Iron Belt, WI · standard
ZIP Code 54536
Iron County, Wisconsin - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 184
- 1/sq mi
- $57,917
- Median income
- $66,800
- Median home value
- 9.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Iron Belt pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 26th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 2nd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 92%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 54536 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 54536 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Iron Belt, Iron County, Wisconsin, home to just 184 residents across 131.4 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 54536 reports a modest median household income of $57,917 (26% below the average Wisconsin ZIP), while per-capita income is $33,316. The poverty rate is 3.2%, with unemployment at 4.3%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $66,800 (73% below the average Wisconsin ZIP); owner occupancy is 91.7%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 9.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 54, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 4 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Iron County, so 54536 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 54536, Iron Belt, 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
184
Population
131.4
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 54536?
54.0
Median Age
60.4%
Male
39.6%
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?
$57,917
Median Household Income
-26% vs state ZIP avg
$33,316
Per Capita Income
3.2%
Poverty Rate
4.3%
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
158housing units
158
Total Housing Units
84
Occupied Units
74
Vacant Units
1.83
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$66,800
Median Home Value
-73% vs state ZIP avg
1959
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 54536, employing approximately 35 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,962,000.
3
Businesses
35
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 54536 vs 54565 →
ZIP 54536 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54534
Hurley (54534)
2,459 residents
- 54550 685
Montreal (54550)
685 residents
- 54525 279
Gile (54525)
279 residents
- 54536 184
Iron Belt (54536)
184 residents
- 54565 60
Upson (54565)
60 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 54536 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 54536 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
- 54565
Upson (54565)
$38,125 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 54536 ranks #3 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 54536, 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.