What is the population of Potosi village?

Potosi village has 616 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #495 of 807 in Wisconsin.

What is the median household income in Potosi village?

Median household income in Potosi village is $70,000 a year, 10.9% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Potosi village?

Median gross rent is $719 a month and the median home value is $183,200, so rent absorbs about 12.3% of median household income.

Is Potosi village affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Potosi village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Potosi, WI population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Potosi, Wisconsin (Potosi, WI — Census place “Potosi village”) is 616 residents, ranking #495 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $70,000, the median home is worth $183,200 and median gross rent runs $719 a month. Looking for the Potosi Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Potosi, WI: 53820.

Population: 616Potosi village residents
Median household income: $70,000Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $183,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $719Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 44.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 74.8%Owner-occupied households

Potosi ZIP codes (Wisconsin)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Potosi.

The Potosi WI ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

53820

What the numbers mean in Potosi village

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Potosi village median would spend about 12.3% 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 5.6% of residents and 74.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Potosi village, WI in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Potosi village is a very small community in Wisconsin, with 616 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #495 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 38% of them. The median age here is 44.3 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 Potosi village earn a median of $70,000 a year, 10.9% below the national figure of $78,538 and 5% below the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 5.6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Potosi village is valued at $183,200, 39.6% below the national figure and 14% below the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $719 a month, 48.9% below the national figure, or roughly $8,628 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 12.3% 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. 74.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

With 616 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Potosi village against its county rather than against national figures.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. 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 Potosi village?: Potosi village has 616 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #495 of 807 in Wisconsin.
What is the median household income in Potosi village?: Median household income in Potosi village is $70,000 a year, 10.9% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Potosi village?: Median gross rent is $719 a month and the median home value is $183,200, so rent absorbs about 12.3% of median household income.
Is Potosi village affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Potosi village is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 12.3% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Potosi village 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.