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Colby, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Colby, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,455. 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 COLBY-WI · Colby, WI 1 ZIPs · 3,455 pop · #17510/25278 · Clark County

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

  • INC-MID $60,820
  • RANK-LOWER #17510/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Granton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,455
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $194,500

Nearest income peer: Granton, WI (+ $228 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 Colby

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Colby 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, Colby, 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
3,455
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,820
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 $60,820 and poverty 13.7% concentrate in 54421.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Colby as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Colby's single ZIP 54421 carries the town

Colby is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 54421 is the entire residential footprint (3,455 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Colby's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 69 establishments, 951 employees , annual payroll $47,520k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54421 (69 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (12) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Colby, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Clark County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Colby. See the Clark County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Clark County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Colby, Neillsville, Thorp and Loyal among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Chili marks the far end of that range at $79,899, 31% above Colby.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54421 3,455 $60,820 69 19
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Colby 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 Colby, .