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Sturgeon Bay, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sturgeon Bay, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 17,203. 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 STURGEON-BAY-WI · Sturgeon Bay, WI 1 ZIPs · 17,203 pop · #13169/25278 · Door County

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

  • INC-MID $70,212
  • RANK-MID #13169/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Washington Islan
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-TOWN 17,203
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $297,300

Nearest income peer: Washington Island, WI ( $212 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 Sturgeon Bay

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

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
17,203
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,212
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 $70,212 and poverty 7.7% concentrate in 54235.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sturgeon Bay as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Mellen is the closest lower-income city and Wausau the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 2 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sturgeon Bay.

Population concentration

Sturgeon Bay reads through its lone ZIP, 54235

17,203 ACS residents, one ZIP: 54235 is not the leading code inside Sturgeon Bay, 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 Sturgeon Bay's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 621 establishments, 7,320 employees , annual payroll $352,315k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54235 (621 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (114) · also Accommodation and food services · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Sturgeon Bay, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Door County, which covers 10 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sturgeon Bay. See the Door County roll-up →

Every one of the 9 cities sharing Door County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Sturgeon Bay, Brussels, Sister Bay and Forestville among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Fish Creek marks the far end of that range at $104,531, 49% above Sturgeon Bay.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54235 17,203 $70,212 621 35
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Sturgeon Bay 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 Sturgeon Bay, .