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54921 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54921 covers Bancroft, Wisconsin, with a population of about 1,351 and a median household income of $72,708.

Population
1,35115 per square mile
Median age
42.63.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$72,708about the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
12.1%about the US average
Typical home value
$285,290up 25.6% in five years
Median rent
$76327% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
18.9%16.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
90.3%25.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
25

Where 54921 is

Bancroft, 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

Population1,351
Median age42.6
Family households69.1%
Born outside the US6.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home14.7%
White (non-Hispanic)77.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino20.9%
Veterans6.4%
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$72,708
Income per person$32,540
Poverty rate12.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k5.5%
$20–25k3.3%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k4.6%
$35–40k4.8%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k9.9%
$60–75k7.4%
$75–100k22.2%
$100–125k9.4%
$125–150k5.3%
$150–200k6.1%
$200k or more5.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed670
Mean adjusted gross income$60,569
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k31.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$190,700
Median gross rent$763
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied90.3%
Vacant homes8.9%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house78.2%
Mobile home21.8%
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$285,290as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 18.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 71.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$285,290$166,689

$166,689 in 2016 to $285,290 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%
High school diploma or higher85.8%
Works from home14.8%
Drives to work alone76.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.4%
Health

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

Obesity38.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.2% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.3% 2.9 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.2% 4.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.3% 5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38% 1.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.8% 4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79% 3.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.4% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.9% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments25
People employed232
Annual payroll$20,279,000
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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 87.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss85.5 out of 100
Community resilience69.6 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 wave98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning92.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado91.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding87.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought74.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm62.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave54.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake12.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane3.6Very 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$72,708$75,670$78,538
Income per person$32,540$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate12.1%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$190,700$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$763$1,045$1,348
Homeownership90.3%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.4%3.3%5.2%
Works from home14.8%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US6.7%5.1%13.9%
Median age42.640.138.7
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 stationHANCOCK EXP FARM, WI US20.9 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January24.9°F / 6.9°F1.14 in rain, 12.8 in snow
February29.6°F / 9.7°F0.97 in rain, 8.2 in snow
March41.3°F / 21.2°F1.86 in rain, 8.3 in snow
April55.1°F / 32.9°F3.57 in rain, 2.7 in snow
May68.1°F / 45.2°F4.19 in rain
June77.4°F / 55.2°F4.95 in rain
July81.5°F / 58.8°F4.15 in rain
August79.3°F / 57.3°F4.02 in rain
September71.6°F / 49.3°F3.31 in rain
October58.1°F / 37.4°F2.71 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November42.6°F / 25.6°F1.98 in rain, 3.3 in snow
December29.9°F / 13.8°F1.42 in rain, 7.5 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 supermarket59% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Tri-County Area School District52.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Almond-Bancroft School District38.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Stevens Point Area School District5.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Wisconsin Rapids School District3.8% 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 vulnerability41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54966 Plainfield, WI12.3 km away
54909 Almond, WI13.8 km away
54467 Plover, WI16.1 km away
54943 Hancock, WI19.7 km away
54406 Amherst, WI22.2 km away
54492 Stevens Point, WI22.6 km away
54494 Wisconsin Rapids, WI23.2 km away
54481 Stevens Point, WI24 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.

Portage County86.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Adams County13.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area87.27 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq mi
Population density15 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.3065, -89.5304

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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