Tomahawk, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tomahawk, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,594. 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 TOMAHAWK-WI · Tomahawk, WI 1 ZIPs · 9,594 pop · #12250/25278 · Lincoln County

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

  • INC-MID $72,416
  • RANK-MID #12250/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Merrill
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 88% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,594
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $227,700

Nearest income peer: Merrill, WI ( $4,747 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 Tomahawk

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

Top 48%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,594
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,416
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 54487 (9,594 residents). Household income $72,416 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Tomahawk's single ZIP 54487 carries the town

Tomahawk is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 54487 is the entire residential footprint (9,594 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 Tomahawk's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 289 establishments, 2,977 employees , annual payroll $140,020k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54487 (289 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (54) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Tomahawk, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Lincoln County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Tomahawk. See the Lincoln County roll-up →

Tomahawk sits in the upper half of Lincoln County on income: Merrill and Irma report less, while Gleason reports more. Gleason marks the far end of that range at $83,125, 15% above Tomahawk.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54487 9,594 $72,416 289 12

Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk, .