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54449 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54449 covers Marshfield, Wisconsin, with a population of about 26,368 and a median household income of $66,611.

Population
26,368153 per square mile
Median age
43.95.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,61112% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
9%3.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$262,434up 33.5% in five years
Median rent
$81222% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
27.1%7.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.1%4.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
749

Where 54449 is

Marshfield, 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

Population26,368
Median age43.9
Family households59.6%
Born outside the US2.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.1%
White (non-Hispanic)91.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Hispanic or Latino2.8%
Veterans7.2%
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$66,611
Income per person$42,582
Poverty rate9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.4%
$10–15k4.1%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k3.1%
$25–30k5.1%
$30–35k5.1%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k9.7%
$60–75k12.0%
$75–100k13.6%
$100–125k9.1%
$125–150k5.7%
$150–200k6.6%
$200k or more7.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,240
Mean adjusted gross income$86,986
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6%
Returns, under $25k25.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.9%
Returns, $200k or more6.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$194,400
Median gross rent$812
Rent as a share of household income24.5%
Owner-occupied69.1%
Vacant homes6%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house64.5%
Attached house3.2%
2 to 4 units10.3%
5 to 19 units9.3%
20 or more units7.9%
Mobile home4.7%
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$262,434as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 74%
Typical asking rent$1,196as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$262,434$147,335

$155,905 in 2009 to $262,434 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.1%
High school diploma or higher94.4%
Works from home9.5%
Drives to work alone76.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.8%
Health

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

Obesity38.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.5% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.3% 3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29% 3.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79% 4.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 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 year77.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.9% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.3% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.6% 6.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.4% 6 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)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.9% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% 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 hours30.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments749
People employed22,639
Annual payroll$1,294,573,000
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 74.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss76.7 out of 100
Community resilience77.4 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 wave97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado78.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding78.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide60Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm45.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave33.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake8.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought1.4Relatively 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$66,611$75,670$78,538
Income per person$42,582$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate9%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$194,400$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$812$1,045$1,348
Homeownership69.1%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.1%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%3.3%5.2%
Works from home9.5%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US2.4%5.1%13.9%
Median age43.940.138.7
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 stationMARSHFIELD MUNI AP, WI US2.7 km away
Rain in a year25 in

Average high and low by month

January22.7°F / 6.8°F0.73 in rain
February27.1°F / 9.8°F0.51 in rain
March39.4°F / 21.5°F1.25 in rain
April53.9°F / 33.4°F2.24 in rain
May67°F / 45°F2.98 in rain
June75.5°F / 54.9°F3.83 in rain
July79.6°F / 58.4°F3.04 in rain
August77.8°F / 56.7°F3.2 in rain
September70°F / 48.7°F3.03 in rain
October56.1°F / 36.9°F2.02 in rain
November40.8°F / 25.3°F1.21 in rain
December27.8°F / 13.5°F0.9 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 supermarket3% 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Marshfield School District81.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Spencer School District11.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Pittsville School District3.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Auburndale School District2.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Stratford School District1.1% 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 vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Household characteristics22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54404 Marshfield, WI1 km away
54472 Marshfield, WI1 km away
54441 Hewitt, WI6.3 km away
54412 Auburndale, WI13.3 km away
54479 Spencer, WI13.6 km away
54420 Chili, WI14.8 km away
54484 Stratford, WI17.1 km away
54410 Arpin, WI17.4 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.

Wood County71.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Marathon County28.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Clark County0.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area172.43 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq mi
Population density153 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.6615, -90.1784

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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