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Shell Lake, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Shell Lake, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,105. 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 SHELL-LAKE-WI · Shell Lake, WI 1 ZIPs · 3,105 pop · #13519/25278 · Washburn County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $69,342
  • RANK-MID #13519/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Sarona
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,105
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $241,000

Nearest income peer: Sarona, WI ( $2,279 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 Shell Lake

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

47th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,105
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,342
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 $69,342 and poverty 8.3% concentrate in 54871.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Shell Lake as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Westfield is the closest lower-income city and Porterfield the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Shell Lake.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 54871, is all of Shell Lake

There is no split to weigh here: 54871 holds every one of Shell Lake's 3,105 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Shell Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 76 establishments, 775 employees , annual payroll $31,093k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54871 (76 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (13) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Shell Lake, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Washburn County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Shell Lake. See the Washburn County roll-up →

Shell Lake sits in the upper half of Washburn County on income: Spooner, Minong and Sarona report less, while Birchwood reports more. Birchwood marks the far end of that range at $83,036, 20% above Shell Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54871 3,105 $69,342 76 11
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Shell Lake 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 Shell Lake, .