PlainZIP

Blue River, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Blue River, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,330. 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 BLUE-RIVER-WI · Blue River, WI 1 ZIPs · 1,330 pop · #16647/25278 · Richland County

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

  • INC-MID $62,384
  • RANK-LOWER #16647/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gotham
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,330
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $164,900

Nearest income peer: Gotham, WI ( $926 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 Blue River

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

34th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,330
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,384
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 $62,384 and poverty 22.3% concentrate in 53518.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (91.3%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Wisconsin, Ontario is the closest lower-income city and Humbird the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Blue River.

Population concentration

Blue River reads through its lone ZIP, 53518

1,330 ACS residents, one ZIP: 53518 is not the leading code inside Blue River, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Blue River

Citywide ZBP: 16 establishments, 77 employees , annual payroll $3,048k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 53518 (16 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (4) · also Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Blue River, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Richland County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Blue River. See the Richland County roll-up →

Every one of the 5 cities sharing Richland County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Blue River, Richland Center, Lone Rock and Viola among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Viola marks the far end of that range at $72,898, 17% above Blue River.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
53518 1,330 $62,384 16 7
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Blue River 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 Blue River, .