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Darlington, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Darlington, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,566. 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 DARLINGTON-WI · Darlington, WI 1 ZIPs · 4,566 pop · #13448/25278 · Lafayette County

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

  • INC-MID $69,511
  • RANK-MID #13448/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Shullsburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,566
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $181,800

Nearest income peer: Shullsburg, WI (+ $1,295 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 Darlington

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

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,566
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,511
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 $69,511 and poverty 15.5% concentrate in 53530.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Darlington as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 53530, is all of Darlington

There is no split to weigh here: 53530 holds every one of Darlington's 4,566 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 Darlington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 132 establishments, 1,207 employees , annual payroll $58,964k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 53530 (132 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (17) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Darlington, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Lafayette County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Darlington. See the Lafayette County roll-up →

Darlington sits in the lower half of Lafayette County on income: Blanchardville, Argyle and Belmont report more, and only Gratiot reports less. South Wayne marks the far end of that range at $90,250, 30% above Darlington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
53530 4,566 $69,511 132 13
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Darlington 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 Darlington, .