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Tomahawk, WI population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Tomahawk, Wisconsin (Tomahawk, WI — Census place “Tomahawk city”) is 3,416 residents, ranking #198 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $60,905, the median home is worth $168,200 and median gross rent runs $554 a month. Looking for the Tomahawk Wisconsin ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Tomahawk, WI: 54487.
- Population
- 3,416Tomahawk city residents
- Median household income
- $60,905Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $168,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $554Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 67.9%Owner-occupied households
Tomahawk ZIP codes (Wisconsin)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Tomahawk.
The Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Tomahawk city median would spend about 10.9% 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 2.8× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.1% of residents and 67.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Tomahawk city, WI in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Tomahawk city is a small town in Wisconsin, with 3,416 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #198 of 807 ranked by population — larger than 75% of them. The median age here is 41.3 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 Tomahawk city earn a median of $60,905 a year, 22.5% below the national figure of $78,538 and 18% below the $73,880 median for the 395 Wisconsin cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 12.1% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Tomahawk city is valued at $168,200, 44.6% below the national figure and 21% below the $211,900 peer median, while median gross rent runs $554 a month, 60.6% below the national figure, or roughly $6,648 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 10.9% 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 2.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 67.9% 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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Wisconsin.
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- Wrightstown village 3,330
- Black River Falls city 3,514
- Ellsworth village 3,323
- Lake Delton village 3,522
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Tomahawk city?
- Tomahawk city has 3,416 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #198 of 807 in Wisconsin.
- What is the median household income in Tomahawk city?
- Median household income in Tomahawk city is $60,905 a year, 22.5% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Tomahawk city?
- Median gross rent is $554 a month and the median home value is $168,200, so rent absorbs about 10.9% of median household income.
- Is Tomahawk city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.8× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Tomahawk city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 10.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Tomahawk 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.