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Merrimac, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Merrimac, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,618. 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 MERRIMAC-WI · Merrimac, WI 1 ZIPs · 1,618 pop · #6146/25278 · Sauk County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $91,103
  • RANK-UPPER #6146/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Hillpoint
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,618
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $427,600

Nearest income peer: Hillpoint, WI ( $3,811 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 Merrimac

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

Top 24%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,618
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$91,103
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $91,103 and home value $427,600 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 38.7%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Wisconsin, Hatley is the closest lower-income city and Neosho the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Merrimac.

Population concentration

Merrimac's single ZIP 53561 carries the town

Merrimac is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 53561 is the entire residential footprint (1,618 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Merrimac's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 26 establishments, 147 employees , annual payroll $5,389k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 53561 (26 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (8) · also Other services (except public administration) · Real estate and rental and leasing .

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ZIP Codes in Merrimac, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Sauk County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Merrimac. See the Sauk County roll-up →

Merrimac sits in the upper half of Sauk County on income: Baraboo, Reedsburg and Spring Green report less, while Prairie Du Sac, Sauk City and Plain report more. North Freedom marks the far end of that range at $71,970, 21% below Merrimac.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
53561 1,618 $91,103 26 17
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Merrimac 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 Merrimac, .