PlainZIP

Fairchild, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fairchild, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,577. 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 FAIRCHILD-WI · Fairchild, WI 1 ZIPs · 1,577 pop · #16536/25278 · Eau Claire County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $62,679
  • RANK-LOWER #16536/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Augusta
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,577
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $166,700

Nearest income peer: Augusta, WI (+ $8,502 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 Fairchild

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

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,577
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,679
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 $62,679 and poverty 19.2% concentrate in 54741.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fairchild as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Spooner is the closest lower-income city and Prairie Farm the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fairchild.

Population concentration

Fairchild's single ZIP 54741 carries the town

Fairchild is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 54741 is the entire residential footprint (1,577 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Fairchild

Citywide ZBP: 15 establishments, 121 employees , annual payroll $3,285k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54741 (15 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) · also Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Fairchild, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Eau Claire County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fairchild. See the Eau Claire County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Eau Claire County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Fairchild, Eau Claire, Mondovi and Altoona among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Fall Creek marks the far end of that range at $102,083, 63% above Fairchild.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54741 1,577 $62,679 15 6
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Fairchild 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 Fairchild, .