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
The verdict
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 classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 62.3 square miles in Montreal, Iron County, Wisconsin. The area is home to 685 residents, producing a population density of 11 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 54550 against Wisconsin and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 54550 sits at $64,583 (17% below the Wisconsin average), while per-capita income is $37,454. The poverty rate stands at 11.2% and the unemployment rate at 1.9%. On housing, the median home value is $112,200 (55% below the state average) with median rent at $813 per month, and 95.3% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 54550 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 24.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 46.7, and the average commute is —. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Iron County, so you can benchmark 54550 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 54550, Montreal, 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
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
$37,454
Per Capita Income
11.2%
Poverty Rate
1.9%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 54550 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$64,583 38th percentile higher than 38% 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?
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
$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.
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