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Ladysmith, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ladysmith, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,141. 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 LADYSMITH-WI · Ladysmith, WI 1 ZIPs · 6,141 pop · #19298/25278 · Rusk County

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

  • INC-MID $56,736
  • RANK-LOWER #19298/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Bruce
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,141
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $154,100

Nearest income peer: Bruce, WI ( $86 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 Ladysmith

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ladysmith 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, Ladysmith, WI sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,141
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,736
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($56,736 average) · poverty 15.6%. The primary code (54848) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (67.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ladysmith as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Bruce is the closest lower-income city and La Crosse the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ladysmith.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 54848, is all of Ladysmith

There is no split to weigh here: 54848 holds every one of Ladysmith's 6,141 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 Ladysmith's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 173 establishments, 2,666 employees , annual payroll $106,564k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54848 (173 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (31) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Ladysmith, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Rusk County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ladysmith. See the Rusk County roll-up →

Ladysmith lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing Rusk County: Weyerhaeuser and Tony earn more and Glen Flora and Hawkins earn less. Tony marks the far end of that range at $81,875, 44% above Ladysmith.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54848 6,141 $56,736 173 13
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Ladysmith 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 Ladysmith, .