Nelson, WI
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Nelson, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 916. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet NELSON-WI · Nelson, WI 1 ZIPs · 916 pop · #10867/25278 · Buffalo County
INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID
- INC-HIGH $75,625
- RANK-MID #10867/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Fountain City
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 82% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 916
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-MID $215,400
Nearest income peer: Fountain City, WI ( $1,193 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 Nelson
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Nelson on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Alma · lowest
Alma · lowest
$61,563 median HH income
- Fountain City · near
Fountain City · near
$74,432 median HH income
- Nelson · this city
Nelson · this city
$75,625 median HH income
- Cochrane · highest
Cochrane · highest
$78,194 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Nelson, WI sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- Top 43%
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 916
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $75,625
- 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 54756 (916 residents). Household income $75,625 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Nelson as a pure owner town.
Within Wisconsin, Plum City is the closest lower-income city and Green Bay the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 6 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Nelson.
Population concentration
Nelson reads through its lone ZIP, 54756
916 ACS residents, one ZIP: 54756 is not the leading code inside Nelson, 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 Nelson's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 111 employees , annual payroll $3,747k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54756 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (6) · also Transportation and warehousing · Manufacturing .
ZIP Codes in Nelson, WI
These ZIP codes sit in Buffalo County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Nelson. See the Buffalo County roll-up →
Nelson lands mid-pack among the 3 cities sharing Buffalo County: Cochrane earns more and Alma earns less. Alma marks the far end of that range at $61,563, 19% below Nelson.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54756 | 916 | $75,625 | 23 | 5 |
Nelson 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 Nelson, .