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53805 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 53805 covers Boscobel, Wisconsin, with a population of about 5,569 and a median household income of $57,137.

Population
5,56942 per square mile
Median age
39.40.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$57,13724% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
16.1%3.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$206,805up 30% in five years
Median rent
$68734% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
15.6%19.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
68.5%3.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
121

Where 53805 is

Boscobel, 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

Population5,569
Median age39.4
Family households58.7%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.7%
White (non-Hispanic)91.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)5.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino2.2%
Veterans5.4%
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$57,137
Income per person$30,566
Poverty rate16.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.4%
$10–15k5.4%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k4.7%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k5.3%
$45–50k7.0%
$50–60k9.0%
$60–75k11.2%
$75–100k14.1%
$100–125k8.0%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k6.3%
$200k or more3.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,260
Mean adjusted gross income$59,501
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.2%
Returns, under $25k29.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.7%
Returns, $200k or more2.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$147,300
Median gross rent$687
Rent as a share of household income24.1%
Owner-occupied68.5%
Vacant homes11.7%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house74.5%
Attached house3.3%
2 to 4 units6.6%
5 to 19 units6.6%
20 or more units4.2%
Mobile home4.8%
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$206,805as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$206,805$95,811

$101,718 in 2009 to $206,805 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%
High school diploma or higher89.5%
Works from home5.7%
Drives to work alone77.7%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.4%
Health

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

Obesity44.2% 10.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.2% 5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.3% 1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.5% 9.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.9% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.2% 1.7 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.3% 2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.2% 1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.4% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.7% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments121
People employed1,581
Annual payroll$68,477,000
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 75.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss69.8 out of 100
Community resilience56.6 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.

Landslide98.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought89.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning79.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave74.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather62.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm61.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane25.5Very 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$57,137$75,670$78,538
Income per person$30,566$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate16.1%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$147,300$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$687$1,045$1,348
Homeownership68.5%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%3.3%5.2%
Works from home5.7%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%5.1%13.9%
Median age39.440.138.7
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 stationBOSCOBEL AP, WI US3 km away
Rain in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January28.7°F / 10.2°F0.98 in rain
February33.9°F / 13.6°F0.96 in rain
March46.6°F / 25.4°F1.91 in rain
April60.6°F / 35.8°F3.64 in rain
May72.3°F / 46.8°F4.35 in rain
June81.2°F / 56.9°F5.15 in rain
July84.4°F / 61.2°F3.84 in rain
August83.1°F / 59.3°F4.07 in rain
September75.8°F / 50.6°F3.37 in rain
October62.5°F / 38.3°F2.48 in rain
November47°F / 27.7°F1.87 in rain
December34.3°F / 17°F1.32 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 supermarket23% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket23% of this ZIP code's area
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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Boscobel Area School District86% of this ZIP code's land area
Riverdale School District11.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Fennimore Community School District2.1% 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 vulnerability50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

53827 Woodman, WI13.2 km away
54657 Steuben, WI14 km away
53518 Blue River, WI14.5 km away
53809 Fennimore, WI17.3 km away
53826 Wauzeka, WI17.9 km away
53573 Muscoda, WI21.6 km away
54631 Gays Mills, WI21.6 km away
53816 Mount Hope, WI23 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.

Grant County64.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Crawford County35.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area131.92 sq mi
Water area1.99 sq mi
Population density42 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.1393, -90.7061

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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