Wisconsin · Census place 55875
Nekoosa, WI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Nekoosa, Wisconsin (Nekoosa, WI — Census place “Nekoosa city”) is 2,439 residents, ranking #250 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $43,026, the median home is worth $112,900 and median gross rent runs $660 a month. Looking for the Nekoosa Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Nekoosa, WI: 54457.
- Population
- 2,439Nekoosa city residents
- Median household income
- $43,026Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $112,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $660Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 43 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.8%Owner-occupied households
Nekoosa ZIP codes (Wisconsin)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Nekoosa.
The Nekoosa 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 Nekoosa city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Nekoosa city median would spend about 18.4% 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 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.6% of residents and 67.8% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Nekoosa city, WI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Nekoosa city is a small town in Wisconsin, with 2,439 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #250 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 69% of them. The median age here is 43 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 Nekoosa city earn a median of $43,026 a year, 45.2% below the national figure of $78,538 and 42% below the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 18.6% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Nekoosa city is valued at $112,900, 62.8% below the national figure and 47% below the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $660 a month, 53.1% below the national figure, or roughly $7,920 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.4% 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 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 67.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Nekoosa city?
- Nekoosa city has 2,439 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #250 of 807 in Wisconsin.
- What is the median household income in Nekoosa city?
- Median household income in Nekoosa city is $43,026 a year, 45.2% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Nekoosa city?
- Median gross rent is $660 a month and the median home value is $112,900, so rent absorbs about 18.4% of median household income.
- Is Nekoosa city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Nekoosa city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 18.4% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Nekoosa 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.