PlainZIP

Superior, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Superior, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 30,772. 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 SUPERIOR-WI · Superior, WI 1 ZIPs · 30,772 pop · #13950/25278 · Douglas County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $68,275
  • RANK-MID #13950/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Gordon
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 63% owners
  • POP-SMALL 30,772
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $190,700

Nearest income peer: Gordon, WI (+ $6,043 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 Superior

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

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
30,772
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,275
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 $68,275 and poverty 12.3% concentrate in 54880.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (63.4%) for this income tier, rent $910 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

Superior's single ZIP 54880 carries the town

Superior is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 54880 is the entire residential footprint (30,772 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 Superior's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 777 establishments, 13,085 employees , annual payroll $705,569k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54880 (777 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (121) · also Accommodation and food services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Superior, WI

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

Every one of the 9 cities sharing Douglas County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Superior, South Range, Solon Springs and Lake Nebagamon among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Poplar marks the far end of that range at $91,250, 34% above Superior.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54880 30,772 $68,275 777 69
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Superior 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 Superior, .