Wood County · Wisconsin
ZIP code 54495
- Population
- 7,857
- Median income
- $49,476
- Median home
- $117,900
- Sales tax
- 5%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Wisconsin state rate
Quick answer
ZIP 54495 sits in Wood County, Wisconsin and is home to 7,857 people. Median household income is $49,476, the median home is worth $117,900 and median gross rent is $804. 56.1% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 5% (Wisconsin state rate).
- County
- Wood County
- State
- Wisconsin (WI)
- Area codes
- Not published
- Metro area
- Outside covered metros
FIPS 55141
783 ZIPs covered
No NANPA match for this ZIP
Rate jurisdiction used for tax
The numbers for 54495
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 7,857ZIP 54495 residents
- Median household income
- $49,476Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $117,900Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $804Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 56.1%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 54495
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
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.
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 54495 compares
ZIP 54495 against the median ZIP in Wood County and across Wisconsin.
| Measure | ZIP 54495 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $49,476 | $72,888 | $73,420 | -33% |
| Median home value | $117,900 | $176,800 | $214,300 | -45% |
| Median gross rent | $804 | $767 | $900 | -11% |
| Population | 7,857 | 1,940 | 2,792 | +181% |
Medians are computed across the 12 ZIP areas in Wood County and the 783 ZIP areas in Wisconsin.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 783 Wisconsin ZIP areas.
- Income
- #725
- Home value
- #737
- Population
- #201
richer than 5% of 760 state ZIPs
above 3% of 762 state ZIPs
larger than 74% of 783 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Wisconsin ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Wood County.
ZIP 54495 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 54495?
- ZIP 54495 lies mostly in Wood 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 54495?
- Wisconsin charges 5% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
- Is 54495 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $804 a month, about 20% of median household income, and the median home is worth $117,900 — -45% 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.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Wisconsin Department of Revenue — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
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.