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54531 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54531 covers Hazelhurst, Wisconsin, with a population of about 1,458 and a median household income of $80,000.

Population
1,45823 per square mile
Median age
56.617.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$80,0001.1× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
4.3%8.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$382,736up 28.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,045about the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
33.7%1.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
93.8%28.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
46

Where 54531 is

Hazelhurst, 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

Population1,458
Median age56.6
Family households72%
Born outside the US1.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.3%
White (non-Hispanic)94.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino1.2%
Veterans9.2%
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$80,000
Income per person$54,777
Poverty rate4.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.2%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k3.5%
$20–25k5.6%
$25–30k11.2%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k6.2%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k7.1%
$60–75k6.1%
$75–100k17.8%
$100–125k11.0%
$125–150k7.7%
$150–200k2.8%
$200k or more13.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed780
Mean adjusted gross income$89,433
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.4%
Returns, under $25k25.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.5%
Returns, $200k or more6.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$322,600
Median gross rent$1,045
Rent as a share of household income32.2%
Owner-occupied93.8%
Vacant homes60.7%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house95.1%
Attached house0.3%
5 to 19 units1.2%
Mobile home3.4%
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$382,736as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 83.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201120182026$382,736$138,805

$138,805 in 2011 to $382,736 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%
High school diploma or higher95.3%
Works from home13.2%
Drives to work alone76.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13%
Health

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

Obesity35.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15% 3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.2% 8.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.2% 10.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.8% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.2% 8.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.8% 10.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.7% 2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17.9% 6.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.9% 8.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.7% 3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.2% 5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.9% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.2% 5.2 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)13.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17% 3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.1% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments46
People employed142
Annual payroll$5,099,000
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 48.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss48.8 out of 100
Community resilience76.3 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 wave96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought77.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail67Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado51.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind50.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm38.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake1.9Very 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$80,000$75,670$78,538
Income per person$54,777$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate4.3%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$322,600$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,045$1,045$1,348
Homeownership93.8%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.8%3.3%5.2%
Works from home13.2%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.3%5.1%13.9%
Median age56.640.138.7
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 stationWILLOW RSVR, WI US10.7 km away
Rain in a year32 in
Snow in a year55 in

Average high and low by month

January20.3°F / 2°F1.08 in rain, 10.1 in snow
February24.8°F / 3.1°F1 in rain, 10.8 in snow
March36.1°F / 13.9°F1.59 in rain, 7.5 in snow
April48.9°F / 27.9°F2.76 in rain, 6.4 in snow
May63.2°F / 41.4°F3.5 in rain, 0.4 in snow
June72.3°F / 52.2°F4.47 in rain
July76.4°F / 56.5°F4.18 in rain
August74.5°F / 54.2°F3.58 in rain
September66.8°F / 46.4°F3.48 in rain, 0.1 in snow
October52.9°F / 35.2°F3.35 in rain, 1 in snow
November37.4°F / 23.1°F1.88 in rain, 5.7 in snow
December25.4°F / 10.2°F1.38 in rain, 12.9 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 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lakeland Union High School District42% of this ZIP code's land area
Minocqua Joint No. 1 School District42% of this ZIP code's land area
Tomahawk School District14.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Rhinelander School District1.5% 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 vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54548 Minocqua, WI10.9 km away
54539 Lake Tomahawk, WI13 km away
54529 Harshaw, WI13.3 km away
54543 Mc Naughton, WI15.9 km away
54568 Woodruff, WI16.5 km away
54538 Lac Du Flambeau, WI24.5 km away
54532 Heafford Junction, WI25.4 km away
54558 Saint Germain, WI25.8 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.

Oneida County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area64.28 sq mi
Water area12.24 sq mi
Population density23 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.7745, -89.7478

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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