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53562 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 53562 covers Middleton, Wisconsin, with a population of about 29,488 and a median household income of $97,241.

Population
29,488948 per square mile
Median age
39.71 points above the US average
Median household income
$97,2411.3× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
6.4%6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$629,214up 29.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,3941.3× the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
64.8%29.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
55.3%9.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,070

Where 53562 is

Middleton, 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

Population29,488
Median age39.7
Family households58.3%
Born outside the US9.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.9%
White (non-Hispanic)77.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)8.2%
Hispanic or Latino8.5%
Veterans4.3%
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$97,241
Income per person$62,942
Poverty rate6.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k1.1%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k8.3%
$75–100k15.0%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k11.3%
$200k or more19.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed15,600
Mean adjusted gross income$142,909
Returns declaring $200,000 or more16.9%
Returns, under $25k18.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.1%
Returns, $200k or more16.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$495,600
Median gross rent$1,394
Rent as a share of household income25.2%
Owner-occupied55.3%
Vacant homes3.1%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house46.4%
Attached house6%
2 to 4 units10.4%
5 to 19 units12.6%
20 or more units24.5%
Mobile home0.2%
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$629,214as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 69.7%
Typical asking rent$1,564as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$629,214$216,391

$216,391 in 2000 to $629,214 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,564$1,298

$1,298 in 2022 to $1,564 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.8%
High school diploma or higher96.5%
Works from home20%
Drives to work alone72.3%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.4%
Health

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

Obesity31.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.4% 4.8 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 health11.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.3% 3.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.7% 2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74% 9.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist76.1% 14.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.3% 8.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17% 7.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7% 10.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.1% 5.1 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.5% 7.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.4% 3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.5% 4.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.8% 4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours26.4% 10 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost4.4% 8.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,070
People employed22,641
Annual payroll$1,680,725,000
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 46.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss73.3 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.

Hail90.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave85.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought71.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado70.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather59.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind54.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave53.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm46.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning42.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane21.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake17Very 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$97,241$75,670$78,538
Income per person$62,942$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate6.4%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$495,600$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,394$1,045$1,348
Homeownership55.3%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher64.8%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.5%3.3%5.2%
Works from home20%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US9.3%5.1%13.9%
Median age39.740.138.7
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 stationCHARMANY FARM, WI US5.5 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January26.5°F / 9.6°F1.5 in rain, 10.1 in snow
February30.6°F / 12.9°F1.6 in rain, 10.6 in snow
March42.6°F / 23.6°F2.35 in rain, 5.5 in snow
April56°F / 35.1°F4.14 in rain, 1.6 in snow
May68°F / 47.2°F4.57 in rain
June78°F / 57.5°F5.51 in rain
July81.6°F / 61.8°F4.72 in rain
August79.6°F / 60°F4.11 in rain
September72.5°F / 51.5°F3.59 in rain
October59.8°F / 39.2°F2.94 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November44.7°F / 26.9°F2.25 in rain, 2.2 in snow
December31.9°F / 16.2°F1.96 in rain, 8.2 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 supermarket23% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket16% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Middleton-Cross Plains School District97.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Waunakee Community School District2.3% 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 vulnerability9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Walkability8.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

53717 Madison, WI3.5 km away
53705 Madison, WI5.7 km away
53701 Madison, WI7.8 km away
53702 Madison, WI7.8 km away
53707 Madison, WI7.8 km away
53708 Madison, WI7.8 km away
53725 Madison, WI7.8 km away
53726 Madison, WI7.8 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 area31.11 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq mi
Population density948 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.1052, -89.5073

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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