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
- $70,833
- Median income
- $147,900
- Median home value
- 13.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
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 classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 1.3 square miles in Kingston, Green Lake County, Wisconsin. The area is home to 244 residents, producing a population density of 181 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 53939 against Wisconsin and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 53939 sits at $70,833 (9% below the Wisconsin average), while per-capita income is $38,342. The poverty rate stands at 5.2% and the unemployment rate at 1.2%. On housing, the median home value is $147,900 (41% below the state average) with median rent at $695 per month, and 90.4% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 53939 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 13.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 58.5, and the average commute is —. We also surface 6 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Green Lake County, so you can benchmark 53939 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 53939, Kingston, 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
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
$38,342
Per Capita Income
5.2%
Poverty Rate
1.2%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 53939 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$70,833 48th percentile higher than 48% 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?
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
$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.
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