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54556 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54556 covers Prentice, Wisconsin, with a population of about 1,121 and a median household income of $52,656.

Population
1,12111 per square mile
Median age
50.912.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$52,65630% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
10.2%2.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$193,016up 18.2% in five years
Median rent
$72131% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
10.7%24.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.9%16.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
31

Where 54556 is

Prentice, 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

Population1,121
Median age50.9
Family households58%
Born outside the US1.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.5%
White (non-Hispanic)92.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino1.2%
Veterans12.8%
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$52,656
Income per person$31,672
Poverty rate10.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.7%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k2.6%
$20–25k9.8%
$25–30k6.1%
$30–35k7.4%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k5.5%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k15.7%
$75–100k12.4%
$100–125k10.2%
$125–150k2.0%
$150–200k2.4%
$200k or more3.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed580
Mean adjusted gross income$51,897
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k31.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$127,600
Median gross rent$721
Rent as a share of household income24.2%
Owner-occupied81.9%
Vacant homes34.3%
Median year built1976

What the homes are

Detached house78.7%
2 to 4 units0.7%
5 to 19 units8.1%
Mobile home12.4%
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$193,016as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$193,016$91,247

$91,247 in 2012 to $193,016 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%
High school diploma or higher93.6%
Works from home4.9%
Drives to work alone78.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.5%
Health

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

Obesity43.5% 10.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.8% 2.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.2% 5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.8% 5.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.5% 7.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34% 8.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.6% 7.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.8% 1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.8% 5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.5% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18% 4 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 threat5.8% 3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.1% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments31
People employed327
Annual payroll$14,139,000
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 58.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss55.1 out of 100
Community resilience42.7 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 wave97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought82.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind76Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado62.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding57.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide54Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail51.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm44.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather39.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave13.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake2.6Very 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$52,656$75,670$78,538
Income per person$31,672$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate10.2%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$127,600$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$721$1,045$1,348
Homeownership81.9%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%3.3%5.2%
Works from home4.9%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.6%5.1%13.9%
Median age50.940.138.7
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 stationPRENTICE #2, WI US0.7 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 supermarket100% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Prentice School District97.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Phillips School District2.2% 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 vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 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, WI12.5 km away
54513 Brantwood, WI13.9 km away
54515 Catawba, WI17.7 km away
54555 Phillips, WI18.7 km away
54490 Westboro, WI22.7 km away
54537 Kennan, WI23.2 km away
54564 Tripoli, WI24.3 km away
54470 Rib Lake, WI29.3 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.

Price County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area105.02 sq mi
Water area0.77 sq mi
Population density11 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.5482, -90.2942

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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