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54542 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54542 covers Long Lake, Wisconsin, with a population of about 615 and a median household income of $45,625.

Population
6152 per square mile
Median age
52.714 points above the US average
Median household income
$45,62540% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
10.2%2.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$165,380up 28.1% in five years
Degree or higher
16.3%18.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.6%24.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 54542 is

Long Lake, 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

Population615
Median age52.7
Family households66%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.3%
White (non-Hispanic)80.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans15.3%
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$45,625
Income per person$25,438
Poverty rate10.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance13.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.2%
$10–15k4.1%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k6.2%
$25–30k13.3%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k4.6%
$40–45k7.1%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k1.2%
$60–75k3.3%
$75–100k18.7%
$100–125k13.7%
$125–150k0.8%
$150–200k7.1%
$200k or more2.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed230
Mean adjusted gross income$50,787
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k34.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.4%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$157,300
Owner-occupied89.6%
Vacant homes78.9%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house86.7%
Mobile home13.3%
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$165,380as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 11%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 83.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$165,380$88,760

$88,760 in 2014 to $165,380 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%
High school diploma or higher89.9%
Works from home14.1%
Drives to work alone76.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more21.4%
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 diabetes16.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure46% 11.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.4% 7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis39% 13.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication85% 10.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease11.3% 5.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.1% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.6% 3.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.2% 6.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.2% 6.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability11.7% 5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol44.8% 8.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20% 6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.6% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32% 4.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.4% 2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.4% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.5% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed44
Annual payroll$1,218,000
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 81.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss78.2 out of 100
Community resilience39 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 wave99.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought74.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning70.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind60.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide59.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding40.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado39Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake1.3Very 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$45,625$75,670$78,538
Income per person$25,438$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate10.2%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$157,300$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,045$1,348
Homeownership89.6%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate0%3.3%5.2%
Works from home14.1%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0%5.1%13.9%
Median age52.740.138.7
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 stationSTAMBAUGH 2SSE, MI US15.8 km away
Rain in a year31 in
Snow in a year67 in

Average high and low by month

January21.2°F / 0.3°F1.09 in rain, 14.6 in snow
February25.5°F / 0.1°F0.96 in rain, 12.5 in snow
March36.8°F / 9.4°F1.49 in rain, 8.7 in snow
April49.7°F / 24.1°F2.55 in rain, 7.4 in snow
May64.1°F / 37.2°F3.17 in rain, 0.3 in snow
June73.3°F / 46.8°F4 in rain
July77°F / 50.4°F4.15 in rain
August75°F / 47.9°F3.1 in rain
September67.3°F / 40.8°F3.48 in rain
October53.2°F / 30.5°F3.32 in rain, 2.1 in snow
November37.9°F / 20.5°F1.76 in rain, 8.2 in snow
December26.3°F / 8.5°F1.46 in rain, 13.6 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 supermarket61% of this ZIP code's area
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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Crandon School District51% of this ZIP code's land area
Florence School District38.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Laona School District10.1% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49927 Gaastra, MI15.6 km away
49915 Caspian, MI16.8 km away
49964 Stambaugh, MI18.5 km away
49935 Iron River, MI20 km away
49902 Alpha, MI23.9 km away
54120 Fence, WI24.4 km away
54511 Argonne, WI26.7 km away
54103 Armstrong Creek, WI28.7 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.

Forest County61.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Florence County38.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area267.68 sq mi
Water area3.94 sq mi
Population density2 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.9138, -88.6235

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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