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54747 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54747 covers Independence, Wisconsin, with a population of about 2,685 and a median household income of $65,083.

Population
2,68523 per square mile
Median age
41.32.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$65,08314% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
11.1%1.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$246,502up 40.9% in five years
Median rent
$87117% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
14%21 points below the US average
Homeownership
64.7%about the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
44

Where 54747 is

Independence, 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

Population2,685
Median age41.3
Family households63%
Born outside the US6.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.4%
White (non-Hispanic)77.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino17.8%
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$65,083
Income per person$32,809
Poverty rate11.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k3.9%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k6.3%
$25–30k5.0%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k4.8%
$40–45k4.3%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k10.9%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k19.5%
$100–125k12.1%
$125–150k4.1%
$150–200k3.5%
$200k or more4.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,330
Mean adjusted gross income$59,438
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.3%
Returns, under $25k24.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k31.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k21.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.3%
Returns, $200k or more2.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$175,900
Median gross rent$871
Rent as a share of household income24.2%
Owner-occupied64.7%
Vacant homes7.1%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house71.6%
Attached house3.5%
2 to 4 units7%
5 to 19 units11.4%
20 or more units4.2%
Mobile home2.3%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$246,502as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 40.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$246,502$98,049

$101,614 in 2010 to $246,502 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher14%
High school diploma or higher93.7%
Works from home6.6%
Drives to work alone82.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.2%
Health

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

Obesity42.7% 9.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.9% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.7% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.4% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.6% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.7% 1.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.7% 1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.9% 2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.6% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.3% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15% 2.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77% 1.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.7% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.4% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.4% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.2% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.2% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.2% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments44
People employed458
Annual payroll$18,982,000
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 54.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss64.1 out of 100
Community resilience50.5 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.

Landslide96.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning79.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado65.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather61.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm60.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave49.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake2.3Very 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$65,083$75,670$78,538
Income per person$32,809$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate11.1%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$175,900$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$871$1,045$1,348
Homeownership64.7%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.1%3.3%5.2%
Works from home6.6%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US6.8%5.1%13.9%
Median age41.340.138.7
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 stationBLAIR, WI US21.3 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January24°F / 4.1°F1.01 in rain, 10 in snow
February29.3°F / 8.2°F1.21 in rain, 8.5 in snow
March41.4°F / 20.7°F1.66 in rain, 8.9 in snow
April55.5°F / 32.4°F3.31 in rain, 2.5 in snow
May67.6°F / 44.7°F4.76 in rain
June77.5°F / 55.2°F5.04 in rain
July81.3°F / 58.8°F4.44 in rain
August79.4°F / 56.2°F4.64 in rain
September71.7°F / 48.1°F4.07 in rain
October57.9°F / 34.7°F2.51 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November42.4°F / 23.9°F1.78 in rain, 2.2 in snow
December29.2°F / 12.1°F1.18 in rain, 8.8 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Independence School District66.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Arcadia School District11.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Gilmanton School District11% of this ZIP code's land area
Cochrane-Fountain City School District5.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Eleva-Strum School District5.1% 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54773 Whitehall, WI12 km away
54612 Arcadia, WI15.9 km away
54743 Gilmanton, WI19.5 km away
54760 Pigeon Falls, WI19.8 km away
54770 Strum, WI19.9 km away
54755 Mondovi, WI20.7 km away
54616 Blair, WI21.4 km away
54738 Eleva, WI22.6 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.

Trempealeau County63.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Buffalo County36.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area118.81 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq mi
Population density23 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.3959, -91.4535

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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