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54949 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54949 covers Manawa, Wisconsin, with a population of about 3,549 and a median household income of $84,286.

Population
3,54954 per square mile
Median age
44.55.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$84,2861.1× the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
9.6%2.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$269,836up 39.6% in five years
Median rent
$83520% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
13.1%21.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.7%11.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
68

Where 54949 is

Manawa, 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

Population3,549
Median age44.5
Family households65.3%
Born outside the US1%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.2%
White (non-Hispanic)90.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino5%
Veterans6.9%
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$84,286
Income per person$38,803
Poverty rate9.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.4%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k3.8%
$25–30k4.7%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k2.1%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k8.6%
$75–100k23.3%
$100–125k15.1%
$125–150k7.3%
$150–200k8.0%
$200k or more2.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,680
Mean adjusted gross income$65,154
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.4%
Returns, under $25k26.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.7%
Returns, $200k or more2.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$192,200
Median gross rent$835
Rent as a share of household income14.4%
Owner-occupied76.7%
Vacant homes12.6%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house88.8%
Attached house0.9%
2 to 4 units2.9%
5 to 19 units3.7%
20 or more units0.7%
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$269,836as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 39.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 104.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$269,836$110,891

$121,189 in 2009 to $269,836 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%
High school diploma or higher93.9%
Works from home3.8%
Drives to work alone87.3%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.3%
Health

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

Obesity38.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.6% 4.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.7% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.8% 1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.6% 1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12% 5.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.8% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.5% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.7% 4.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments68
People employed1,144
Annual payroll$50,614,000
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 73% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss67.5 out of 100
Community resilience67.2 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 wave96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning92.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado82.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather74.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave46.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm44.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake8.9Very 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$84,286$75,670$78,538
Income per person$38,803$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate9.6%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$192,200$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$835$1,045$1,348
Homeownership76.7%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.4%3.3%5.2%
Works from home3.8%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1%5.1%13.9%
Median age44.540.138.7
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 stationWAUPACA, WI US17.1 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year49 in

Average high and low by month

January25.1°F / 7.6°F1.41 in rain, 10.9 in snow
February29.2°F / 10.4°F1.11 in rain, 11.9 in snow
March41.3°F / 21.3°F1.94 in rain, 7 in snow
April55.1°F / 32.7°F3.44 in rain, 4.7 in snow
May68.2°F / 44.9°F4.07 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June77.4°F / 54.7°F4.49 in rain
July82°F / 58.8°F3.77 in rain
August79.5°F / 57.2°F3.86 in rain
September71.7°F / 48.9°F3.34 in rain
October57.9°F / 36.9°F2.61 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November43.1°F / 25.8°F2.06 in rain, 2.1 in snow
December30.2°F / 14.5°F1.71 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 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Manawa School District99% of this ZIP code's land area
New London School District1% 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 vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54962 Ogdensburg, WI7.8 km away
54961 New London, WI15.4 km away
54922 Bear Creek, WI15.7 km away
54983 Weyauwega, WI16.7 km away
54990 Iola, WI17.5 km away
54926 Big Falls, WI18.2 km away
54945 Iola, WI18.8 km away
54977 Scandinavia, 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.

Waupaca County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area65.56 sq mi
Water area1.3 sq mi
Population density54 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.4701, -88.9164

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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