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Melrose, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Melrose, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,125. 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 MELROSE-WI · Melrose, WI 1 ZIPs · 2,125 pop · #11772/25278 · Jackson County

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

  • INC-MID $73,452
  • RANK-MID #11772/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hixton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,125
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $210,600

Nearest income peer: Hixton, WI ( $886 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 Melrose

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

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,125
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,452
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 54642 (2,125 residents). Household income $73,452 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Melrose as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 54642, is all of Melrose

There is no split to weigh here: 54642 holds every one of Melrose's 2,125 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Melrose

Citywide ZBP: 29 establishments, 98 employees , annual payroll $3,496k (~14 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54642 (29 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Melrose, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Jackson County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Melrose. See the Jackson County roll-up →

No other city sharing Jackson County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Melrose. Black River Falls, Merrillan and Taylor sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Merrillan marks the far end of that range at $58,125, 21% below Melrose.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54642 2,125 $73,452 29 9
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Melrose 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 Melrose, .