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53949 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 53949 covers Montello, Wisconsin, with a population of about 6,291 and a median household income of $62,000.

Population
6,29138 per square mile
Median age
5314.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$62,00018% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
10.3%2.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$270,917up 45.4% in five years
Median rent
$79724% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
13.8%21.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.4%16.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
109

Where 53949 is

Montello, 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

Population6,291
Median age53
Family households61.8%
Born outside the US1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.7%
White (non-Hispanic)93.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino3.1%
Veterans12.3%
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$62,000
Income per person$34,743
Poverty rate10.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.5%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k8.9%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k11.6%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k16.3%
$100–125k9.9%
$125–150k7.7%
$150–200k5.2%
$200k or more3.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,080
Mean adjusted gross income$60,921
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.3%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$202,200
Median gross rent$797
Rent as a share of household income28.4%
Owner-occupied81.4%
Vacant homes30.8%
Median year built1977

What the homes are

Detached house78.9%
Attached house1.1%
2 to 4 units1.8%
5 to 19 units2.9%
20 or more units0.4%
Mobile home14.9%
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$270,917as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 45.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 115.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$270,917$114,130

$121,712 in 2009 to $270,917 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%
High school diploma or higher91.1%
Works from home10%
Drives to work alone80.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28%
Health

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

Obesity43.7% 10.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.5% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.8% 6.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.3% 2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.2% 7.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.9% 8.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.1% 7.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80% 3.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.7% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.2% 1.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.8% 4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.6% 3.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.3% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.8% 3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.4% 3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments109
People employed740
Annual payroll$25,473,000
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 85.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss81.6 out of 100
Community resilience42.8 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.

Cold wave99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought87.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave84.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide84.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado83.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire78.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane23.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake13.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm13.3Relatively 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$62,000$75,670$78,538
Income per person$34,743$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate10.3%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$202,200$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$797$1,045$1,348
Homeownership81.4%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3%3.3%5.2%
Works from home10%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1%5.1%13.9%
Median age5340.138.7
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 stationMONTELLO, WI US3.6 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January26.2°F / 8°F1.36 in rain, 10.9 in snow
February31°F / 11.1°F1.28 in rain, 10 in snow
March42.6°F / 22.4°F1.91 in rain, 5.9 in snow
April55.9°F / 34°F3.71 in rain, 2.4 in snow
May68.5°F / 46.2°F4.44 in rain
June77.6°F / 56°F4.97 in rain
July81.5°F / 60°F4.36 in rain
August79.6°F / 58°F4.14 in rain
September72.3°F / 49.4°F3.49 in rain
October59.3°F / 37.7°F2.85 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November44.3°F / 26.3°F2.1 in rain, 1.7 in snow
December31.5°F / 15.1°F1.66 in rain, 10.8 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Montello School District83.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Westfield School District14.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Princeton School District1.2% 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 vulnerability54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

53953 Packwaukee, WI8 km away
53930 Endeavor, WI11.6 km away
53952 Oxford, WI16.5 km away
53926 Dalton, WI17.2 km away
54960 Neshkoro, WI17.6 km away
53947 Marquette, WI17.8 km away
53964 Westfield, WI18.3 km away
53939 Kingston, WI20.3 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.

Marquette County96% of this ZIP code's land area
Green Lake County4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area165.14 sq mi
Water area5.85 sq mi
Population density38 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.7690, -89.3586

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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