Postal Codes

54026 ZIP Code

Advertisement

English Español

ZIP code 54026 covers Star Prairie, Wisconsin, with a population of about 2,217 and a median household income of $93,235.

Population
2,21780 per square mile
Median age
47.28.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$93,2351.2× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
4.9%7.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$400,314up 20.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,1001.1× the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
24.7%10.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
90.4%25.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
23

Where 54026 is

Star Prairie, 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

Population2,217
Median age47.2
Family households72.1%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.3%
White (non-Hispanic)96.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Hispanic or Latino0.5%
Veterans9.6%
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$93,235
Income per person$43,915
Poverty rate4.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.6%
$10–15k2.3%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k0.5%
$35–40k2.7%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k10.9%
$60–75k12.0%
$75–100k15.6%
$100–125k14.3%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k5.9%
$200k or more16.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,050
Mean adjusted gross income$82,541
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.7%
Returns, under $25k22.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k15.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.0%
Returns, $200k or more5.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$304,500
Median gross rent$1,100
Owner-occupied90.4%
Vacant homes16.4%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house91.3%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units3.8%
5 to 19 units1.2%
Mobile home2.2%
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$400,314as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 101.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200620162026$400,314$148,179

$191,091 in 2006 to $400,314 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%
High school diploma or higher96.1%
Works from home9.9%
Drives to work alone76.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more25.9%
Health

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

Obesity35.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.8% 1.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.8% 4.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.3% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12% 2.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.8% 8.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.4% 3.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.1% 8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.4% 3.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80% 4.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.3% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 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 hours30.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.6% 2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Advertisement
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments23
People employed101
Annual payroll$2,077,000
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 57.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss57.2 out of 100
Community resilience48.8 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.

Strong wind93.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought77.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado77.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather67.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide65.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm39.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake1.8Very 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$93,235$75,670$78,538
Income per person$43,915$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate4.9%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$304,500$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,100$1,045$1,348
Homeownership90.4%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%3.3%5.2%
Works from home9.9%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%5.1%13.9%
Median age47.240.138.7
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 US18.5 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 supermarket2% 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.

Osceola School District45.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Amery School District30.2% of this ZIP code's land area
New Richmond School District24.3% 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 vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Household characteristics16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54017 New Richmond, WI8.8 km away
54025 Somerset, WI13 km away
54007 Deer Park, WI15.5 km away
54009 Dresser, WI17.1 km away
54020 Osceola, WI17.6 km away
54001 Amery, WI20.2 km away
55047 Marine On Saint Croix, MN21.5 km away
54005 Clear Lake, WI22 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 County75.7% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Croix County24.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area27.83 sq mi
Water area2.26 sq mi
Population density80 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.2013, -92.5514

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