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54427 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54427 covers Eland, Wisconsin, with a population of about 1,199 and a median household income of $79,167.

Population
1,19927 per square mile
Median age
46.78 points above the US average
Median household income
$79,167about the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
6.1%6.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$259,659up 41.9% in five years
Median rent
$79424% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
20.3%14.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.1%21.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
13

Where 54427 is

Eland, 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

Population1,199
Median age46.7
Family households71.5%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.5%
White (non-Hispanic)94.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.6%
Veterans8.6%
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$79,167
Income per person$35,831
Poverty rate6.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.4%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k7.8%
$50–60k12.4%
$60–75k8.2%
$75–100k14.1%
$100–125k16.1%
$125–150k8.2%
$150–200k10.8%
$200k or more3.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed530
Mean adjusted gross income$74,575
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k26.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k22.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$176,000
Median gross rent$794
Rent as a share of household income31.9%
Owner-occupied86.1%
Vacant homes13.5%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house90.5%
Attached house0.9%
2 to 4 units2.4%
Mobile home6.2%
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$259,659as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 13%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 41.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 109.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$259,659$103,437

$103,437 in 2012 to $259,659 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home8%
Drives to work alone82.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.5%
Health

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

Obesity38.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.5% 3.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.3% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23% 1.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.4% 5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.3% 5.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.7% 5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78% 1.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.1% 5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78% 2.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.7% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments13
People employed52
Annual payroll$2,857,000
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 73.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss76.6 out of 100
Community resilience77.3 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 wave98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning94.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather62.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm46.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave32Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake7Very 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$79,167$75,670$78,538
Income per person$35,831$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate6.1%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$176,000$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$794$1,045$1,348
Homeownership86.1%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.6%3.3%5.2%
Works from home8%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%5.1%13.9%
Median age46.740.138.7
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 stationROSHOLT 9 NNE, WI US8.9 km away
Rain in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January23.7°F / 6.8°F1.24 in rain
February28.3°F / 9.3°F1.08 in rain
March40.1°F / 20.8°F1.74 in rain
April54.1°F / 33°F3.17 in rain
May67.4°F / 45.1°F4 in rain
June76.5°F / 54.7°F4.48 in rain
July80.8°F / 58.4°F3.75 in rain
August78.8°F / 57°F4.02 in rain
September71.4°F / 49.1°F3.84 in rain
October57.4°F / 37.4°F2.98 in rain
November41.9°F / 26.1°F2.05 in rain
December29.1°F / 14.7°F1.6 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 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%.

Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District100% 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 vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54429 Elderon, WI5.6 km away
54499 Wittenberg, WI6.3 km away
54440 Hatley, WI10.4 km away
54414 Birnamwood, WI11 km away
54432 Galloway, WI13.2 km away
54471 Ringle, WI18 km away
54486 Tigerton, WI18.7 km away
54473 Rosholt, WI20 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 County76% of this ZIP code's land area
Shawano County24% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area44.54 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq mi
Population density27 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.8309, -89.2461

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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