PlainZIP

Wales, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wales, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,815. 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 WALES-WI · Wales, WI 1 ZIPs · 2,815 pop · #3206/25278 · Waukesha County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $108,827
  • RANK-TOP #3206/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Muskego
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,815
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $398,700

Nearest income peer: Muskego, WI (+ $449 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 Wales

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Wales 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, Wales, WI sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 13%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,815
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$108,827
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $108,827 and home value $398,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 50.0%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.8%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 53183, is all of Wales

There is no split to weigh here: 53183 holds every one of Wales's 2,815 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Wales's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 93 establishments, 967 employees , annual payroll $37,440k (~33 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 53183 (93 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (12) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Wales, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Waukesha County, which covers 26 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wales. See the Waukesha County roll-up →

Wales lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Waukesha County: Brookfield, Oconomowoc and Sussex earn more and Waukesha, New Berlin and Menomonee Falls earn less. Brookfield marks the far end of that range at $125,245, 15% above Wales.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
53183 2,815 $108,827 93 306
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Wales 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 Wales, .