PlainZIP

Plain, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Plain, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,371. 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 PLAIN-WI · Plain, WI 1 ZIPs · 1,371 pop · #5037/25278 · Sauk County

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

  • INC-HIGH $96,500
  • RANK-TOP #5037/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sauk City
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,371
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $271,100

Nearest income peer: Sauk City, WI (+ $786 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 Plain

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

Top 20%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,371
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$96,500
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 $96,500 and home value $271,100 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 26.3%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Plain as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Holmen is the closest lower-income city and Oak Creek the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Plain.

Population concentration

Plain's single ZIP 53577 carries the town

Plain is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 53577 is the entire residential footprint (1,371 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 Plain's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 39 establishments, 527 employees , annual payroll $46,288k (~28 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 53577 (39 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (12) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Plain, WI

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

Plain sits in the upper half of Sauk County on income: Baraboo, Reedsburg and Spring Green report less, while Prairie Du Sac reports more. North Freedom marks the far end of that range at $71,970, 25% below Plain.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
53577 1,371 $96,500 39 12
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Plain 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 Plain, .