Fish Creek, WI · standard
ZIP Code 54212
Door County, Wisconsin — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 997
- 12/sq mi
- $104,531
- Median income
- $500,000
- Median home value
- 63.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Fish Creek pairs an upper-quartile household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 16%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 13%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 12
- people per sq mi
- 90%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 54212 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 54212 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 85.2 square miles in Fish Creek, Door County, Wisconsin. The area is home to 997 residents, producing a population density of 12 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 54212 against Wisconsin and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 54212 sits at $104,531 (34% above the Wisconsin average), while per-capita income is $71,336. The poverty rate stands at 5.3% and the unemployment rate at 0.5%. On housing, the median home value is $500,000 (101% above the state average) with median rent at $908 per month, and 90.3% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 54212 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 63.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 63.3, and the average commute is —. We also surface 4 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Door County, so you can benchmark 54212 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 →
Top industries in ZIP 54212
Top 5 sectors by establishment count
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 54212.
- Retail trade
Retail trade
42 establishments
- Accommodation and food services
Accommodation and food services
34 establishments
- Other services (except public administration) 8
Other services (except public administration)
8 establishments
- Real estate and rental and leasing 6
Real estate and rental and leasing
6 establishments
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services 6
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
6 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
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 54212, Fish Creek, 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
997
Population
85.2
Area (sq mi)
12
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 54212?
63.3
Median Age
47.2%
Male
52.8%
Female
2.9%
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?
$104,531
Median Household Income
+34% vs state
$71,336
Per Capita Income
5.3%
Poverty Rate
0.5%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 54212 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$104,531 Top 16% higher than 84% 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?
1,279
Total Housing Units
476
Occupied Units
803
Vacant Units
2.06
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$500,000
Median Home Value
+101% vs state
$908
Median Rent
1994
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 115 business establishments in ZIP 54212, employing approximately 541 people with a combined annual payroll of $26,010,000.
115
Businesses
541
Employees
$26.0M
Annual Payroll
8
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 42 | 36.5% |
| Accommodation and food services | 34 | 29.6% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 8 | 7.0% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 6 | 5.2% |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 6 | 5.2% |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 6 | 5.2% |
| Construction | 4 | 3.5% |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4 | 3.5% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
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ZIP 54212 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54234
Sister Bay (54234)
1,614 residents
- 54202
Baileys Harbor (54202)
1,240 residents
- 54209
Egg Harbor (54209)
1,195 residents
- 54212
Fish Creek (54212)
997 residents
- 54211 277
Ephraim (54211)
277 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 54212 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 54212 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54212
Fish Creek (54212)
$104,531 median income
- 54211
Ephraim (54211)
$100,938 median income
- 54209
Egg Harbor (54209)
$77,188 median income
- 54234
Sister Bay (54234)
$74,583 median income
- 54202
Baileys Harbor (54202)
$73,784 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 54212 ranks the highest of 5 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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