Montreal, WI · standard
ZIP Code 54550
Iron County, Wisconsin - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 685
- 11/sq mi
- $64,583
- Median income
- $112,200
- Median home value
- 24.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Montreal pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 38th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 14th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 11
- people per sq mi
- 95%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 54550 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 54550 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Montreal, Iron County, Wisconsin, home to just 685 residents across 62.3 square miles, a density of 11 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 54550 reports a modest median household income of $64,583 (17% below the average Wisconsin ZIP), while per-capita income is $37,454. The poverty rate is 11.2%, with unemployment at 1.9%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $112,200 (55% below the average Wisconsin ZIP), and median rent is $813; owner occupancy is 95.3%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 24.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 46.7, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Iron County, so 54550 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 54550, Montreal, 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
685
Population
62.3
Area (sq mi)
11
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 54550?
46.7
Median Age
53.6%
Male
46.4%
Female
0.3%
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?
$64,583
Median Household Income
-17% vs state ZIP avg
$37,454
Per Capita Income
11.2%
Poverty Rate
1.9%
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
493housing units
493
Total Housing Units
361
Occupied Units
132
Vacant Units
2.13
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$112,200
Median Home Value
-55% vs state ZIP avg
$813
Median Rent
1950
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 54550, employing approximately 10 people with a combined annual payroll of $556,000.
3
Businesses
10
Employees
$556K
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 54550 vs 54534 →
ZIP 54550 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
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 54550 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 54550 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
What this shows By household income, ZIP 54550 ranks #2 of 4 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 54550, 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.