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54888 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54888 covers Trego, Wisconsin, with a population of about 1,320 and a median household income of $67,232.

Population
1,32013 per square mile
Median age
58.720 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,23211% below the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
10.1%2.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$305,721up 41.3% in five years
Median rent
$73829% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
22.9%12.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.6%24.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
34

Where 54888 is

Trego, 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

Population1,320
Median age58.7
Family households64.4%
Born outside the US0.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.8%
White (non-Hispanic)94.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.4%
Veterans11%
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$67,232
Income per person$38,836
Poverty rate10.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k6.5%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k6.0%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k4.2%
$50–60k7.8%
$60–75k13.0%
$75–100k11.9%
$100–125k14.0%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k9.9%
$200k or more2.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed770
Mean adjusted gross income$67,358
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.6%
Returns, under $25k26.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.2%
Returns, $200k or more2.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$216,000
Median gross rent$738
Rent as a share of household income30.6%
Owner-occupied89.6%
Vacant homes55.5%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house89.9%
Mobile home10.1%
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$305,721as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 41.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 125.6%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$305,721$117,651

$117,651 in 2012 to $305,721 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%
High school diploma or higher97.1%
Works from home11.8%
Drives to work alone73.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.3%
Health

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

Obesity35.4% 2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42% 7.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.5% 1.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis35.8% 10.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication83.6% 8.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)12.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.9% 5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.5% 9.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.3% 7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17.9% 6.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.5% 7.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43% 6.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.3% 3.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.4% 6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.1% 3.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.7% 1.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments34
People employed182
Annual payroll$5,208,000
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 59% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss54.6 out of 100
Community resilience45.5 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.

Cold wave96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning94.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire82.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought80.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind68.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding67.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide66.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado48.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave27.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm7.1Relatively 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$67,232$75,670$78,538
Income per person$38,836$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate10.1%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$216,000$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$738$1,045$1,348
Homeownership89.6%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3%3.3%5.2%
Works from home11.8%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US0.1%5.1%13.9%
Median age58.740.138.7
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 stationMINONG 5 WSW, WI US12.8 km away

Average high and low by month

January22°F / 2.1°F
February27.6°F / 6°F
March39.7°F / 18.4°F
April54.5°F / 29.9°F
May68.4°F / 43.6°F
June75.5°F / 54°F
July80°F / 58.6°F
August77.4°F / 56.8°F
September69.4°F / 49.4°F
October55.6°F / 37.6°F
November39.1°F / 23.8°F
December26.6°F / 10.5°F
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 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%.

Spooner Area School District100% 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 vulnerability14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54801 Spooner, WI12.1 km away
54875 Springbrook, WI14.1 km away
54859 Minong, WI17 km away
54871 Shell Lake, WI23.4 km away
54890 Wascott, WI25 km away
54845 Hertel, WI27.1 km away
54870 Sarona, WI28 km away
54876 Stone Lake, WI30 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.

Washburn County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area98.97 sq mi
Water area5.02 sq mi
Population density13 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.9516, -91.8581

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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