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54422 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54422 covers Curtiss, Wisconsin, with a population of about 1,386 and a median household income of $65,809.

Population
1,38634 per square mile
Median age
22.716 points below the US average
Median household income
$65,80913% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
12.6%about the US average
Typical home value
$226,138up 28.9% in five years
Median rent
$69533% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
6.9%28.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
72.1%7.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
31

Where 54422 is

Curtiss, 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

Population1,386
Median age22.7
Family households75.5%
Born outside the US11.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home50.7%
White (non-Hispanic)74%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino24.7%
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$65,809
Income per person$25,170
Poverty rate12.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.1%
$10–15k7.6%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k4.4%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k8.5%
$35–40k4.4%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k9.7%
$60–75k11.5%
$75–100k13.2%
$100–125k12.9%
$125–150k3.5%
$150–200k8.8%
$200k or more5.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed510
Mean adjusted gross income$62,233
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k27.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$135,900
Median gross rent$695
Rent as a share of household income17%
Owner-occupied72.1%
Vacant homes11.3%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house84%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units3.1%
5 to 19 units2.7%
Mobile home9.2%
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$226,138as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 13.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 84.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$226,138$122,466

$122,466 in 2016 to $226,138 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.9%
High school diploma or higher68.1%
Works from home13.4%
Drives to work alone44.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.6%
Health

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

Obesity40.1% 6.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.8% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.3% 8.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.7% 1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.5% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.2% 3.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.5% 4.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.6% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.7% 1.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity17.7% 0.6 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps18.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.2% 2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.5% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.4% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments31
People employed758
Annual payroll$32,332,000
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 85.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss71.5 out of 100
Community resilience28.5 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 wave99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding85Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm74.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave64.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide55.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake7.4Very 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$65,809$75,670$78,538
Income per person$25,170$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate12.6%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$135,900$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$695$1,045$1,348
Homeownership72.1%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.9%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.4%3.3%5.2%
Works from home13.4%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US11.8%5.1%13.9%
Median age22.740.138.7
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 stationOWEN 1E, WI US7.4 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year51 in

Average high and low by month

January21.1°F / 1.8°F1.06 in rain, 10.9 in snow
February25.7°F / 4.4°F1.15 in rain, 10.2 in snow
March38°F / 17.3°F1.81 in rain, 8.5 in snow
April52.4°F / 30.8°F2.98 in rain, 3.7 in snow
May65.9°F / 43.1°F3.99 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June75°F / 53.1°F4.77 in rain
July78.9°F / 56.4°F3.81 in rain
August77.1°F / 54.3°F4.42 in rain
September69.1°F / 46.4°F3.95 in rain
October55.3°F / 34.2°F2.93 in rain, 0.9 in snow
November39.8°F / 22.8°F1.85 in rain, 4.9 in snow
December26.9°F / 10.2°F1.51 in rain, 11.7 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 supermarket77% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Owen-Withee School District47.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Medford Area School District23% of this ZIP code's land area
Colby School District15.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Abbotsford School District13.9% 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 vulnerability75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54460 Owen, WI6.9 km away
54425 Dorchester, WI9.2 km away
54498 Withee, WI11.6 km away
54405 Abbotsford, WI12.6 km away
54421 Colby, WI12.6 km away
54488 Unity, WI18.7 km away
54480 Stetsonville, WI19.2 km away
54451 Medford, WI22.9 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.

Clark County77% of this ZIP code's land area
Taylor County23% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area40.75 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density34 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.9602, -90.4592

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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