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Birchwood, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Birchwood, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,188. 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 BIRCHWOOD-WI · Birchwood, WI 1 ZIPs · 2,188 pop · #8329/25278 · Washburn County

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

  • INC-HIGH $83,036
  • RANK-UPPER #8329/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Shell Lake
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,188
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $275,000

Nearest income peer: Shell Lake, WI ( $13,694 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 Birchwood

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

Top 33%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,188
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$83,036
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 54817 (2,188 residents). Household income $83,036 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (88.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 54817, is all of Birchwood

There is no split to weigh here: 54817 holds every one of Birchwood's 2,188 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 Birchwood's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 54 establishments, 320 employees , annual payroll $14,711k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54817 (54 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (22) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Birchwood, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Washburn County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Birchwood. See the Washburn County roll-up →

No other city sharing Washburn County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Birchwood. Spooner, Shell Lake and Minong sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Minong marks the far end of that range at $55,882, 33% below Birchwood.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54817 2,188 $83,036 54 5
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Birchwood 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 Birchwood, .