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53090 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 53090 covers West Bend, Wisconsin, with a population of about 21,889 and a median household income of $87,786.

Population
21,889378 per square mile
Median age
41.83.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$87,7861.2× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
6.8%5.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$376,868up 33.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,1321.1× the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
28.9%6.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.7%11.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
282

Where 53090 is

West Bend, 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

Population21,889
Median age41.8
Family households67.2%
Born outside the US2.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home3%
White (non-Hispanic)92%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino3.1%
Veterans6.4%
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$87,786
Income per person$42,585
Poverty rate6.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.1%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k4.5%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k8.5%
$60–75k9.2%
$75–100k16.5%
$100–125k13.6%
$125–150k10.3%
$150–200k9.5%
$200k or more8.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,040
Mean adjusted gross income$78,255
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.2%
Returns, under $25k23.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.5%
Returns, $200k or more4.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$267,500
Median gross rent$1,132
Rent as a share of household income29.5%
Owner-occupied76.7%
Vacant homes3.2%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house67.1%
Attached house8.1%
2 to 4 units6.6%
5 to 19 units9.9%
20 or more units7.7%
Mobile home0.6%
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$376,868as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 89.3%
Typical asking rent$1,375as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$376,868$172,314

$202,735 in 2004 to $376,868 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%
High school diploma or higher95.1%
Works from home8.9%
Drives to work alone82.1%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.4%
Health

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

Obesity37.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.8% 1.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.1% 1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.9% 4.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.2% 6.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.8% 1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.8% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10% 3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments282
People employed2,594
Annual payroll$106,460,000
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 53.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss65.5 out of 100
Community resilience94.9 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 wave91.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado80.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought79.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind71Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning61.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave57.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding55Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm25Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane21.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake15.7Very 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$87,786$75,670$78,538
Income per person$42,585$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate6.8%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$267,500$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,132$1,045$1,348
Homeownership76.7%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.9%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%3.3%5.2%
Works from home8.9%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US2.1%5.1%13.9%
Median age41.840.138.7
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 stationW BEND PUBLIC WORKS, WI US3.7 km away
Rain in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January26.7°F / 10.7°F1.85 in rain
February31°F / 13.6°F1.67 in rain
March41.7°F / 23.3°F1.98 in rain
April54.5°F / 33.5°F3.86 in rain
May66.9°F / 44.9°F3.9 in rain
June76.8°F / 55.4°F4.4 in rain
July81.6°F / 60.2°F3.96 in rain
August79°F / 59.1°F4.05 in rain
September72.2°F / 51.3°F3.21 in rain
October58.8°F / 39.6°F2.93 in rain
November44.1°F / 28.5°F2.06 in rain
December32.9°F / 17.7°F1.97 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 supermarket14% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket3% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

West Bend School District47.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Kewaskum School District40.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Slinger School District9.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Northern Ozaukee School District3.1% 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 vulnerability18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

53095 West Bend, WI2.6 km away
53040 Kewaskum, WI8.6 km away
53060 Newburg, WI10.9 km away
53002 Allenton, WI13 km away
53037 Jackson, WI13.5 km away
53086 Slinger, WI14.2 km away
53010 Campbellsport, WI18.9 km away
53076 Richfield, WI19 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 County96.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Ozaukee County3.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area57.86 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq mi
Population density378 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.4438, -88.1963

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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