PlainZIP

Amherst, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Amherst, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,469. 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 AMHERST-WI · Amherst, WI 1 ZIPs · 3,469 pop · #10157/25278 · Portage County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $77,533
  • RANK-MID #10157/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Stevens Point
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,469
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $284,800

Nearest income peer: Stevens Point, WI ( $510 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 Amherst

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Amherst 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, Amherst, WI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 40%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,469
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$77,533
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 54406 (3,469 residents). Household income $77,533 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Amherst's single ZIP 54406 carries the town

Amherst is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 54406 is the entire residential footprint (3,469 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Amherst's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 85 establishments, 1,202 employees , annual payroll $54,820k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54406 (85 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (19) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Amherst, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Portage County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Amherst. See the Portage County roll-up →

Amherst sits in the lower half of Portage County on income: Plover, Rosholt and Custer report more, and only Nelsonville reports less. Custer marks the far end of that range at $113,690, 47% above Amherst.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54406 3,469 $77,533 85 20
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Amherst 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 Amherst, .