Avoca, WI · standard
ZIP Code 53506
Iowa County, Wisconsin — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,125
- 7/sq mi
- $59,861
- Median income
- $171,500
- Median home value
- 13.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Avoca pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 29th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 35th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 7
- people per sq mi
- 83%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 53506 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 53506 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 163.0 square miles in Avoca, Iowa County, Wisconsin. The area is home to 1,125 residents, producing a population density of 7 people per square mile, and falls within the Chicago time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 53506 against Wisconsin and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 53506 sits at $59,861 (23% below the Wisconsin average), while per-capita income is $32,299. The poverty rate stands at 17.6% and the unemployment rate at 1.5%. On housing, the median home value is $171,500 (31% below the state average) with median rent at $908 per month, and 83.1% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 53506 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 13.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48.1, and the average commute is 32 minutes. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Iowa County, so you can benchmark 53506 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 53506, Avoca, WI · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,125
Population
163.0
Area (sq mi)
7
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 53506?
48.1
Median Age
44.5%
Male
55.5%
Female
1.7%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$59,861
Median Household Income
-23% vs state
$32,299
Per Capita Income
17.6%
Poverty Rate
1.5%
Unemployment Rate
32.3 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 53506 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$59,861 29th percentile higher than 29% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
559
Total Housing Units
427
Occupied Units
132
Vacant Units
2.37
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$171,500
Median Home Value
-31% vs state
$908
Median Rent
1972
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 53506, employing approximately 28 people with a combined annual payroll of $983,000.
8
Businesses
28
Employees
$983K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 53506 vs 53540 →
ZIP 53506 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 53556
Lone Rock (53556)
2,594 residents
- 53543
Highland (53543)
1,641 residents
- 53506
Avoca (53506)
1,125 residents
- 53540 169
Gotham (53540)
169 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 53506 ranks #3 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 53506 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 53543
Highland (53543)
$77,031 median income
- 53556
Lone Rock (53556)
$67,727 median income
- 53540
Gotham (53540)
$61,458 median income
- 53506
Avoca (53506)
$59,861 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 53506 ranks #4 of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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