PlainZIP

Rhinelander, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rhinelander, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 20,019. 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 RHINELANDER-WI · Rhinelander, WI 1 ZIPs · 20,019 pop · #14005/25278 · Oneida County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $68,163
  • RANK-MID #14005/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Minocqua
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-TOWN 20,019
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $203,900

Nearest income peer: Minocqua, WI (+ $1,406 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 Rhinelander

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

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
20,019
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,163
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 $68,163 and poverty 8.8% concentrate in 54501.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rhinelander as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Rhinelander reads through its lone ZIP, 54501

20,019 ACS residents, one ZIP: 54501 is not the leading code inside Rhinelander, 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 Rhinelander's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 691 establishments, 8,827 employees , annual payroll $439,371k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54501 (691 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (98) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Rhinelander, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Oneida County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rhinelander. See the Oneida County roll-up →

Rhinelander sits in the upper half of Oneida County on income: Three Lakes, Lake Tomahawk and Pelican Lake report less, while Hazelhurst and Harshaw report more. Hazelhurst marks the far end of that range at $84,286, 24% above Rhinelander.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54501 20,019 $68,163 691 21
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Rhinelander 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 Rhinelander, .