Marquette, WI · standard
ZIP Code 53947
Green Lake County, Wisconsin — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 137
- 207/sq mi
- $56,250
- Median income
- $240,000
- Median home value
- 7.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Marquette pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with above-median home values, in a low-density, homeowner-dominated area.
- 23th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 45%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 207
- people per sq mi
- 69%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 53947 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 53947 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 0.7 square miles in Marquette, Green Lake County, Wisconsin. The area is home to 137 residents, producing a population density of 207 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 53947 against Wisconsin and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 53947 sits at $56,250 (28% below the Wisconsin average), while per-capita income is $58,643. The poverty rate stands at 10.8% and the unemployment rate at 3.3%. On housing, the median home value is $240,000 (4% below the state average) with median rent at $900 per month, and 69.4% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 53947 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 7.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 56.8, and the average commute is —. We also surface 5 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Green Lake County, so you can benchmark 53947 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 53947, Marquette, 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
137
Population
0.7
Area (sq mi)
207
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 53947?
56.8
Median Age
43.5%
Male
56.5%
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?
$56,250
Median Household Income
-28% vs state
$58,643
Per Capita Income
10.8%
Poverty Rate
3.3%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 53947 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$56,250 23rd percentile higher than 23% 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?
172
Total Housing Units
124
Occupied Units
48
Vacant Units
1.80
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$240,000
Median Home Value
-4% vs state
$900
Median Rent
1978
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 53947, employing approximately 132 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,989,000.
3
Businesses
132
Employees
$3.0M
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 53947 vs 53939 →
ZIP 53947 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
- 54968
Princeton (54968)
2,779 residents
- 54941
Green Lake (54941)
2,613 residents
- 53926 1,628
Dalton (53926)
1,628 residents
- 53939 244
Kingston (53939)
244 residents
- 53947 137
Marquette (53947)
137 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 53947 ranks #6 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 53947 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54941
Green Lake (54941)
$79,146 median income
- 53946
Markesan (53946)
$72,450 median income
- 53939
Kingston (53939)
$70,833 median income
- 54968
Princeton (54968)
$65,758 median income
- 53926
Dalton (53926)
$62,917 median income
- 53947
Marquette (53947)
$56,250 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 53947 ranks #6 of 6 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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