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Waukau, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waukau, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 149. 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 WAUKAU-WI · Waukau, WI 1 ZIPs · 149 pop · #24727/25278 · Winnebago County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $31,711
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24727/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Menasha
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 100% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 149
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $190,100

Nearest income peer: Menasha, WI (+ $37,485 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 Waukau

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Waukau 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, Waukau, WI sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

2nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
149
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$31,711
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($31,711 average) · poverty 0.0%. The primary code (54980) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (100.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Wisconsin, Upson is the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Its 1 ZIP footprint is the immediate statewide comparison for Waukau.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 54980, is all of Waukau

There is no split to weigh here: 54980 holds every one of Waukau's 149 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 Waukau's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 15 employees , annual payroll $854k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54980 (3 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Waukau, WI

These ZIP codes sit in Winnebago County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Waukau. See the Winnebago County roll-up →

Every one of the 9 cities sharing Winnebago County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Waukau, Appleton, Oshkosh and Neenah among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Butte Des Morts marks the far end of that range at $128,523, 305% above Waukau.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54980 149 $31,711 3 116
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Waukau 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 Waukau, .