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Highland, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Highland, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,641. 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 HIGHLAND-WI · Highland, WI 1 ZIPs · 1,641 pop · #10335/25278 · Iowa County

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

  • INC-HIGH $77,031
  • RANK-MID #10335/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Dodgeville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,641
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $236,700

Nearest income peer: Dodgeville, WI (+ $818 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 Highland

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

Top 41%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,641
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$77,031
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 53543 (1,641 residents). Household income $77,031 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Highland as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Stevens Point is the closest lower-income city and Potosi the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Highland.

Population concentration

Highland's single ZIP 53543 carries the town

Highland is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 53543 is the entire residential footprint (1,641 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 Highland's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 34 establishments, 203 employees , annual payroll $9,992k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 53543 (34 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (8) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Highland, WI

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

Highland lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Iowa County: Mineral Point, Barneveld and Arena earn more and Muscoda, Avoca and Linden earn less. Barneveld marks the far end of that range at $113,261, 47% above Highland.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
53543 1,641 $77,031 34 8
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Highland 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 Highland, .