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Benton, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Benton, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,306. 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 BENTON-WI · Benton, WI 1 ZIPs · 1,306 pop · #9392/25278 · Lafayette County

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

  • INC-HIGH $79,545
  • RANK-UPPER #9392/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Belmont
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,306
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $163,700

Nearest income peer: Belmont, WI (+ $2,538 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 Benton

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

Top 37%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,306
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$79,545
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 53803 (1,306 residents). Household income $79,545 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Benton as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Benton's single ZIP 53803 carries the town

Benton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 53803 is the entire residential footprint (1,306 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 Benton's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 22 establishments, 147 employees , annual payroll $6,961k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 53803 (22 units) ; leading NAICS Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (4) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Benton, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Lafayette County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Benton. See the Lafayette County roll-up →

Benton lands mid-pack among the 7 cities sharing Lafayette County: Blanchardville, Argyle and Belmont earn more and Darlington, Shullsburg and Gratiot earn less. Gratiot marks the far end of that range at $58,438, 27% below Benton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
53803 1,306 $79,545 22 41
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Benton 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 Benton, .