Medford, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Medford, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,755. 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 MEDFORD-WI · Medford, WI 1 ZIPs · 11,755 pop · #12666/25278 · Taylor County

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

  • INC-MID $71,349
  • RANK-MID #12666/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Lublin
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,755
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $213,700

Nearest income peer: Lublin, WI (+ $1,865 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 Medford

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

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,755
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,349
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 54451 (11,755 residents). Household income $71,349 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Medford as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Mount Hope is the closest lower-income city and Cashton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Medford.

Population concentration

Medford's single ZIP 54451 carries the town

Medford is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 54451 is the entire residential footprint (11,755 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Medford's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 350 establishments, 5,989 employees , annual payroll $315,948k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54451 (350 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (46) · also Other services (except public administration) · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Medford, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Taylor County, which covers 6 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Medford. See the Taylor County roll-up →

Medford sits in the upper half of Taylor County on income: Rib Lake, Gilman and Stetsonville report less, while Lublin reports more. Rib Lake marks the far end of that range at $61,589, 14% below Medford.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54451 11,755 $71,349 350 13

Medford 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 Medford, .