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54247 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54247 covers Whitelaw, Wisconsin, with a population of about 2,594 and a median household income of $76,992.

Population
2,59479 per square mile
Median age
40.51.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$76,992about the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
6.2%6.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$314,559up 40.5% in five years
Degree or higher
16.5%18.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.4%18.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
42

Where 54247 is

Whitelaw, 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

Population2,594
Median age40.5
Family households74.6%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.8%
White (non-Hispanic)95.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino1.3%
Veterans5.9%
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$76,992
Income per person$38,417
Poverty rate6.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k0.2%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k7.2%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k13.4%
$60–75k5.5%
$75–100k14.9%
$100–125k8.3%
$125–150k14.4%
$150–200k11.2%
$200k or more3.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,110
Mean adjusted gross income$74,636
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k22.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.5%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$212,200
Rent as a share of household income16.6%
Owner-occupied83.4%
Vacant homes4.9%
Median year built1973

What the homes are

Detached house75.2%
Attached house0.7%
2 to 4 units15.3%
5 to 19 units1.6%
Mobile home7.1%
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$314,559as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 40.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 99.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$314,559$92,855

$92,855 in 2000 to $314,559 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%
High school diploma or higher97.2%
Works from home4.9%
Drives to work alone86%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.1%
Health

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

Obesity39.3% 5.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.2% 2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.3% 1.2 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.3% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.1% 7.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.5% 6.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.6% 4.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.9% 4 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 disability13.6% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.6% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.8% 4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.9% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments42
People employed287
Annual payroll$14,627,000
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 77.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss79.5 out of 100
Community resilience99.1 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.

Hail98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado82.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave81.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning81.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather75.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane35Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm31.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake13.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding3Relatively 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$76,992$75,670$78,538
Income per person$38,417$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate6.2%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$212,200$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,045$1,348
Homeownership83.4%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%3.3%5.2%
Works from home4.9%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%5.1%13.9%
Median age40.540.138.7
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 stationMANITOWOC, WI US16 km away
Rain in a year31 in
Snow in a year35 in

Average high and low by month

January26.5°F / 13.4°F1.78 in rain, 7.8 in snow
February29.4°F / 15.8°F1.24 in rain, 10 in snow
March38.5°F / 24.6°F1.75 in rain, 3.2 in snow
April50°F / 34.4°F3.29 in rain, 1.4 in snow
May61.5°F / 44.2°F3.44 in rain
June71.6°F / 54.3°F4.05 in rain
July76.9°F / 60.3°F3.5 in rain
August75.7°F / 60.3°F3.44 in rain
September68.6°F / 53.1°F2.42 in rain
October56°F / 42°F2.91 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November43°F / 30.4°F1.98 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December31.8°F / 19.8°F1.65 in rain, 11.1 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Reedsville School District40.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Mishicot School District37.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Manitowoc School District16.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Valders Area School District4.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Denmark School District1% 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 vulnerability15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54215 Kellnersville, WI7.5 km away
54214 Francis Creek, WI9.7 km away
54230 Reedsville, WI11.1 km away
54220 Manitowoc, WI13.3 km away
54245 Valders, WI13.5 km away
54227 Maribel, WI14.3 km away
54207 Collins, WI15 km away
54221 Manitowoc, WI18.4 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.

Manitowoc County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area32.99 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq mi
Population density79 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.1573, -87.8267

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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