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53522 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 53522 covers Browntown, Wisconsin, with a population of about 942 and a median household income of $79,271.

Population
94224 per square mile
Median age
48.59.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$79,271about the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
11.5%0.9 points below the US average
Median home value
$183,00026% below the Wisconsin median
Median rent
$82022% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
14.8%20.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.3%18.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
18

Where 53522 is

Browntown, 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

Population942
Median age48.5
Family households70.4%
Born outside the US2.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.9%
White (non-Hispanic)90.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino5.8%
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$79,271
Income per person$45,234
Poverty rate11.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k5.4%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k1.5%
$40–45k7.5%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k6.2%
$60–75k9.5%
$75–100k18.5%
$100–125k12.9%
$125–150k11.6%
$150–200k4.9%
$200k or more6.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed530
Mean adjusted gross income$69,936
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k26.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.9%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$183,000
Median gross rent$820
Rent as a share of household income20.8%
Owner-occupied83.3%
Vacant homes11.2%
Median year built1960

What the homes are

Detached house89%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units4.3%
Mobile home5.3%
Boat, RV or van1.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%
High school diploma or higher88.2%
Works from home10.4%
Drives to work alone81.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.5%
Health

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

Obesity42.9% 9.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.7% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.7% 6.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.6% 2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.3% 4.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.7% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments18
People employed285
Annual payroll$14,226,000
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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 78.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss73.6 out of 100
Community resilience72.6 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 wave96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire70.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm67.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave65Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather64.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane30Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.6Very 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$79,271$75,670$78,538
Income per person$45,234$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate11.5%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$183,000$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$820$1,045$1,348
Homeownership83.3%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.6%3.3%5.2%
Works from home10.4%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US2.2%5.1%13.9%
Median age48.540.138.7
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 stationMONROE WWTP, WI US10.5 km away
Rain in a year40 in
Snow in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January26.7°F / 10.9°F1.55 in rain, 11.8 in snow
February31°F / 14.4°F1.69 in rain, 10.5 in snow
March43.5°F / 25.2°F2.12 in rain, 4.7 in snow
April57.1°F / 36.8°F3.82 in rain, 1.4 in snow
May69.6°F / 48.5°F4.07 in rain, 0.3 in snow
June79.4°F / 59.2°F6.18 in rain
July82.5°F / 62.6°F4.15 in rain
August80.1°F / 60.6°F4.46 in rain
September72.7°F / 52°F4.15 in rain
October59.3°F / 40.2°F3.24 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November44.7°F / 28.5°F2.39 in rain, 1.8 in snow
December31.7°F / 17.7°F1.91 in rain, 10.6 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Black Hawk School District51.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Monroe School District48.9% 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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability3.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

61089 Winslow, IL8.5 km away
53587 South Wayne, WI9.2 km away
53599 Woodford, WI12.1 km away
53566 Monroe, WI12.4 km away
61050 Mc Connell, IL14.5 km away
61060 Orangeville, IL14.7 km away
53504 Argyle, WI16.6 km away
61059 Nora, IL17.6 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.

Green County94.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Lafayette County5.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area39.22 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq mi
Population density24 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.5579, -89.7816

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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