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Eagle River, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Eagle River, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,509. 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 EAGLE-RIVER-WI · Eagle River, WI 1 ZIPs · 7,509 pop · #11486/25278 · Vilas County

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

  • INC-MID $74,071
  • RANK-MID #11486/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Presque Isle
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,509
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $305,100

Nearest income peer: Presque Isle, WI (+ $361 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 Eagle River

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

Top 45%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,509
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,071
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 54521 (7,509 residents). Household income $74,071 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Eagle River as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Livingston is the closest lower-income city and Durand the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Eagle River.

Population concentration

Eagle River's single ZIP 54521 carries the town

Eagle River is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 54521 is the entire residential footprint (7,509 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Eagle River's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 424 establishments, 2,864 employees , annual payroll $128,163k (~56 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54521 (424 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (74) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Eagle River, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Vilas County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Eagle River. See the Vilas County roll-up →

Eagle River sits in the upper half of Vilas County on income: Lac Du Flambeau, Saint Germain and Conover report less, while Manitowish Waters reports more. Lac Du Flambeau marks the far end of that range at $51,429, 31% below Eagle River.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54521 7,509 $74,071 424 13
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Eagle River 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 Eagle River, .