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54411 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54411 covers Athens, Wisconsin, with a population of about 5,053 and a median household income of $78,646.

Population
5,05327 per square mile
Median age
42.94.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$78,646about the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
11.6%0.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$258,294up 32.2% in five years
Median rent
$81222% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
11.7%23.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.5%20.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
98

Where 54411 is

Athens, 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

Population5,053
Median age42.9
Family households70.9%
Born outside the US1.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.2%
White (non-Hispanic)96.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino2.4%
Veterans7.6%
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$78,646
Income per person$35,976
Poverty rate11.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k4.7%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k4.4%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k9.7%
$75–100k14.5%
$100–125k17.9%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k7.3%
$200k or more5.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,330
Mean adjusted gross income$73,640
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.6%
Returns, under $25k24.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.6%
Returns, $200k or more2.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$210,800
Median gross rent$812
Rent as a share of household income23.8%
Owner-occupied85.5%
Vacant homes8.8%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house86.3%
Attached house1.3%
2 to 4 units4.6%
5 to 19 units3.2%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home4%
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$258,294as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 79.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$258,294$117,326

$127,034 in 2009 to $258,294 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%
High school diploma or higher90.6%
Works from home14.5%
Drives to work alone72.7%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.3%
Health

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

Obesity39.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.8% 4.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.7% 3.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 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)8.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.3% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.6% 1.3 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.9% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14% 3.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.4% 1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.6% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments98
People employed714
Annual payroll$32,142,000
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 72.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss69.3 out of 100
Community resilience77.5 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 wave97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado71.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind69.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather64.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm46.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave30Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake5.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought4.6Relatively 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$78,646$75,670$78,538
Income per person$35,976$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate11.6%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$210,800$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$812$1,045$1,348
Homeownership85.5%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.4%3.3%5.2%
Works from home14.5%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.6%5.1%13.9%
Median age42.940.138.7
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 stationWAUSAU DWTN AP, WI US30.7 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year64 in

Average high and low by month

January22.8°F / 6.7°F1.2 in rain, 14.8 in snow
February27.4°F / 9.5°F1.08 in rain, 12.7 in snow
March39.6°F / 20.6°F1.83 in rain, 8.3 in snow
April53.7°F / 32.4°F3.12 in rain, 6.5 in snow
May67.1°F / 44.6°F3.79 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June76.2°F / 54.5°F4.67 in rain
July80.3°F / 58.7°F3.86 in rain
August77.9°F / 56.9°F4.07 in rain
September69.8°F / 48.6°F3.83 in rain
October55.7°F / 37°F3.07 in rain, 0.9 in snow
November40.4°F / 25.2°F1.85 in rain, 6.5 in snow
December27.9°F / 13.5°F1.54 in rain, 14.4 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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Athens School District79.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Wausau School District7.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Medford Area School District5.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Abbotsford School District4.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Marathon City School District1.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Colby 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Household characteristics31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Walkability3.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54426 Edgar, WI8.6 km away
54448 Marathon, WI14.4 km away
54402 Wausau, WI20.8 km away
54484 Stratford, WI21.8 km away
54405 Abbotsford, WI23 km away
54401 Wausau, WI23.8 km away
54480 Stetsonville, WI24.2 km away
54421 Colby, WI25.4 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.

Marathon County94.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Taylor County5.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area189.48 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density27 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.9823, -90.0078

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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