Kingston, WI · standard
ZIP Code 53939
Green Lake County, Wisconsin - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 244
- 181/sq mi High-density area
- $70,833
- Median income Near-median income area
- $147,900
- Median home value Below-median home value
- 13.3%
- Bachelor's or higher Below-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Kingston pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 48th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 25th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 181
- people per sq mi
- 90%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 53939 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 53939 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Kingston, Green Lake County, Wisconsin, home to just 244 residents across 1.3 square miles, a density of 181 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 53939 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $70,833 (9% below the average Wisconsin ZIP), while per-capita income is $38,342. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 5.2% and unemployment is 1.2%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $147,900 (41% below the average Wisconsin ZIP), and median rent is $695; owner occupancy is 90.4%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 58.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 6 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Green Lake County, so 53939 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 53939, Kingston, WI · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
244
Population
1.3
Area (sq mi)
181
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 53939?
58.5
Median Age
55.4%
Male
44.6%
Female
3.6%
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?
$70,833
Median Household Income
-9% vs state ZIP avg
$38,342
Per Capita Income
5.2%
Poverty Rate
1.2%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 53939 ranks among Wisconsin ZIPs
Kingston, WI household income vs. every Wisconsin ZIP code
Median household income among 755 reporting Wisconsin ZIPs (this ZIP's population is too small for a reliable national-corpus placement)
$70,833 37th percentile higher than 37% of 755 Wisconsin 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?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
101housing units
101
Total Housing Units
94
Occupied Units
7
Vacant Units
2.67
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$147,900
Median Home Value
-41% vs state ZIP avg
$695
Median Rent
1952
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 53939, employing approximately 44 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,278,000.
8
Businesses
44
Employees
$2.3M
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 53939 vs 53947 →
ZIP 53939 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 53946
Markesan (53946)
4,386 residents
- 53956
Randolph (53956)
3,397 residents
- 53923
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 53939 ranks #6 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 53939 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
- 53956
Randolph (53956)
$84,231 median income
- 53923
Cambria (53923)
$72,500 median income
- 53946
Markesan (53946)
$72,450 median income
- 53939
Kingston (53939)
$70,833 median income
- 53926
Dalton (53926)
$62,917 median income
- 53947
Marquette (53947)
$56,250 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 53939 ranks #5 of 7 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 53939, both outside WI so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 53939 in?
ZIP code 53939 (Kingston) is located in Green Lake County, Wisconsin. Green Lake County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/green-lake-wi.
What is the population of ZIP code 53939?
ZIP code 53939 in Kingston, WI has a population of 244 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in ZIP 53939?
The median household income in ZIP 53939 is $70,833, which is 7% below the national average of $76,288.
What is the average home value in ZIP 53939?
The median home value in ZIP 53939 is $147,900, which is 47% below the national average of $278,155.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 53939?
The largest racial group in ZIP 53939 is White at 99.6%.
How many businesses are in ZIP code 53939?
ZIP code 53939 has 8 business establishments employing approximately 44 people, according to Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP) 2023 data.
What is the education level in ZIP code 53939?
In ZIP code 53939, 68.2% of residents aged 25+ have a high school diploma or higher, and 13.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures come from the Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
What percentage of residents own vs. rent in ZIP 53939?
In ZIP code 53939, approximately 90.4% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 9.6% are renter-occupied, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the poverty rate in ZIP code 53939?
The poverty rate in ZIP code 53939 is 5.2% according to Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. This measures the percentage of the population living below the federal poverty threshold.
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