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54977 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 54977 covers Scandinavia, Wisconsin, with a population of about 1,448 and a median household income of $75,625.

Population
1,44838 per square mile
Median age
50.712 points above the US average
Median household income
$75,625about the Wisconsin median
Poverty rate
5.3%7.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$332,674up 33.1% in five years
Median rent
$9677% below the Wisconsin median
Degree or higher
15.4%19.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.6%26.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
23

Where 54977 is

Scandinavia, 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

Population1,448
Median age50.7
Family households81.5%
Born outside the US1.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.8%
White (non-Hispanic)95.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans6.6%
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$75,625
Income per person$36,183
Poverty rate5.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k14.4%
$30–35k1.3%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k3.9%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k4.2%
$60–75k10.9%
$75–100k16.9%
$100–125k12.3%
$125–150k9.3%
$150–200k9.1%
$200k or more3.1%

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$76,648
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.5%
Returns, under $25k26.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.9%
Returns, $200k or more4.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$242,900
Median gross rent$967
Rent as a share of household income19.3%
Owner-occupied91.6%
Vacant homes18.7%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house89.1%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units2.6%
5 to 19 units2.1%
Mobile home5.4%
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$332,674as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 93%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$332,674$149,927

$149,927 in 2012 to $332,674 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%
High school diploma or higher96.2%
Works from home11.1%
Drives to work alone81.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.9%
Health

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

Obesity38% 4.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.8% 4.7 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)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.2% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.9% 7.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19% 3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.2% 6.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.7% 3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88% 2.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.8% 5.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.3% 7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.6% 6.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.4% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.3% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.1% 6.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.5% 1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.4% 4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.2% 4.8 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 establishments23
People employed145
Annual payroll$7,244,000
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 68.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss63.5 out of 100
Community resilience68.4 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 wave96.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning93.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado80.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather74.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire70.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding66.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave46Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought1.6Very 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$75,625$75,670$78,538
Income per person$36,183$42,019$43,289
Poverty rate5.3%10.6%12.4%
Median home value$242,900$247,400$303,400
Median gross rent$967$1,045$1,348
Homeownership91.6%67.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%32.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%3.3%5.2%
Works from home11.1%11.6%13.5%
Born outside the US1.5%5.1%13.9%
Median age50.740.138.7
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 stationWAUPACA, WI US14.4 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Iola-Scandinavia School District63.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Waupaca School District28.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Tomorrow River School District8.1% 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Household characteristics69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

54990 Iola, WI6 km away
54945 Iola, WI8.3 km away
54406 Amherst, WI11.8 km away
54458 Nelsonville, WI12.1 km away
54407 Amherst Junction, WI12.1 km away
54981 Waupaca, WI13.2 km away
54946 King, WI13.9 km away
54962 Ogdensburg, WI14.1 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 County88% of this ZIP code's land area
Portage County12% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area38.21 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq mi
Population density38 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.4604, -89.1650

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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