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Dodge County · Wisconsin

ZIP code 53047

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 53047 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
70

ZCTA residents

Median income
$46,094

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$277,800

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
5%

Wisconsin state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 53047 sits in Dodge County, Wisconsin and is home to 70 people. Median household income is $46,094, the median home is worth $277,800 and median gross rent is —. 78.8% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 5% (Wisconsin state rate).

County
Dodge County

FIPS 55027

State
Wisconsin (WI)

783 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 53047

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
70ZIP 53047 residents
Median household income
$46,094Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$277,800Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
—Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
30.8 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
78.8%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 53047 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 53047 is a very small community in Dodge County, Wisconsin, with 70 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #770 of 783 ranked by population — larger than 1% of them. The median age here is 30.8 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. 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 ZIP 53047 earn a median of $46,094 a year, 41.3% below the national figure of $78,538. 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 2.9% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 53047 is valued at $277,800, 8.4% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs not published a month. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 78.8% 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 70 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare ZIP 53047 against its county rather than against national figures.

The Census withheld gross rent for ZIP 53047 because the sample was too thin to publish at this geography. Those values were suppressed at the source, not lost in our dataset, and we do not model a replacement. Everything else on this page comes straight from the ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year tables.

Reading ZIP 53047 in context

How 53047 sits inside Dodge County and Wisconsin.

ZIP 53047 is tabulated inside Dodge County, Wisconsin, one of 20 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 783 across Wisconsin. This is one of the smallest tabulated ZIP areas in the state, the kind of rural route where a single subdivision or farm cluster accounts for most addresses. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 53047 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 53047 reports a median household income of $46,094, 42% below the $78,859 county median, and 37% below the $73,420 typical WI ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $277,800, 29% above the county figure and 30% above the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at not published a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.

Wisconsin charges 5% statewide, and local governments overlapping 53047 may add county, city or special-district levies on top. We publish the state floor for this ZIP rather than guessing a combined figure, because ZIP boundaries and taxing-district boundaries were drawn for different purposes and do not line up.

Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 53047 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.

Sales tax in 53047

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
5%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$5Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$50Before any exemptions

Wisconsin levies 5% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
—Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
6.0×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,441/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
2.9%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 53047 compares

ZIP 53047 against the median ZIP in Dodge County and across Wisconsin.

MeasureZIP 53047County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$46,094$78,859$73,420-37%
Median home value$277,800$215,400$214,300+30%
Median gross rent—$938$900—
Population701,9382,792-97%

Medians are computed across the 20 ZIP areas in Dodge County and the 783 ZIP areas in Wisconsin.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 783 Wisconsin ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 3% of 760 state ZIPs

#738
Home value

above 79% of 762 state ZIPs

#160
Population

larger than 2% of 783 state ZIPs

#770

Comparable ZIP codes

Wisconsin ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
53934Adams County$46,563$166,700$832
54542Forest County$45,625$157,300—
53703Dane County$46,618$472,000$1,445
53910Adams County$46,780$117,900$732
53209Milwaukee County$45,288$150,200$980
53210Milwaukee County$45,268$153,400$1,044

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Dodge County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Dodge County, Wisconsin.

ZIP 53047 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 53047?
ZIP 53047 lies mostly in Dodge County, Wisconsin. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 53047?
Wisconsin charges 5% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 53047 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs — a month, and the median home is worth $277,800 — +30% against the typical Wisconsin ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 53047, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.