Gile, WI · standard
ZIP Code 54525
Iron County, Wisconsin - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 279
- 153/sq mi
- $74,375
- Median income
- $81,000
- Median home value
- 32.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Gile pairs an above-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 46%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 5th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 153
- people per sq mi
- 89%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 54525 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 54525 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Gile, Iron County, Wisconsin, home to just 279 residents across 1.8 square miles, a density of 153 people per square mile, in the Menominee time zone.
ZIP 54525 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $74,375 (5% below the average Wisconsin ZIP), while per-capita income is $39,536. The poverty rate is 17.7%, with unemployment at 6.5%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $81,000 (67% below the average Wisconsin ZIP), and median rent is $570; owner occupancy is 88.5%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 32.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 42.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 4 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Iron County, so 54525 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 54525, Gile, 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
279
Population
1.8
Area (sq mi)
153
People / sq mi
Menominee
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 54525?
42.5
Median Age
42.5%
Male
57.5%
Female
0.6%
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?
$74,375
Median Household Income
-5% vs state ZIP avg
$39,536
Per Capita Income
17.7%
Poverty Rate
6.5%
Unemployment Rate
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
189housing units
189
Total Housing Units
139
Occupied Units
50
Vacant Units
2.29
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$81,000
Median Home Value
-67% vs state ZIP avg
$570
Median Rent
1946
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 54525, employing approximately 17 people with a combined annual payroll of $238,000.
3
Businesses
17
Employees
$238K
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 54525 vs 54534 →
ZIP 54525 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 49938
Ironwood (49938)
7,945 residents
- 54534 2,459
Hurley (54534)
2,459 residents
- 54550 685
Montreal (54550)
685 residents
- 54525 279
Gile (54525)
279 residents
- 54536 184
Iron Belt (54536)
184 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 54525 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 54525 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54525
Gile (54525)
$74,375 median income
- 54550
Montreal (54550)
$64,583 median income
- 54536
Iron Belt (54536)
$57,917 median income
- 54534
Hurley (54534)
$53,468 median income
- 49938
Ironwood (49938)
$46,606 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 54525 ranks the highest of 5 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 54525, 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.