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54669 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54669 covers West Salem, Wisconsin, with a population of about 8,227 and a median household income of $100,214.

Population
8,227159 per square mile
Median age
412.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$100,2141.3× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
6.5%5.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$384,320up 28.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,1561.1× the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
42.3%7.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
83.1%18.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
206

Where 54669 is

West Salem, 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

Population8,227
Median age41
Family households76.9%
Born outside the US1.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.3%
White (non-Hispanic)88%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)5%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Veterans7.8%
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$100,214
Income per person$40,820
Poverty rate6.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k0.6%
$20–25k2.5%
$25–30k1.0%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k7.5%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k6.9%
$75–100k15.5%
$100–125k16.4%
$125–150k14.7%
$150–200k7.1%
$200k or more11.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,000
Mean adjusted gross income$90,604
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6%
Returns, under $25k24.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.5%
Returns, $200k or more6.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$288,600
Median gross rent$1,156
Rent as a share of household income25.5%
Owner-occupied83.1%
Vacant homes7%
Median year built1990

What the homes are

Detached house70.1%
Attached house8%
2 to 4 units5.6%
5 to 19 units3.2%
20 or more units3.9%
Mobile home9.2%
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$384,320as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 28.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$384,320$164,014

$164,014 in 2002 to $384,320 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.3%
High school diploma or higher97.6%
Works from home11.5%
Drives to work alone82.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6%
Health

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

Obesity37.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.7% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.4% 3.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.6% 2.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28% 2.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17.8% 7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.1% 9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.5% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.1% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use83.9% 8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.1% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.2% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.6% 2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments206
People employed2,933
Annual payroll$151,350,000
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 67.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss77.6 out of 100
Community resilience87.8 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.

Cold wave96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought82.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave80.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado74.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm27.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake4.2Very 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$100,214$75,670$78,538
Income per person$40,820$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate6.5%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$288,600$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,156$1,045$1,348
Homeownership83.1%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.3%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%3.3%5.2%
Works from home11.5%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.8%5.1%13.9%
Median age4140.138.7
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 stationLA CROSSE WFO, WI US12.4 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year54 in

Average high and low by month

January23.6°F / 8.3°F1.12 in rain, 10.5 in snow
February28.7°F / 12.8°F1.13 in rain, 12.4 in snow
March41.1°F / 24.4°F1.93 in rain, 8.3 in snow
April55.4°F / 36.1°F4.02 in rain, 4.5 in snow
May67.2°F / 47.9°F4.91 in rain
June76°F / 57.8°F5.29 in rain
July79.5°F / 61.8°F4.26 in rain
August78.1°F / 60.3°F4.47 in rain
September70.8°F / 52°F4 in rain
October57.6°F / 39.9°F2.91 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November41.7°F / 27.7°F1.94 in rain, 3.5 in snow
December29.2°F / 15.4°F1.49 in rain, 14.5 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 supermarket23% of this ZIP code's area
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.

West Salem School District95.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Bangor School District4.2% 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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Walkability6.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54602 La Crosse, WI6.3 km away
54614 Bangor, WI9.6 km away
54650 Onalaska, WI11.4 km away
54653 Rockland, WI13.6 km away
54644 Mindoro, WI13.8 km away
54603 La Crosse, WI14.3 km away
54636 Holmen, WI15 km away
54601 La Crosse, WI15.8 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.

La Crosse County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area51.63 sq mi
Water area0.94 sq mi
Population density159 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.9063, -91.0893

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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