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54559 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54559 covers Saxon, Wisconsin, with a population of about 855 and a median household income of $69,415.

Population
8557 per square mile
Median age
46.57.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$69,4158% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
19.3%6.9 points above the US average
Median home value
$163,10034% below the Wisconsin median
Median rent
$47155% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
12%23 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.2%17.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
10

Where 54559 is

Saxon, 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

Population855
Median age46.5
Family households70.9%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home3%
White (non-Hispanic)58.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.8%
Veterans9%
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$69,415
Income per person$35,729
Poverty rate19.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k6.4%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k6.7%
$30–35k0.5%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k5.2%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k3.9%
$60–75k24.0%
$75–100k9.0%
$100–125k7.0%
$125–150k13.1%
$150–200k5.2%
$200k or more4.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed310
Mean adjusted gross income$56,194
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k25.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k32.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$163,100
Median gross rent$471
Rent as a share of household income11%
Owner-occupied82.2%
Vacant homes20.3%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house91.8%
Attached house1.4%
2 to 4 units0.4%
Mobile home6.4%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher12%
High school diploma or higher97.5%
Works from home5.1%
Drives to work alone77.6%
Takes public transport8.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.9%
Health

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

Obesity39.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.7% 5.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36% 1.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.3% 4.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30% 4.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78% 1.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.6% 0.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.4% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.4% 1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport9.6% same as the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.7% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.7% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33% 3.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments10
People employed20
Annual payroll$641,000
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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 28.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss27 out of 100
Community resilience31.1 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 wave94.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather90.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought77.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding75.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide63.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding23.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado21Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm2.3Very 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$69,415$75,670$78,538
Income per person$35,729$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate19.3%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$163,100$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$471$1,045$1,348
Homeownership82.2%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.3%3.3%5.2%
Works from home5.1%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%5.1%13.9%
Median age46.540.138.7
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 stationSAXON 1WSW, WI US1.1 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year134 in

Average high and low by month

January21.3°F / 4.7°F1.69 in rain, 30.9 in snow
February25.9°F / 6.2°F1.68 in rain, 24.5 in snow
March36.7°F / 16.2°F2.14 in rain, 17.9 in snow
April48.9°F / 29°F3.19 in rain, 7.9 in snow
May63.7°F / 40.9°F3.56 in rain, 0.7 in snow
June73°F / 50.7°F4.16 in rain
July77.6°F / 56.2°F4.33 in rain
August75.9°F / 54.8°F3.81 in rain
September68.3°F / 47.7°F3.96 in rain, 0.2 in snow
October54.5°F / 36°F4.06 in rain, 2 in snow
November38.7°F / 24.6°F2.57 in rain, 17.6 in snow
December26.7°F / 12.3°F2.34 in rain, 32.7 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 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.

Hurley School District85.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Ashland School District14.6% 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 vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Household characteristics40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% 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.

54565 Upson, WI13.6 km away
54536 Iron Belt, WI14.2 km away
54861 Odanah, WI15.6 km away
54550 Montreal, WI16.6 km away
54525 Gile, WI18 km away
54534 Hurley, WI19.3 km away
49938 Ironwood, MI21.7 km away
54806 Ashland, WI24 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.

Iron County85.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Ashland County14.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area121.75 sq mi
Water area1.58 sq mi
Population density7 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.4959, -90.4383

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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