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54904 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54904 covers Oshkosh, Wisconsin, with a population of about 22,428 and a median household income of $95,813.

Population
22,428288 per square mile
Median age
45.97.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$95,8131.3× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
5.5%6.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$368,891up 30.4% in five years
Median rent
$91512% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
41.8%6.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
80%15 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
537

Where 54904 is

Oshkosh, 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

Population22,428
Median age45.9
Family households68.8%
Born outside the US3%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.8%
White (non-Hispanic)93.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.1%
Hispanic or Latino1.4%
Veterans8.8%
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$95,813
Income per person$48,587
Poverty rate5.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k4.5%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k3.2%
$45–50k4.8%
$50–60k5.9%
$60–75k7.5%
$75–100k12.6%
$100–125k14.5%
$125–150k8.8%
$150–200k13.8%
$200k or more10.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,670
Mean adjusted gross income$94,495
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.5%
Returns, under $25k21.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.4%
Returns, $200k or more7.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$258,900
Median gross rent$915
Rent as a share of household income23.7%
Owner-occupied80%
Vacant homes3.8%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house73.3%
Attached house5.8%
2 to 4 units4.6%
5 to 19 units12.8%
20 or more units2.5%
Mobile home0.9%
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$368,891as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 81.2%
Typical asking rent$2,200as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$368,891$182,149

$206,060 in 2009 to $368,891 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.8%
High school diploma or higher96.3%
Works from home13.7%
Drives to work alone78.1%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.1%
Health

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

Obesity38.1% 4.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11% 1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.1% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.1% 4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.4% 4.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.3% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening73.7% 9.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.3% 11 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.3% 4.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8% 9.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.8% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.8% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.2% 6.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.2% 7.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use83.3% 7.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.9% 4.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.5% 5.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.6% 2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments537
People employed12,287
Annual payroll$598,791,000
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 59.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss77.5 out of 100
Community resilience96.1 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 wave88.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind87.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado77.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire69.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide52.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave39.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm27.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane23.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake12Very 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$95,813$75,670$78,538
Income per person$48,587$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate5.5%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$258,900$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$915$1,045$1,348
Homeownership80%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.8%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.5%3.3%5.2%
Works from home13.7%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US3%5.1%13.9%
Median age45.940.138.7
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 stationOSHKOSH, WI US4.1 km away
Rain in a year33 in
Snow in a year39 in

Average high and low by month

January26.1°F / 10.2°F1.34 in rain, 9.8 in snow
February29.9°F / 12.9°F1.11 in rain, 10.1 in snow
March41.3°F / 23.5°F1.92 in rain, 5.4 in snow
April54.4°F / 35.7°F3.21 in rain, 1.8 in snow
May67.3°F / 48°F3.94 in rain
June77.3°F / 58.8°F4.82 in rain
July81.7°F / 62.7°F3.76 in rain
August79.8°F / 61°F3.4 in rain
September72.5°F / 52.7°F3.26 in rain
October59°F / 40.8°F2.89 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November44.2°F / 28.9°F2.05 in rain, 1.8 in snow
December31.8°F / 17.5°F1.59 in rain, 10 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 supermarket27% of this ZIP code's area
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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Oshkosh Area School District58.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Winneconne Community School District25.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Omro School District13.9% 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 vulnerability14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Household characteristics19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability6.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54901 Oshkosh, WI5.2 km away
54903 Oshkosh, WI5.2 km away
54906 Oshkosh, WI5.2 km away
54902 Oshkosh, WI7.6 km away
54985 Winnebago, WI8.4 km away
54927 Butte Des Morts, WI8.9 km away
54963 Omro, WI11.6 km away
54986 Winneconne, WI13.4 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.

Winnebago County99.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Fond du Lac County0.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area77.88 sq mi
Water area8.33 sq mi
Population density288 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.0304, -88.6070

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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