Postal Codes

53716 ZIP Code

Advertisement

English Español

ZIP code 53716 covers Madison, Wisconsin, with a population of about 18,866 and a median household income of $89,225.

Population
18,8662,976 per square mile
Median age
42.84.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$89,2251.2× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
6.8%5.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$422,535up 33.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,2641.2× the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
51%16 points above the US average
Homeownership
71.7%6.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
636

Where 53716 is

Madison, 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

Population18,866
Median age42.8
Family households60.1%
Born outside the US4.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.9%
White (non-Hispanic)83.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.4%
Hispanic or Latino6.4%
Veterans5.9%
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$89,225
Income per person$48,812
Poverty rate6.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k3.0%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k2.6%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k6.1%
$60–75k7.2%
$75–100k17.2%
$100–125k15.0%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k11.3%
$200k or more10.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,290
Mean adjusted gross income$89,665
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.2%
Returns, under $25k20.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.8%
Returns, $200k or more6.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$325,400
Median gross rent$1,264
Rent as a share of household income29.4%
Owner-occupied71.7%
Vacant homes3.6%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house73.1%
Attached house3.4%
2 to 4 units5.4%
5 to 19 units8.7%
20 or more units9.5%
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$422,535as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 96.5%
Typical asking rent$1,739as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$422,535$135,407

$135,407 in 2000 to $422,535 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher51%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home20%
Drives to work alone67.9%
Takes public transport1.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.3%
Health

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

Obesity34.4% 1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.1% 4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.7% 5.6 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%
Depression23.9% 2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.1% 1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74% 9.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.1% 9.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18% 6.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.1% 8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.3% 5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.5% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29% 5.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.8% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.4% 8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.4% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Advertisement
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments636
People employed7,831
Annual payroll$404,552,000
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 36.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss45.3 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.

Hail88Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave87.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather62.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave57.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind55.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide48.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning44.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire42.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm41.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding30Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought29.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake26.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane17.3Very 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$89,225$75,670$78,538
Income per person$48,812$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate6.8%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$325,400$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,264$1,045$1,348
Homeownership71.7%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher51%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%3.3%5.2%
Works from home20%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US4.4%5.1%13.9%
Median age42.840.138.7
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 stationMADISON DANE RGNL AP, WI US9 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year52 in

Average high and low by month

January27°F / 11.8°F1.47 in rain, 13.7 in snow
February31.2°F / 14.9°F1.52 in rain, 12.8 in snow
March43.6°F / 25.1°F2.26 in rain, 7 in snow
April56.9°F / 35.8°F3.78 in rain, 2.6 in snow
May69°F / 47.1°F4.1 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June78.6°F / 57.4°F5.28 in rain
July82.1°F / 61.6°F4.51 in rain
August79.9°F / 59.5°F4.16 in rain
September72.9°F / 51°F3.43 in rain
October59.6°F / 39.8°F2.77 in rain, 0.6 in snow
November44.8°F / 28.7°F2.22 in rain, 3 in snow
December32.3°F / 18.2°F1.63 in rain, 12 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 supermarket21% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket49% 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.

Madison Metropolitan School District61.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Monona Grove School District38.5% 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 vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Walkability13.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

53784 Madison, WI2.6 km away
53714 Madison, WI3.8 km away
53779 Madison, WI4 km away
53718 Madison, WI5.1 km away
53774 Madison, WI5.3 km away
53788 Madison, WI5.3 km away
53703 Madison, WI5.9 km away
53558 Mc Farland, WI6 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 area6.34 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Population density2,976 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.0631, -89.3133

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.

Advertisement