Wyocena, WI · standard
ZIP Code 53969
Columbia County, Wisconsin — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 419
- 174/sq mi
- $77,222
- Median income
- $190,800
- Median home value
- 17.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Wyocena pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 42%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 41th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 174
- people per sq mi
- 75%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 53969 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 53969 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 2.4 square miles in Wyocena, Columbia County, Wisconsin. The area is home to 419 residents, producing a population density of 174 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 53969 against Wisconsin and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 53969 sits at $77,222 (1% below the Wisconsin average), while per-capita income is $31,567. The poverty rate stands at 15.0% and the unemployment rate at 6.0%. On housing, the median home value is $190,800 (23% below the state average) with median rent at — per month, and 75.4% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 53969 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 17.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 54.6, and the average commute is —. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Columbia County, so you can benchmark 53969 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 53969, Wyocena, 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
419
Population
2.4
Area (sq mi)
174
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 53969?
54.6
Median Age
45.9%
Male
54.1%
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?
$77,222
Median Household Income
-1% vs state
$31,567
Per Capita Income
15.0%
Poverty Rate
6.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 53969 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$77,222 Top 42% higher than 58% 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?
129
Total Housing Units
122
Occupied Units
7
Vacant Units
2.13
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$190,800
Median Home Value
-23% vs state
1960
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 53969, employing approximately 83 people with a combined annual payroll of $6,033,000.
3
Businesses
83
Employees
$6.0M
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 53969 vs 53954 →
ZIP 53969 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
- 53955
Poynette (53955)
5,692 residents
- 53960
Rio (53960)
3,268 residents
- 53969 419
Wyocena (53969)
419 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 53969 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 53969 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 53955
Poynette (53955)
$101,134 median income
- 53960
Rio (53960)
$84,911 median income
- 53954
Pardeeville (53954)
$83,207 median income
- 53969
Wyocena (53969)
$77,222 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 53969 ranks #4 of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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