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West Salem, WI

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Salem, WI: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,619. 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 WEST-SALEM-WI · West Salem, WI 1 ZIPs · 7,619 pop · #3961/25278 · La Crosse County

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

  • INC-HIGH $103,194
  • RANK-TOP #3961/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Holmen
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-TOWN 7,619
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $312,300

Nearest income peer: Holmen, WI ( $6,810 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 West Salem

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

Top 16%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
7,619
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$103,194
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 $103,194 and home value $312,300 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 43.8%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating West Salem as a pure owner town.

Within Wisconsin, Ellsworth is the closest lower-income city and Waterford the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Salem.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 54669, is all of West Salem

There is no split to weigh here: 54669 holds every one of West Salem's 7,619 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 West Salem's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 206 establishments, 3,033 employees , annual payroll $164,353k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 54669 (206 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (34) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in West Salem, WI

These ZIP codes sit in La Crosse County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in West Salem. See the La Crosse County roll-up →

No other city sharing La Crosse County reports a higher average ZIP median income than West Salem. La Crosse, Onalaska and Holmen sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. La Crosse marks the far end of that range at $56,826, 45% below West Salem.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
54669 7,619 $103,194 206 58
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West Salem 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 West Salem, .