PlainZIP

Bowler, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bowler, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,684. 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 BOWLER-WI · Bowler, WI 1 ZIPs · 1,684 pop · #17490/25278 · Shawano County

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

  • INC-MID $60,859
  • RANK-LOWER #17490/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tigerton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,684
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $128,200

Nearest income peer: Tigerton, WI ( $331 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 Bowler

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

31st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,684
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,859
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 $60,859 and poverty 12.1% concentrate in 54416.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bowler as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Bowler reads through its lone ZIP, 54416

1,684 ACS residents, one ZIP: 54416 is not the leading code inside Bowler, 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 Bowler

Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 407 employees , annual payroll $18,114k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54416 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (4) · also Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Bowler, WI

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Shawano County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Bowler, Shawano, Bonduel and Birnamwood among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Green Valley marks the far end of that range at $113,750, 87% above Bowler.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54416 1,684 $60,859 14 8
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Bowler 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 Bowler, .