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54460 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54460 covers Owen, Wisconsin, with a population of about 2,636 and a median household income of $65,260.

Population
2,63632 per square mile
Median age
41.73 points above the US average
Median household income
$65,26014% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
8.9%3.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$200,716up 41.7% in five years
Median rent
$79324% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
10.8%24.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.3%18.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
51

Where 54460 is

Owen, 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

Population2,636
Median age41.7
Family households69.9%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home16.1%
White (non-Hispanic)94.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino2.3%
Veterans10.8%
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$65,260
Income per person$34,542
Poverty rate8.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k4.5%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k4.5%
$40–45k7.0%
$45–50k4.9%
$50–60k7.7%
$60–75k11.5%
$75–100k13.1%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k10.1%
$150–200k7.2%
$200k or more4.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,090
Mean adjusted gross income$59,683
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.8%
Returns, under $25k26.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k21.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.8%
Returns, $200k or more2.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$156,700
Median gross rent$793
Rent as a share of household income20.8%
Owner-occupied83.3%
Vacant homes9.1%
Median year built1964

What the homes are

Detached house85.6%
2 to 4 units0.6%
5 to 19 units5%
20 or more units0.4%
Mobile home8.4%
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$200,716as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 41.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 112.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$200,716$87,472

$88,687 in 2012 to $200,716 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%
High school diploma or higher83.2%
Works from home9.9%
Drives to work alone71.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11%
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 diabetes13% 1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.9% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression23% 1.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.1% 8.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30% 4.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.4% 2.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.3% 1.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.5% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.8% 3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.4% 1.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.3% 2.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost16.3% 3.3 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 establishments51
People employed531
Annual payroll$23,627,000
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 86.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.8 out of 100
Community resilience27.7 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 wave99Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning96.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail91.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm75.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave64.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide63.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake7.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought3.3Very 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$65,260$75,670$78,538
Income per person$34,542$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate8.9%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$156,700$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$793$1,045$1,348
Homeownership83.3%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.7%3.3%5.2%
Works from home9.9%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%5.1%13.9%
Median age41.740.138.7
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 US1.4 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 supermarket82% 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Owen-Withee School District72.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Medford Area School District13.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Greenwood School District5.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Colby School District4.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Loyal School District3.4% 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 vulnerability71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54498 Withee, WI5 km away
54422 Curtiss, WI6.9 km away
54425 Dorchester, WI15.6 km away
54421 Colby, WI19 km away
54405 Abbotsford, WI19.5 km away
54447 Lublin, WI19.6 km away
54771 Thorp, WI20.1 km away
54488 Unity, WI23.2 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 County81.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Taylor County18.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area83.56 sq mi
Water area0.93 sq mi
Population density32 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.9578, -90.5469

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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