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Nekoosa, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Nekoosa, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,539. 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 NEKOOSA-WI · Nekoosa, WI 1 ZIPs · 8,539 pop · #12808/25278 · Wood County

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

  • INC-MID $71,083
  • RANK-MID #12808/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Port Edwards
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,539
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $178,200

Nearest income peer: Port Edwards, WI (+ $2,955 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 Nekoosa

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

49th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,539
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,083
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 $71,083 and poverty 10.3% concentrate in 54457.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Nekoosa's single ZIP 54457 carries the town

Nekoosa is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 54457 is the entire residential footprint (8,539 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 Nekoosa's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 140 establishments, 2,173 employees , annual payroll $126,086k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54457 (140 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (32) · also Construction · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Nekoosa, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Wood County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Nekoosa. See the Wood County roll-up →

Nekoosa lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Wood County: Arpin, Auburndale and Port Edwards earn more and Wisconsin Rapids, Marshfield and Pittsville earn less. Hewitt marks the far end of that range at $92,031, 29% above Nekoosa.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54457 8,539 $71,083 140 24
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Nekoosa 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 Nekoosa, .