February30°F / 14.2°F0.96 in rain
March40.5°F / 23.8°F1.65 in rain
April52.5°F / 33.6°F3.3 in rain
May64.8°F / 43.6°F3.35 in rain
June75.4°F / 53.6°F3.77 in rain
July80.2°F / 58.3°F3.42 in rain
August78.2°F / 57.2°F3.06 in rain
September71.3°F / 49.5°F2.7 in rain
October58.1°F / 38.9°F2.76 in rain
November44.3°F / 28.3°F1.96 in rain
December32.5°F / 18.4°F1.38 in rain
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 supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Sheboygan Falls School District56.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Oostburg School District13.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Plymouth School District11.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Howards Grove School District11.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Kohler School District4.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Sheboygan Area School District1.6% 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 vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Household characteristics15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

53044 Kohler, WI3.3 km away
53081 Sheboygan, WI8.2 km away
53083 Sheboygan, WI11.1 km away
53070 Oostburg, WI11.7 km away
53031 Hingham, WI12.2 km away
53073 Plymouth, WI12.7 km away
53093 Waldo, WI14.2 km away
53082 Sheboygan, WI16.5 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.

Sheboygan County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area69.74 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq mi
Population density166 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.7266, -87.8242

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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