Postal Codes

54005 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54005 covers Clear Lake, Wisconsin, with a population of about 3,222 and a median household income of $82,500.

Population
3,22239 per square mile
Median age
38.9about the US average
Median household income
$82,5001.1× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
8.3%4.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$312,140up 31.7% in five years
Median rent
$94310% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
19.9%15.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.8%17.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
76

Where 54005 is

Clear Lake, 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

Population3,222
Median age38.9
Family households73.1%
Born outside the US1.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.4%
White (non-Hispanic)89.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino5.6%
Veterans6.8%
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$82,500
Income per person$36,475
Poverty rate8.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k4.1%
$30–35k4.0%
$35–40k2.3%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k4.0%
$60–75k12.5%
$75–100k18.2%
$100–125k15.1%
$125–150k7.4%
$150–200k9.9%
$200k or more7.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,590
Mean adjusted gross income$70,310
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k24.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k20.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.0%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$241,500
Median gross rent$943
Rent as a share of household income20.9%
Owner-occupied82.8%
Vacant homes10.3%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house84.8%
Attached house4.4%
2 to 4 units0.6%
5 to 19 units2.3%
20 or more units1.4%
Mobile home6.5%
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$312,140as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 118.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$312,140$107,629

$115,515 in 2009 to $312,140 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%
High school diploma or higher93.4%
Works from home8.8%
Drives to work alone80.2%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.2%
Health

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

Obesity37.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35% 0.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.5% 4.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.7% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.4% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.8% 5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.7% 1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.9% 5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.4% 7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments76
People employed842
Annual payroll$44,913,000
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 70% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss70.7 out of 100
Community resilience49.1 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.

Strong wind96.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave95Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought78.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather76.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide59.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave58.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm54.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake4Very 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$82,500$75,670$78,538
Income per person$36,475$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate8.3%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$241,500$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$943$1,045$1,348
Homeownership82.8%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%3.3%5.2%
Works from home8.8%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%5.1%13.9%
Median age38.940.138.7
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 stationAMERY, WI US10 km away
Rain in a year35 in

Average high and low by month

January21.5°F / 3.9°F1.07 in rain
February26.9°F / 7.4°F1.14 in rain
March39.5°F / 20.1°F1.73 in rain
April53.9°F / 32.9°F3.04 in rain
May67.1°F / 45.6°F3.86 in rain
June76.4°F / 55.4°F4.8 in rain
July80.7°F / 60.1°F4.62 in rain
August78.7°F / 57.8°F4.16 in rain
September70.7°F / 49.6°F3.68 in rain
October56.4°F / 36.3°F3.06 in rain
November40.2°F / 24.2°F1.88 in rain
December26.9°F / 11.6°F1.5 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket16% 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.

Clear Lake School District90.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Boyceville Community School District6.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Amery School District3.8% 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 vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54007 Deer Park, WI10 km away
54004 Clayton, WI13.1 km away
54001 Amery, WI15.9 km away
54734 Downing, WI19.5 km away
54013 Glenwood City, WI20.7 km away
54889 Turtle Lake, WI21.9 km away
54026 Star Prairie, WI22 km away
54762 Prairie Farm, WI23.6 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.

Polk County64.9% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Croix County19.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Barron County8.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Dunn County6.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area83.68 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq mi
Population density39 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.2365, -92.2749

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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