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Barron, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Barron, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,728. 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 BARRON-WI · Barron, WI 1 ZIPs · 5,728 pop · #16321/25278 · Barron County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $63,100
  • RANK-LOWER #16321/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Prairie Farm
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,728
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $161,700

Nearest income peer: Prairie Farm, WI ( $322 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 Barron

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

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,728
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,100
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 $63,100 and poverty 14.8% concentrate in 54812.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Barron as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Barron's single ZIP 54812 carries the town

Barron is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 54812 is the entire residential footprint (5,728 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Barron's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 155 establishments, 2,551 employees , annual payroll $131,292k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54812 (155 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (22) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Barron, WI

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

Barron sits in the lower half of Barron County on income: Chetek, Cumberland and Cameron report more, Almena and Dallas report less. Mikana marks the far end of that range at $96,667, 53% above Barron.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54812 5,728 $63,100 155 24
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