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Dane County · Wisconsin

ZIP code 53719

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 53719 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
33,688

ZCTA residents

Median income
$92,223

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$349,300

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
5%

Wisconsin state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 53719 sits in Dane County, Wisconsin and is home to 33,688 people. Median household income is $92,223, the median home is worth $349,300 and median gross rent is $1,429. 50.1% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 5% (Wisconsin state rate).

County
Dane County

FIPS 55025

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 53719

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

Population
33,688ZIP 53719 residents
Median household income
$92,223Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$349,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,429Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
34.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
50.1%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 53719 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 53719 is a small city in Dane County, Wisconsin, with 33,688 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #35 of 783 ranked by population — larger than 95% of them. The median age here is 34.1 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in ZIP 53719 earn a median of $92,223 a year, 17.4% above 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 6% of residents here, less than half the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 53719 is valued at $349,300, 15.1% above the national figure, while median gross rent runs $1,429 a month, 1.6% above the national figure, or roughly $17,148 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 18.6% 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 3.8×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 50.1% 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.

Reading ZIP 53719 in context

How 53719 sits inside Dane County and Wisconsin.

ZIP 53719 is tabulated inside Dane County, Wisconsin, one of 35 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 783 across Wisconsin. This is a dense urban ZIP, where a single postal boundary can hold more residents than an entire rural county. 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 53719 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 53719 reports a median household income of $92,223, 4% below the $95,691 county median, and 26% above the $73,420 typical WI ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $349,300, 7% below the county figure and 63% above the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $1,429 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 53719 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 53719 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 53719

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
19%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
3.8×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,812/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
6%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 53719 compares

ZIP 53719 against the median ZIP in Dane County and across Wisconsin.

MeasureZIP 53719County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$92,223$95,691$73,420+26%
Median home value$349,300$373,650$214,300+63%
Median gross rent$1,429$1,329$900+59%
Population33,68813,1332,792+1107%

Medians are computed across the 35 ZIP areas in Dane County and the 783 ZIP areas in Wisconsin.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 783 Wisconsin ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 81% of 760 state ZIPs

#141
Home value

above 91% of 762 state ZIPs

#72
Population

larger than 96% of 783 state ZIPs

#35

Comparable ZIP codes

Wisconsin ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
54742Eau Claire County$92,353$272,100$1,069
54115Brown County$92,023$307,800$1,071
53024Ozaukee County$91,675$353,700$1,124
53583Sauk County$92,792$305,200$1,078
54205Kewaunee County$91,563$235,800$838
54974Fond du Lac County$91,548$249,500$631

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Dane County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Dane County, Wisconsin.

ZIP 53719 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 53719?
ZIP 53719 lies mostly in Dane 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 53719?
Wisconsin charges 5% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 53719 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,429 a month, about 19% of median household income, and the median home is worth $349,300 — +63% 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 53719, 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.