Browntown, WI · standard
ZIP Code 53522
Green County, Wisconsin — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,085
- 11/sq mi
- $81,528
- Median income
- $205,300
- Median home value
- 12.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Browntown pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 36%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 45th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 11
- people per sq mi
- 84%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 53522 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 53522 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 100.5 square miles in Browntown, Green County, Wisconsin. The area is home to 1,085 residents, producing a population density of 11 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 53522 against Wisconsin and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 53522 sits at $81,528 (4% above the Wisconsin average), while per-capita income is $46,933. The poverty rate stands at 9.1% and the unemployment rate at 5.9%. On housing, the median home value is $205,300 (17% below the state average) with median rent at $950 per month, and 83.9% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 53522 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 12.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48.6, and the average commute is 28 minutes. We also surface 7 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Green County, so you can benchmark 53522 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 53522, Browntown, 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
1,085
Population
100.5
Area (sq mi)
11
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 53522?
48.6
Median Age
54.7%
Male
45.3%
Female
2.1%
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?
$81,528
Median Household Income
+4% vs state
$46,933
Per Capita Income
9.1%
Poverty Rate
5.9%
Unemployment Rate
27.7 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 53522 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$81,528 Top 36% higher than 64% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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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?
420
Total Housing Units
384
Occupied Units
36
Vacant Units
2.46
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$205,300
Median Home Value
-17% vs state
$950
Median Rent
1964
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 17 business establishments in ZIP 53522, employing approximately 300 people with a combined annual payroll of $15,703,000.
17
Businesses
300
Employees
$15.7M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 6 | 35.3% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 3 | 17.6% |
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 53522 vs 61089 →
ZIP 53522 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 53566
Monroe (53566)
15,217 residents
- 53504 2,084
Argyle (53504)
2,084 residents
- 53587 1,290
South Wayne (53587)
1,290 residents
- 53522 1,085
Browntown (53522)
1,085 residents
- 61089 867
Winslow (61089)
867 residents
- 61050 376
Mc Connell (61050)
376 residents
- 61059 141
Nora (61059)
141 residents
- 53599 69
Woodford (53599)
69 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 53522 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 53522 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 53587
South Wayne (53587)
$90,250 median income
- 53504
Argyle (53504)
$83,690 median income
- 53522
Browntown (53522)
$81,528 median income
- 61050
Mc Connell (61050)
$74,728 median income
- 53566
Monroe (53566)
$74,058 median income
- 61089
Winslow (61089)
$66,250 median income
- 61059
Nora (61059)
$54,113 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 53522 ranks #3 of 7 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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