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54740 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54740 covers Elmwood, Wisconsin, with a population of about 1,858 and a median household income of $75,505.

Population
1,85822 per square mile
Median age
45.26.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$75,505about the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
7.6%4.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$273,767up 20.4% in five years
Median rent
$85318% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
23%12 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.5%13.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
40

Where 54740 is

Elmwood, 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

Population1,858
Median age45.2
Family households59.3%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.7%
White (non-Hispanic)91.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino5%
Veterans9.4%
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$75,505
Income per person$37,013
Poverty rate7.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k4.4%
$25–30k5.0%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k5.0%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k10.6%
$75–100k19.1%
$100–125k13.2%
$125–150k8.9%
$150–200k5.6%
$200k or more4.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed960
Mean adjusted gross income$75,940
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k21.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k15.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.7%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$225,800
Median gross rent$853
Rent as a share of household income20.6%
Owner-occupied78.5%
Vacant homes9.8%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house84.1%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units0.7%
5 to 19 units6.1%
20 or more units1.6%
Mobile home5.7%
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$273,767as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 95.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200720162026$273,767$108,303

$123,157 in 2007 to $273,767 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher23%
High school diploma or higher96.2%
Works from home11.6%
Drives to work alone77.8%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.9%
Health

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

Obesity36% 2.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.8% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.2% 1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.9% 1.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.1% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.6% 4.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.4% 4.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70% 5.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.3% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10% 7.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.6% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.4% 5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.8% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.3% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.8% 4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.4% 3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments40
People employed416
Annual payroll$16,422,000
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 63.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.9 out of 100
Community resilience41.8 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.

Landslide96.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail89.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave81.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado79.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning77.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave39.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm39.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake2.4Very 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$75,505$75,670$78,538
Income per person$37,013$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate7.6%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$225,800$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$853$1,045$1,348
Homeownership78.5%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.4%3.3%5.2%
Works from home11.6%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%5.1%13.9%
Median age45.240.138.7
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 stationELLSWORTH 1E, WI US20.5 km away
Rain in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January21.3°F / 2.4°F1.01 in rain
February26.6°F / 6.1°F1 in rain
March39.2°F / 18.6°F1.99 in rain
April54.2°F / 30.8°F2.99 in rain
May66.4°F / 43.1°F4.51 in rain
June75.6°F / 53.4°F5.25 in rain
July79.5°F / 57.3°F4.11 in rain
August77.5°F / 55°F5.04 in rain
September70.6°F / 47.3°F3.87 in rain
October57°F / 34.6°F2.84 in rain
November40.4°F / 21.8°F1.97 in rain
December26.6°F / 10°F1.36 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 supermarket58% 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Elmwood School District76.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Spring Valley School District14.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Durand School District5% of this ZIP code's land area
Menomonie Area School District2% of this ZIP code's land area
Plum City School District1.7% 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 status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54767 Spring Valley, WI11.3 km away
54761 Plum City, WI13.4 km away
54750 Maiden Rock, WI17.5 km away
54737 Eau Galle, WI18 km away
54721 Arkansaw, WI18.4 km away
54003 Beldenville, WI18.6 km away
54010 East Ellsworth, WI20.9 km away
54027 Wilson, WI21.2 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.

Pierce County57.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Dunn County42.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area83.38 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq mi
Population density22 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.7561, -92.2022

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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