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54490 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54490 covers Westboro, Wisconsin, with a population of about 994 and a median household income of $67,000.

Population
9948 per square mile
Median age
47.68.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,00011% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
10.7%1.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$224,164up 3% in five years
Median rent
$57545% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
15.1%19.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
91%26 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
14

Where 54490 is

Westboro, 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

Population994
Median age47.6
Family households70.4%
Born outside the US1%
Speaks a language other than English at home3%
White (non-Hispanic)89.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino6%
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$67,000
Income per person$29,485
Poverty rate10.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.0%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k2.4%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k5.3%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k6.6%
$40–45k5.0%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k9.8%
$60–75k14.3%
$75–100k20.9%
$100–125k9.8%
$125–150k5.3%
$150–200k3.7%
$200k or more1.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed430
Mean adjusted gross income$57,695
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k25.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k23.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$190,500
Median gross rent$575
Owner-occupied91%
Vacant homes40.5%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house84.3%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units1.3%
5 to 19 units2%
Mobile home10.7%
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$224,164as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 47.3%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$228,350$152,181

$152,181 in 2016 to $224,164 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%
High school diploma or higher85.5%
Works from home16.8%
Drives to work alone73.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.5%
Health

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

Obesity45.4% 12 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.3% 1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.7% 7.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32% 6.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.8% 1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.9% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.6% 4.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.6% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments14
People employed97
Annual payroll$3,664,000
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 68.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss64.1 out of 100
Community resilience41.4 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.

Lightning95.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought81Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind73.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado70.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm66.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave26.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake3Very 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$67,000$75,670$78,538
Income per person$29,485$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate10.7%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$190,500$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$575$1,045$1,348
Homeownership91%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.1%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate7.9%3.3%5.2%
Works from home16.8%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1%5.1%13.9%
Median age47.640.138.7
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 stationPRENTICE #2, WI US22.3 km away
Rain in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January21.2°F / 0.5°F0.97 in rain
February26.7°F / 2.6°F1.02 in rain
March38.7°F / 14.7°F1.65 in rain
April52°F / 29.1°F2.7 in rain
May65.9°F / 40.9°F3.89 in rain
June75°F / 50.7°F4.05 in rain
July78.7°F / 54.3°F3.55 in rain
August77.2°F / 52°F3.86 in rain
September68.9°F / 44.7°F3.93 in rain
October54.9°F / 33.2°F3.5 in rain
November39°F / 21.4°F1.75 in rain
December26.2°F / 8.7°F1.5 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Rib Lake School District93.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Medford Area School District5.9% 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability3.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54459 Ogema, WI11.2 km away
54470 Rib Lake, WI11.4 km away
54451 Medford, WI21.8 km away
54556 Prentice, WI22.7 km away
54515 Catawba, WI24.3 km away
54513 Brantwood, WI27.4 km away
54480 Stetsonville, WI29.6 km away
54537 Kennan, WI30.6 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.

Taylor County99.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Price County0.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area126.69 sq mi
Water area1.95 sq mi
Population density8 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.3445, -90.3072

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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