Dalton, WI · standard
ZIP Code 53926
Green Lake County, Wisconsin — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,628
- 13/sq mi
- $62,917
- Median income
- $226,700
- Median home value
- 14.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Dalton pairs a below-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 35th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 49%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 13
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 53926 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 53926 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 125.2 square miles in Dalton, Green Lake County, Wisconsin. The area is home to 1,628 residents, producing a population density of 13 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 53926 against Wisconsin and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 53926 sits at $62,917 (19% below the Wisconsin average), while per-capita income is $27,623. The poverty rate stands at 28.4% and the unemployment rate at 4.1%. On housing, the median home value is $226,700 (9% below the state average) with median rent at $1,075 per month, and 85.2% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 53926 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 14.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 25.9, and the average commute is 28 minutes. We also surface 6 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Green Lake County, so you can benchmark 53926 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 53926, Dalton, 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
1,628
Population
125.2
Area (sq mi)
13
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 53926?
25.9
Median Age
48.4%
Male
51.6%
Female
0.0%
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?
$62,917
Median Household Income
-19% vs state
$27,623
Per Capita Income
28.4%
Poverty Rate
4.1%
Unemployment Rate
27.6 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 53926 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$62,917 35th percentile higher than 35% 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?
699
Total Housing Units
595
Occupied Units
104
Vacant Units
3.28
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$226,700
Median Home Value
-9% vs state
$1,075
Median Rent
1975
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 53926, employing approximately 90 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,009,000.
17
Businesses
90
Employees
$3.0M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 6 | 35.3% |
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 53926 vs 53939 →
ZIP 53926 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 53954
Pardeeville (53954)
6,926 residents
- 53949
Montello (53949)
6,011 residents
- 53923 2,098
Cambria (53923)
2,098 residents
- 53926 1,628
Dalton (53926)
1,628 residents
- 53935 307
Friesland (53935)
307 residents
- 53939 244
Kingston (53939)
244 residents
- 53947 137
Marquette (53947)
137 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 53926 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 53926 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 53935
Friesland (53935)
$86,250 median income
- 53954
Pardeeville (53954)
$83,207 median income
- 53923
Cambria (53923)
$72,500 median income
- 53939
Kingston (53939)
$70,833 median income
- 53949
Montello (53949)
$64,611 median income
- 53926
Dalton (53926)
$62,917 median income
- 53947
Marquette (53947)
$56,250 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 53926 ranks #6 of 7 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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