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Chetek, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chetek, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,139. 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 CHETEK-WI · Chetek, WI 1 ZIPs · 6,139 pop · #11223/25278 · Barron County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $74,712
  • RANK-MID #11223/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Haugen
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,139
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $224,400

Nearest income peer: Haugen, WI (+ $1,538 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 Chetek

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

Top 44%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,139
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,712
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 54728 (6,139 residents). Household income $74,712 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.6%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 54728, is all of Chetek

There is no split to weigh here: 54728 holds every one of Chetek's 6,139 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 Chetek's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 162 establishments, 1,892 employees , annual payroll $90,036k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54728 (162 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (27) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Chetek, WI

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

Chetek sits in the upper half of Barron County on income: Rice Lake, Barron and Cumberland report less, while Turtle Lake, Comstock and Mikana report more. Mikana marks the far end of that range at $96,667, 29% above Chetek.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54728 6,139 $74,712 162 19
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Chetek 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 Chetek, .