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Prairie Du Chien, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Prairie Du Chien, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,456. 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 PRAIRIE-DU-CHIEN-WI · Prairie Du Chien, WI 1 ZIPs · 8,456 pop · #17595/25278 · Crawford County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $60,647
  • RANK-LOWER #17595/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Ferryville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,456
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $168,300

Nearest income peer: Ferryville, WI ( $3,480 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 Prairie Du Chien

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

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,456
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,647
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 $60,647 and poverty 14.1% concentrate in 53821.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Prairie Du Chien as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Pine River is the closest lower-income city and Gillett the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Prairie Du Chien.

Population concentration

Prairie Du Chien's single ZIP 53821 carries the town

Prairie Du Chien is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 53821 is the entire residential footprint (8,456 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 Prairie Du Chien's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 268 establishments, 4,798 employees , annual payroll $206,661k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 53821 (268 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (57) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Prairie Du Chien, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Crawford County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Prairie Du Chien. See the Crawford County roll-up →

Prairie Du Chien lands mid-pack among the 8 cities sharing Crawford County: Gays Mills, Wauzeka and Eastman earn more and Soldiers Grove, Ferryville and Mount Sterling earn less. Wauzeka marks the far end of that range at $73,438, 21% above Prairie Du Chien.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
53821 8,456 $60,647 268 32
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Prairie Du Chien 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 Prairie Du Chien, .