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Balsam Lake, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Balsam Lake, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,512. 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 BALSAM-LAKE-WI · Balsam Lake, WI 1 ZIPs · 2,512 pop · #13291/25278 · Polk County

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

  • INC-MID $69,917
  • RANK-MID #13291/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Cushing
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,512
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $271,600

Nearest income peer: Cushing, WI ( $229 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 Balsam Lake

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

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,512
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,917
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $69,917 and poverty 7.3% concentrate in 54810.

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, Suring is the closest lower-income city and Eastman the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Balsam Lake.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 54810, is all of Balsam Lake

There is no split to weigh here: 54810 holds every one of Balsam Lake's 2,512 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Balsam Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 64 establishments, 459 employees , annual payroll $15,564k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54810 (64 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (15) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Balsam Lake, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Polk County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Balsam Lake. See the Polk County roll-up →

Balsam Lake sits in the lower half of Polk County on income: Amery, Osceola and Saint Croix Falls report more, Centuria and Milltown report less. Star Prairie marks the far end of that range at $95,833, 37% above Balsam Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54810 2,512 $69,917 64 21
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Balsam Lake 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 Balsam Lake, .