ZIP 54153 vs ZIP 54154

This side-by-side compares ZIP 54153 (Oconto, WI) and ZIP 54154 (Oconto Falls, WI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 54153 has a population of 7,252 at 28 people per square mile, while ZIP 54154 has 5,548 at 26 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 54153 reports a median household income of $70,684 against $59,767 in ZIP 54154, with per-capita income of $38,879 vs $37,680. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.4% in 54153 and 22.6% in 54154. Poverty rate reads 9.9% vs 8.9%, and unemployment 0.7% vs 1.7% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $174,500 in 54153 versus $200,900 in 54154, with median rent of $800 and $692 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 71.9% vs 75.0%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.