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53529 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 53529 covers Dane, Wisconsin, with a population of about 2,456 and a median household income of $100,313.

Population
2,45663 per square mile
Median age
38.4about the US average
Median household income
$100,3131.3× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
4.3%8.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$513,436up 32.5% in five years
Degree or higher
24.6%10.4 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
54

Where 53529 is

Dane, 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

Population2,456
Median age38.4
Family households67.8%
Born outside the US4.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.5%
White (non-Hispanic)86.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino10.9%
Veterans5.3%
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$100,313
Income per person$42,390
Poverty rate4.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.2%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k0.6%
$20–25k1.5%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k1.9%
$50–60k15.4%
$60–75k6.9%
$75–100k11.5%
$100–125k9.8%
$125–150k12.0%
$150–200k20.1%
$200k or more8.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,000
Mean adjusted gross income$108,036
Returns declaring $200,000 or more10%
Returns, under $25k18.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.0%
Returns, $200k or more10.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$374,000
Rent as a share of household income14.2%
Owner-occupied73.4%
Vacant homes1.3%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house92.5%
Attached house1.4%
2 to 4 units4.4%
5 to 19 units1.6%
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$513,436as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$513,436$176,376

$176,376 in 2000 to $513,436 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%
High school diploma or higher98.7%
Works from home17.9%
Drives to work alone77%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.9%
Health

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

Obesity33.7% same as the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.6% 7.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.8% 4.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking22.2% 6.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.4% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.7% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.5% 8.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.2% 8.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.5% 6.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.4% 8.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.9% 6.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.3% 5.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.2% 4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.4% 4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.1% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments54
People employed689
Annual payroll$39,467,000
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 38.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss66.9 out of 100
Community resilience96.6 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.

Landslide90.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought83.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave81.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado69.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather54.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding48.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind47.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave45.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning36.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm34.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane22.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake21.5Very 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$100,313$75,670$78,538
Income per person$42,390$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate4.3%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$374,000$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,045$1,348
Homeownership73.4%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate0.5%3.3%5.2%
Works from home17.9%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US4.6%5.1%13.9%
Median age38.440.138.7
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 stationLODI, WI US9 km away
Rain in a year39 in

Average high and low by month

January27.4°F / 9.6°F1.5 in rain
February32.4°F / 12.4°F1.52 in rain
March44.6°F / 23.5°F2.18 in rain
April57.8°F / 34.6°F4.03 in rain
May70.7°F / 47°F4.6 in rain
June80.4°F / 57.2°F5.39 in rain
July83.9°F / 60.7°F4.88 in rain
August81.4°F / 58.7°F4.35 in rain
September74.2°F / 50°F3.76 in rain
October61.1°F / 39°F2.97 in rain
November46°F / 27.9°F2.3 in rain
December33.4°F / 17.1°F1.74 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 supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket80% 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.

Lodi School District54.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Waunakee Community School District20.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Sauk Prairie School District13.5% of this ZIP code's land area
DeForest Area School District5.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Middleton-Cross Plains School District4% of this ZIP code's land area
Wisconsin Heights School District1.8% 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 vulnerability7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

53597 Waunakee, WI8.2 km away
53555 Lodi, WI10.1 km away
53571 Morrisonville, WI13.2 km away
53532 Deforest, WI13.6 km away
53598 Windsor, WI14.3 km away
53562 Middleton, WI15.3 km away
53911 Arlington, WI15.3 km away
53528 Cross Plains, WI17.7 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.

Dane County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area39.04 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq mi
Population density63 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.2424, -89.5117

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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