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54880 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54880 covers Superior, Wisconsin, with a population of about 30,211 and a median household income of $66,942.

Population
30,211182 per square mile
Median age
39.91.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,94212% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
12%about the US average
Typical home value
$243,526up 30.5% in five years
Median rent
$90114% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
28.3%6.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
63.8%1.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
796

Where 54880 is

Superior, 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

Population30,211
Median age39.9
Family households52.5%
Born outside the US2.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home3%
White (non-Hispanic)89.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Hispanic or Latino1.9%
Veterans7.6%
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$66,942
Income per person$37,642
Poverty rate12%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.5%
$10–15k5.4%
$15–20k3.5%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k5.0%
$30–35k5.0%
$35–40k4.7%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k7.6%
$75–100k13.7%
$100–125k11.7%
$125–150k8.3%
$150–200k7.5%
$200k or more5.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,230
Mean adjusted gross income$64,153
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.8%
Returns, under $25k26.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.1%
Returns, $200k or more2.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$176,700
Median gross rent$901
Rent as a share of household income27.2%
Owner-occupied63.8%
Vacant homes7.6%
Median year built1961

What the homes are

Detached house65.4%
Attached house2.9%
2 to 4 units11.4%
5 to 19 units9.5%
20 or more units7.9%
Mobile home2.9%
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$243,526as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 99.7%
Typical asking rent$1,144as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 6.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$243,526$102,776

$108,767 in 2009 to $243,526 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%
High school diploma or higher94.4%
Works from home7%
Drives to work alone75.2%
Takes public transport1.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.5%
Health

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

Obesity41% 7.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.6% 0.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25% 3.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.7% 2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.8% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.2% 2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31% 3.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.2% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.5% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.8% 3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.4% 2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments796
People employed13,079
Annual payroll$659,005,000
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 76.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss76.5 out of 100
Community resilience35 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 wave99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning94.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail71.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire70.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave68.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind67.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide60.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought57.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm39.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding14.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake0.6Very 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$66,942$75,670$78,538
Income per person$37,642$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate12%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$176,700$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$901$1,045$1,348
Homeownership63.8%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.4%3.3%5.2%
Works from home7%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US2.1%5.1%13.9%
Median age39.940.138.7
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 stationSUPERIOR, WI US3.2 km away
Rain in a year31 in
Snow in a year56 in

Average high and low by month

January22.5°F / 5.8°F0.81 in rain, 14.5 in snow
February26.9°F / 9.1°F0.89 in rain, 12.4 in snow
March36.1°F / 21°F1.41 in rain, 9.1 in snow
April46°F / 31.8°F2.64 in rain, 1.7 in snow
May57.4°F / 40.9°F3.37 in rain
June67°F / 49.5°F4.56 in rain
July76.1°F / 58°F3.88 in rain
August74.8°F / 58°F3.92 in rain
September66.6°F / 50.1°F3.39 in rain
October53°F / 38.6°F3.17 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November39.1°F / 25.6°F2.12 in rain, 5.8 in snow
December27.3°F / 13.1°F1.29 in rain, 12.3 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 supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket7% 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%.

Superior School District99.9% 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 vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

55807 Duluth, MN7.4 km away
55802 Duluth, MN7.4 km away
55806 Duluth, MN8.3 km away
55801 Duluth, MN9.2 km away
55814 Duluth, MN9.2 km away
55815 Duluth, MN9.2 km away
55816 Duluth, MN9.2 km away
55808 Duluth, MN10.3 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.

Douglas County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area166.11 sq mi
Water area9.95 sq mi
Population density182 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude46.7016, -92.0912

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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