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54655 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54655 covers Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin, with a population of about 1,643 and a median household income of $54,107.

Population
1,64318 per square mile
Median age
46.47.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$54,10728% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
19.4%7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$294,734up 43.5% in five years
Median rent
$75028% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
24%11 points below the US average
Homeownership
79%14 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
24

Where 54655 is

Soldiers Grove, 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

Population1,643
Median age46.4
Family households66%
Born outside the US1.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.1%
White (non-Hispanic)90.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%
Veterans8.4%
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$54,107
Income per person$31,858
Poverty rate19.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.6%
$10–15k5.6%
$15–20k7.3%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k7.3%
$30–35k4.3%
$35–40k4.1%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k6.2%
$50–60k8.4%
$60–75k12.8%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k8.4%
$125–150k5.3%
$150–200k3.5%
$200k or more5.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed770
Mean adjusted gross income$69,566
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.9%
Returns, under $25k35.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.4%
Returns, $200k or more3.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$211,000
Median gross rent$750
Rent as a share of household income28.5%
Owner-occupied79%
Vacant homes22.1%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house85.9%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units0.9%
5 to 19 units4.5%
Mobile home8%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$294,734as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 43.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 101.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$294,734$121,736

$121,736 in 2012 to $294,734 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2%
Bachelor's degree or higher24%
High school diploma or higher92.3%
Works from home7.6%
Drives to work alone72.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.1%
Health

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

Obesity41.6% 8.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18% 4.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.5% 7.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.3% 9.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.3% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.3% 7.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80% 3.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.7% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.5% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.7% 5.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.3% 1 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.8% 4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10% 1.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.4% 5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.7% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability18.3% 4.3 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 threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.3% same as 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 establishments24
People employed155
Annual payroll$4,370,000
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 87.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss83.4 out of 100
Community resilience62.5 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.

Landslide99.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave93.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding93Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave92.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado86.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm77.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning62.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather55Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane26.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake18.5Very 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$54,107$75,670$78,538
Income per person$31,858$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate19.4%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$211,000$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$750$1,045$1,348
Homeownership79%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate2%3.3%5.2%
Works from home7.6%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%5.1%13.9%
Median age46.440.138.7
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 US10.9 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

North Crawford School District78.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Richland School District13.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Seneca School District4% of this ZIP code's land area
Kickapoo Area School District2.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Riverdale School District1.1% 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 vulnerability66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54652 Readstown, WI6.6 km away
54631 Gays Mills, WI13.7 km away
54664 Viola, WI15.4 km away
54645 Mount Sterling, WI15.7 km away
54665 Viroqua, WI19.8 km away
54654 Seneca, WI21 km away
54628 Ferryville, WI22.5 km away
53518 Blue River, WI22.5 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 County82.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Richland County15.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Vernon County2.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area89.79 sq mi
Population density18 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.3919, -90.7663

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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