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Fort Atkinson, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fort Atkinson, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,468. 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 FORT-ATKINSON-WI · Fort Atkinson, WI 1 ZIPs · 18,468 pop · #8396/25278 · Jefferson County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $82,783
  • RANK-UPPER #8396/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Palmyra
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,468
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $245,900

Nearest income peer: Palmyra, WI (+ $2,530 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 Fort Atkinson

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

Top 33%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,468
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$82,783
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 53538 (18,468 residents). Household income $82,783 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fort Atkinson as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Hazel Green is the closest lower-income city and Pickett the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fort Atkinson.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 53538, is all of Fort Atkinson

There is no split to weigh here: 53538 holds every one of Fort Atkinson's 18,468 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 Fort Atkinson's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 474 establishments, 7,820 employees , annual payroll $402,167k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 53538 (474 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (79) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Fort Atkinson, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Jefferson County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fort Atkinson. See the Jefferson County roll-up →

Fort Atkinson sits in the lower half of Jefferson County on income: Lake Mills, Waterloo and Johnson Creek report more, Watertown and Jefferson report less. Helenville marks the far end of that range at $116,550, 41% above Fort Atkinson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
53538 18,468 $82,783 474 72
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Fort Atkinson 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 Fort Atkinson, .