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53532 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 53532 covers Deforest, Wisconsin, with a population of about 16,286 and a median household income of $110,050.

Population
16,286301 per square mile
Median age
39.1about the US average
Median household income
$110,0501.5× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
5.8%6.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$482,643up 28.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,3811.3× the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
42.8%7.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
80.7%15.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
361

Where 53532 is

Deforest, 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

Population16,286
Median age39.1
Family households73.5%
Born outside the US3.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.8%
White (non-Hispanic)85%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.8%
Hispanic or Latino7.2%
Veterans4.7%
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$110,050
Income per person$48,248
Poverty rate5.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k0.8%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k2.5%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k0.8%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k9.1%
$75–100k12.1%
$100–125k13.9%
$125–150k10.9%
$150–200k19.1%
$200k or more11.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,470
Mean adjusted gross income$100,238
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.2%
Returns, under $25k18.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k28.3%
Returns, $200k or more9.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$355,700
Median gross rent$1,381
Rent as a share of household income24.1%
Owner-occupied80.7%
Vacant homes2.9%
Median year built1991

What the homes are

Detached house68.3%
Attached house11.9%
2 to 4 units7.7%
5 to 19 units4.3%
20 or more units7.4%
Mobile home0.4%
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$482,643as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 83.6%
Typical asking rent$1,742as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$482,643$171,428

$171,428 in 2000 to $482,643 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.8%
High school diploma or higher97.4%
Works from home14.7%
Drives to work alone78.4%
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.

Obesity34.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.1% 7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21% 4.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.9% 3.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.9% 4.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.4% 10.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.6% 6.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.6% 8.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.7% 5.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8% 5.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.4% 2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.4% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.9% 7.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.9% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments361
People employed7,631
Annual payroll$492,563,000
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 62.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss77.3 out of 100
Community resilience95 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.

Hail93Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave89.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought81.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado79.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire68.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding64.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind62.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning50.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm46.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake25.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane22.7Very 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$110,050$75,670$78,538
Income per person$48,248$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate5.8%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$355,700$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,381$1,045$1,348
Homeownership80.7%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.8%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.7%3.3%5.2%
Works from home14.7%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US3.2%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 stationARLINGTON, WI US6.3 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January26.4°F / 8.7°F1.24 in rain, 10.7 in snow
February30.7°F / 12°F1.4 in rain, 11.2 in snow
March42.8°F / 23.1°F1.98 in rain, 5.3 in snow
April56.6°F / 34.2°F3.74 in rain, 1.9 in snow
May69°F / 45.9°F4.24 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June78.7°F / 56.2°F5.14 in rain
July82.2°F / 59.8°F4.17 in rain
August80.2°F / 57.8°F3.8 in rain
September73.4°F / 49.4°F3.34 in rain
October60.4°F / 37.8°F2.78 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November44.4°F / 26.4°F2.23 in rain, 2.4 in snow
December31.9°F / 15.7°F1.45 in rain, 10.7 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 supermarket26% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket58% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

DeForest Area School District97.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Sun Prairie Area School District1.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Waunakee Community School District1.1% 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 vulnerability20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability5.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

53571 Morrisonville, WI3.4 km away
53598 Windsor, WI4.5 km away
53911 Arlington, WI8.9 km away
53596 Sun Prairie, WI9 km away
53783 Madison, WI10.9 km away
53597 Waunakee, WI11.5 km away
53590 Sun Prairie, WI11.9 km away
53529 Dane, WI13.6 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.

Dane County85.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Columbia County14.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area54.18 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq mi
Population density301 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.2478, -89.3437

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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