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54020 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54020 covers Osceola, Wisconsin, with a population of about 7,729 and a median household income of $79,833.

Population
7,729105 per square mile
Median age
43.44.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$79,8331.1× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
8.1%4.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$368,686up 21.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,058about the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
29.1%5.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.7%11.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
181

Where 54020 is

Osceola, 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

Population7,729
Median age43.4
Family households66.2%
Born outside the US0.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.8%
White (non-Hispanic)93.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino2.3%
Veterans7.4%
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$79,833
Income per person$41,889
Poverty rate8.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.4%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k2.8%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k5.8%
$40–45k5.0%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k4.5%
$60–75k12.9%
$75–100k15.6%
$100–125k10.3%
$125–150k8.7%
$150–200k10.8%
$200k or more7.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,930
Mean adjusted gross income$81,413
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.9%
Returns, under $25k22.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.1%
Returns, $200k or more5.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$262,100
Median gross rent$1,058
Rent as a share of household income24%
Owner-occupied76.7%
Vacant homes6.8%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house74.3%
Attached house3.3%
2 to 4 units8%
5 to 19 units5.6%
20 or more units4.9%
Mobile home3.3%
Boat, RV or van0.5%
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$368,686as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 96.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200720162026$368,686$144,363

$174,477 in 2007 to $368,686 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%
High school diploma or higher94%
Works from home13.8%
Drives to work alone77.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.9%
Health

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

Obesity35.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.9% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.1% 4.2 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%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.1% 4.1 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% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.9% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.3% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.5% 8.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.6% 2.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.7% 6.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.8% 7.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.8% 4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments181
People employed3,089
Annual payroll$172,648,000
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 81.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss83 out of 100
Community resilience42.6 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.

Cold wave98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind97.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado91.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather80.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire73.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave69.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide68.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm60.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake3.8Very 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$79,833$75,670$78,538
Income per person$41,889$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate8.1%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$262,100$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,058$1,045$1,348
Homeownership76.7%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.5%3.3%5.2%
Works from home13.8%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.2%5.1%13.9%
Median age43.440.138.7
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 stationST CROIX FALLS, WI US10.7 km away
Rain in a year30 in
Snow in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January23°F / 2.7°F0.61 in rain, 7.7 in snow
February28.2°F / 5°F0.8 in rain, 9.6 in snow
March40.8°F / 18.7°F1.3 in rain, 5.7 in snow
April55.3°F / 33°F2.66 in rain, 1.2 in snow
May68.3°F / 45.5°F4.1 in rain
June77.8°F / 56.2°F4.07 in rain
July82°F / 60.6°F4.23 in rain
August79.9°F / 58.9°F3.69 in rain
September72.4°F / 50.4°F3.58 in rain
October58.1°F / 37.6°F2.9 in rain, 0.8 in snow
November41.6°F / 24.6°F1.4 in rain, 6.7 in snow
December28.3°F / 11.4°F1.14 in rain, 10.9 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 supermarket3% 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.

Osceola School District96.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Amery School District2.9% 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 vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Walkability6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

55074 Shafer, MN6.4 km away
54009 Dresser, WI11.1 km away
55073 Scandia, MN11.8 km away
55045 Lindstrom, MN13.5 km away
55084 Taylors Falls, MN15.4 km away
55012 Center City, MN15.8 km away
55013 Chisago City, MN15.9 km away
55047 Marine On Saint Croix, MN17 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 County99% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Croix County1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area73.69 sq mi
Water area2.68 sq mi
Population density105 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.3218, -92.6971

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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