Bruce, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bruce, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,544. 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 BRUCE-WI · Bruce, WI 1 ZIPs · 2,544 pop · #19336/25278 · Rusk County

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

  • INC-MID $56,650
  • RANK-LOWER #19336/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Ladysmith
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,544
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $162,500

Nearest income peer: Ladysmith, WI (+ $86 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 Bruce

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bruce 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, Bruce, WI sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,544
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,650
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($56,650 average) · poverty 13.5%. The primary code (54819) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bruce as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Bruce reads through its lone ZIP, 54819

2,544 ACS residents, one ZIP: 54819 is not the leading code inside Bruce, 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 Bruce

Citywide ZBP: 35 establishments, 463 employees , annual payroll $22,955k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54819 (35 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Bruce, WI

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

Bruce lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Rusk County: Weyerhaeuser and Tony earn more and Glen Flora and Hawkins earn less. Tony marks the far end of that range at $81,875, 45% above Bruce.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54819 2,544 $56,650 35 6

Bruce 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 Bruce, .