Wisconsin · Census place 55800
Neillsville, WI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Neillsville, Wisconsin (Neillsville, WI — Census place “Neillsville city”) is 2,314 residents, ranking #256 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $58,239, the median home is worth $111,300 and median gross rent runs $680 a month. Looking for the Neillsville Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Neillsville, WI: 54456.
- Population
- 2,314Neillsville city residents
- Median household income
- $58,239Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $111,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $680Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43.1 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 64.5%Owner-occupied households
Neillsville ZIP codes (Wisconsin)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Neillsville.
The Neillsville WI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Neillsville city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Neillsville city median would spend about 14% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 1.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 11.7% of residents and 64.5% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Neillsville city, WI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Neillsville city is a small town in Wisconsin, with 2,314 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #256 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 68% of them. The median age here is 43.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Neillsville city earn a median of $58,239 a year, 25.8% below the national figure of $78,538 and 21% below the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 11.7% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Neillsville city is valued at $111,300, 63.3% below the national figure and 47% below the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $680 a month, 51.6% below the national figure, or roughly $8,160 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 64.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
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- Adams city 2,144
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Neillsville city?
- Neillsville city has 2,314 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #256 of 807 in Wisconsin.
- What is the median household income in Neillsville city?
- Median household income in Neillsville city is $58,239 a year, 25.8% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Neillsville city?
- Median gross rent is $680 a month and the median home value is $111,300, so rent absorbs about 14% of median household income.
- Is Neillsville city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Neillsville city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Neillsville city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.