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54631 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54631 covers Gays Mills, Wisconsin, with a population of about 1,828 and a median household income of $61,319.

Population
1,82818 per square mile
Median age
50.211.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$61,31919% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
12.3%about the US average
Typical home value
$266,161up 28.8% in five years
Median rent
$82921% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
15.9%19.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.2%11.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
28

Where 54631 is

Gays Mills, 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

Population1,828
Median age50.2
Family households60.6%
Born outside the US12.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home10%
White (non-Hispanic)86.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Hispanic or Latino3.8%
Veterans10.8%
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$61,319
Income per person$35,101
Poverty rate12.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.0%
$10–15k5.0%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k9.3%
$30–35k3.1%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k6.7%
$60–75k12.4%
$75–100k14.0%
$100–125k7.3%
$125–150k3.5%
$150–200k5.1%
$200k or more9.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed870
Mean adjusted gross income$68,834
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.1%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$165,100
Median gross rent$829
Rent as a share of household income27%
Owner-occupied76.2%
Vacant homes25.5%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house85.3%
Attached house1.2%
2 to 4 units1.6%
5 to 19 units2.8%
Mobile home9.1%
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$266,161as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 76.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$266,161$116,002

$116,002 in 2012 to $266,161 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%
High school diploma or higher92.1%
Works from home10%
Drives to work alone66.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.3%
Health

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

Obesity41.3% 7.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.8% 4.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression26.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.6% 6.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.4% 7.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.1% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.1% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.7% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.2% 2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.8% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments28
People employed224
Annual payroll$9,676,000
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 Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss78.6 out of 100
Community resilience64.8 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.

Landslide99.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave92.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather49.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane25.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake18.7Very 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$61,319$75,670$78,538
Income per person$35,101$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate12.3%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$165,100$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$829$1,045$1,348
Homeownership76.2%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.6%3.3%5.2%
Works from home10%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US12.4%5.1%13.9%
Median age50.240.138.7
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 stationGAYS MILLS, WI US2.8 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January27.3°F / 7°F1.32 in rain, 10.8 in snow
February32.1°F / 10.9°F1.17 in rain, 7.8 in snow
March44.8°F / 23.4°F2.03 in rain, 5.9 in snow
April58.3°F / 34.5°F3.89 in rain, 1.6 in snow
May70.1°F / 46°F4.24 in rain
June79.7°F / 56.7°F5.56 in rain
July83.2°F / 60.9°F4.83 in rain
August81.5°F / 58.9°F4.43 in rain
September74.2°F / 49.9°F3.9 in rain
October60.9°F / 37.3°F2.68 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November45.3°F / 26.3°F2.1 in rain, 1.9 in snow
December32.7°F / 15.1°F1.55 in rain, 9.7 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

North Crawford School District68.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Seneca School District17.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Boscobel Area School District14% 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 vulnerability54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54645 Mount Sterling, WI5.5 km away
54654 Seneca, WI8 km away
54657 Steuben, WI10.9 km away
54655 Soldiers Grove, WI13.7 km away
54640 Lynxville, WI16.1 km away
54626 Eastman, WI16.4 km away
54628 Ferryville, WI18.3 km away
54652 Readstown, WI19.6 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.

Crawford County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area104.01 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density18 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.2936, -90.8676

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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