Patch Grove, WI · standard
ZIP Code 53817
Grant County, Wisconsin — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 205
- 51/sq mi
- $48,958
- Median income
- $150,300
- Median home value
- 5.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Patch Grove pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 13th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 25th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 51
- people per sq mi
- 84%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 53817 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 53817 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 4.0 square miles in Patch Grove, Grant County, Wisconsin. The area is home to 205 residents, producing a population density of 51 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 53817 against Wisconsin and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 53817 sits at $48,958 (37% below the Wisconsin average), while per-capita income is $25,653. The poverty rate stands at 7.9% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $150,300 (40% below the state average) with median rent at $688 per month, and 83.6% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 53817 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 5.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 43.4, and the average commute is —. We also surface 7 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Grant County, so you can benchmark 53817 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 53817, Patch Grove, 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
205
Population
4.0
Area (sq mi)
51
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 53817?
43.4
Median Age
57.7%
Male
42.3%
Female
1.8%
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?
$48,958
Median Household Income
-37% vs state
$25,653
Per Capita Income
7.9%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 53817 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$48,958 13th percentile higher than 13% 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?
128
Total Housing Units
128
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
1.77
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$150,300
Median Home Value
-40% vs state
$688
Median Rent
1985
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 53817, employing approximately 7 people with a combined annual payroll of $327,000.
5
Businesses
7
Employees
$327K
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 53817 vs 53801 →
ZIP 53817 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 53821
Prairie Du Chien (53821)
8,456 residents
- 53804 1,372
Bloomington (53804)
1,372 residents
- 53801 878
Bagley (53801)
878 residents
- 53816 810
Mount Hope (53816)
810 residents
- 53810 429
Glen Haven (53810)
429 residents
- 53827 292
Woodman (53827)
292 residents
- 53817 205
Patch Grove (53817)
205 residents
- 53802 58
Beetown (53802)
58 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 53817 ranks #7 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 53817 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 53804
Bloomington (53804)
$82,917 median income
- 53827
Woodman (53827)
$81,607 median income
- 53802
Beetown (53802)
$80,417 median income
- 53810
Glen Haven (53810)
$75,500 median income
- 53816
Mount Hope (53816)
$71,250 median income
- 53801
Bagley (53801)
$65,357 median income
- 53821
Prairie Du Chien (53821)
$60,647 median income
- 53817
Patch Grove (53817)
$48,958 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 53817 ranks #8 of 8 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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