PlainZIP

Mauston, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mauston, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,414. 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 MAUSTON-WI · Mauston, WI 1 ZIPs · 8,414 pop · #16465/25278 · Juneau County

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

  • INC-MID $62,829
  • RANK-LOWER #16465/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Elroy
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,414
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $182,400

Nearest income peer: Elroy, WI (+ $2,739 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 Mauston

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

35th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,414
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,829
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 $62,829 and poverty 17.7% concentrate in 53948.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mauston as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Shawano is the closest lower-income city and Lake Tomahawk the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mauston.

Population concentration

Mauston reads through its lone ZIP, 53948

8,414 ACS residents, one ZIP: 53948 is not the leading code inside Mauston, 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 Mauston's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 228 establishments, 3,481 employees , annual payroll $165,813k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 53948 (228 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (38) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Mauston, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Juneau County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Mauston. See the Juneau County roll-up →

Mauston sits in the lower half of Juneau County on income: Wisconsin Dells, New Lisbon and Elroy report more, Necedah and Hustler report less. Hustler marks the far end of that range at $50,250, 20% below Mauston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
53948 8,414 $62,829 228 22
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Mauston 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 Mauston, .