Altoona, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Altoona, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,039. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALTOONA-WI · Altoona, WI 1 ZIPs · 7,039 pop · #7436/25278 · Eau Claire County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $85,977
  • RANK-UPPER #7436/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Eleva
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 55% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,039
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $236,700

Nearest income peer: Eleva, WI (+ $9,202 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Altoona

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Altoona on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Altoona, WI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 29%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,039
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$85,977
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 54720 (7,039 residents). Household income $85,977 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (54.6%) for this income tier, rent $1,246 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within Wisconsin, Neenah is the closest lower-income city and Omro the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Altoona.

Population concentration

Altoona reads through its lone ZIP, 54720

7,039 ACS residents, one ZIP: 54720 is not the leading code inside Altoona, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Altoona's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 222 establishments, 3,416 employees , annual payroll $176,273k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54720 (222 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (40) · also Finance and insurance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Altoona, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Eau Claire County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Altoona. See the Eau Claire County roll-up →

Altoona sits in the upper half of Eau Claire County on income: Eau Claire, Mondovi and Augusta report less, while Fall Creek and Eleva report more. Fairchild marks the far end of that range at $62,679, 27% below Altoona.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54720 7,039 $85,977 222 555

Altoona roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Altoona, .