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Kiel, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Kiel, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,690. 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 KIEL-WI · Kiel, WI 1 ZIPs · 6,690 pop · #7314/25278 · Manitowoc County

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

  • INC-HIGH $86,389
  • RANK-UPPER #7314/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Valders
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,690
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $239,400

Nearest income peer: Valders, WI ( $1,087 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 Kiel

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

Top 29%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,690
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$86,389
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 53042 (6,690 residents). Household income $86,389 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 Kiel as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Friesland is the closest lower-income city and Saint Cloud the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Kiel.

Population concentration

Kiel reads through its lone ZIP, 53042

6,690 ACS residents, one ZIP: 53042 is not the leading code inside Kiel, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Kiel's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 167 establishments, 3,239 employees , annual payroll $164,461k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 53042 (167 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (30) · also Manufacturing · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Kiel, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Manitowoc County, which covers 14 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Kiel. See the Manitowoc County roll-up →

Kiel lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Manitowoc County: Denmark, Cleveland and Newton earn more and Manitowoc, Two Rivers and Mishicot earn less. Saint Nazianz marks the far end of that range at $57,895, 33% below Kiel.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
53042 6,690 $86,389 167 42
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Kiel 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 Kiel, .