Postal Codes

53097 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 53097 covers Mequon, Wisconsin, with a population of about 7,334 and a median household income of $150,391.

Population
7,334271 per square mile
Median age
39.1about the US average
Median household income
$150,3912.0× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
4.5%7.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$686,265up 17.2% in five years
Degree or higher
64.7%29.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
95%30 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
181

Where 53097 is

Mequon, 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

Population7,334
Median age39.1
Family households85.9%
Born outside the US8.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.9%
White (non-Hispanic)82.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.5%
Hispanic or Latino5.3%
Veterans3.4%
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$150,391
Income per person$71,504
Poverty rate4.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k0.2%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k0.3%
$25–30k2.8%
$30–35k0.4%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k5.0%
$50–60k1.2%
$60–75k4.7%
$75–100k10.1%
$100–125k14.1%
$125–150k4.9%
$150–200k12.3%
$200k or more37.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,930
Mean adjusted gross income$245,333
Returns declaring $200,000 or more27.3%
Returns, under $25k19.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.2%
Returns, $200k or more27.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$525,600
Rent as a share of household income20%
Owner-occupied95%
Vacant homes4%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house93.6%
Attached house3.2%
2 to 4 units2.7%
Mobile home0.5%
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$686,265as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 49.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200420152026$686,265$382,226

$432,735 in 2004 to $686,265 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.7%
High school diploma or higher98.5%
Works from home24.3%
Drives to work alone67.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.7%
Health

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

Obesity26.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.5% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure23.7% 10.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health11.1% 9.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.5% 7.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis19.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking21.1% 5.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.5% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.6% 3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist78.5% 17.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.3% 9.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support16.8% 8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.2% 10.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.2% 9.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity5.4% 8.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.3% 6.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use84.5% 8.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.8% 6.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability1.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3% 5.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours26.4% 10 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost3.5% 9.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.6% 3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments181
People employed3,717
Annual payroll$141,619,000
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 39.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss65.3 out of 100
Community resilience100 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 wave88.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado64.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather58.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding46.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave45.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide43.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding27.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm18.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane17.7Very 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$150,391$75,670$78,538
Income per person$71,504$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate4.5%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$525,600$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,045$1,348
Homeownership95%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.7%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.7%3.3%5.2%
Works from home24.3%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US8.4%5.1%13.9%
Median age39.140.138.7
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 stationGRAFTON WWTP, WI US8 km away
Rain in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January30°F / 17°F1.58 in rain
February33.1°F / 18.5°F1.73 in rain
March42.7°F / 26.4°F2.07 in rain
April54.1°F / 36.2°F3.94 in rain
May65.7°F / 46.2°F3.99 in rain
June75.5°F / 56°F4.5 in rain
July81.1°F / 62°F3.61 in rain
August79.8°F / 60.7°F3.77 in rain
September72.5°F / 53.9°F3.18 in rain
October60.5°F / 42.6°F2.98 in rain
November46.4°F / 31.2°F2.15 in rain
December35.2°F / 21.4°F2.01 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 supermarket33% 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%.

Mequon-Thiensville School District100% 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 vulnerability8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Walkability6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

53092 Mequon, WI2 km away
53012 Cedarburg, WI6.4 km away
53223 Milwaukee, WI9.4 km away
53022 Germantown, WI9.6 km away
53024 Grafton, WI9.6 km away
53224 Milwaukee, WI9.9 km away
53052 Menomonee Falls, WI11.8 km away
53051 Menomonee Falls, WI13 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.

Ozaukee County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area27.01 sq mi
Water area0.2 sq mi
Population density271 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.2461, -88.0046

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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