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54810 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54810 covers Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, with a population of about 2,911 and a median household income of $66,842.

Population
2,91163 per square mile
Median age
46.88.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,84212% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
8.2%4.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$421,837up 21.2% in five years
Median rent
$1,047about the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
22.3%12.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
86.7%21.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
75

Where 54810 is

Balsam Lake, 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

Population2,911
Median age46.8
Family households67.5%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.3%
White (non-Hispanic)91.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino3.4%
Veterans6.3%
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$66,842
Income per person$37,134
Poverty rate8.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k4.7%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k5.5%
$30–35k3.8%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k4.7%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k12.5%
$75–100k10.8%
$100–125k13.1%
$125–150k6.9%
$150–200k7.8%
$200k or more6.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,250
Mean adjusted gross income$82,047
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.6%
Returns, under $25k25.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.0%
Returns, $200k or more5.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$258,000
Median gross rent$1,047
Owner-occupied86.7%
Vacant homes45.7%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house88.6%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units1.1%
5 to 19 units1.4%
Mobile home7.2%
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$421,837as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 93.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200720162026$421,837$178,202

$195,825 in 2007 to $421,837 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%
High school diploma or higher91.7%
Works from home12.7%
Drives to work alone77.6%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more27.2%
Health

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

Obesity36.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.2% 2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19% 1.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33% 7.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81% 6.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.6% 7.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.7% 2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19% 5.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.2% 5.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.7% 2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.2% 3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.3% 5.1 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80% 4.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.4% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.6% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments75
People employed503
Annual payroll$16,224,000
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 49.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss40.4 out of 100
Community resilience42.3 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 wave92.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning78.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado72.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather64Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide51.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding41.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake2.7Very 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$66,842$75,670$78,538
Income per person$37,134$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate8.2%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$258,000$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,047$1,045$1,348
Homeownership86.7%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate6.4%3.3%5.2%
Works from home12.7%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%5.1%13.9%
Median age46.840.138.7
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 stationLUCK, WI US13.9 km away
Rain in a year33 in
Snow in a year61 in

Average high and low by month

January22°F / 4.6°F0.81 in rain, 9.8 in snow
February27.5°F / 8.4°F0.83 in rain, 12.6 in snow
March40.4°F / 21°F1.49 in rain, 9 in snow
April55.3°F / 33.6°F2.71 in rain, 4.6 in snow
May68.1°F / 45.9°F4.21 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June76.9°F / 55.6°F4.18 in rain
July80.8°F / 60°F4.34 in rain
August78.7°F / 58°F4.28 in rain
September71.2°F / 50.4°F3.57 in rain
October57°F / 38.1°F3.41 in rain, 1.3 in snow
November40.2°F / 25.1°F1.89 in rain, 8.4 in snow
December27.2°F / 12.4°F1.17 in rain, 15.3 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 supermarket33% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Unity School District90.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Amery School District9.6% 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54858 Milltown, WI10.2 km away
54824 Centuria, WI10.4 km away
54853 Luck, WI10.9 km away
54001 Amery, WI12.3 km away
54009 Dresser, WI16.3 km away
54024 Saint Croix Falls, WI16.3 km away
54889 Turtle Lake, WI18.9 km away
54006 Cushing, WI19.8 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.

Polk County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area46.39 sq mi
Water area5.71 sq mi
Population density63 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.4588, -92.4150

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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