Saxon, WI · standard
ZIP Code 54559
Iron County, Wisconsin - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 795
- 2/sq mi
- $69,696
- Median income
- $159,300
- Median home value
- 11.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Saxon pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 46th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 29th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 76%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 54559 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 54559 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Saxon, Iron County, Wisconsin, home to just 795 residents across 361.4 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 54559 reports a modest median household income of $69,696 (11% below the average Wisconsin ZIP), while per-capita income is $37,969. The poverty rate is 10.6%, with unemployment at 1.9%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $159,300 (36% below the average Wisconsin ZIP), and median rent is $469; owner occupancy is 76.2%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 11.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 46.1, and the average commute is 25 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Wisconsin and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 54559.
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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 54559, Saxon, 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
795
Population
361.4
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 54559?
46.1
Median Age
50.1%
Male
49.9%
Female
0.5%
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?
$69,696
Median Household Income
-11% vs state ZIP avg
$37,969
Per Capita Income
10.6%
Poverty Rate
1.9%
Unemployment Rate
25.2 min
Mean Commute Time
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
492housing units
492
Total Housing Units
411
Occupied Units
81
Vacant Units
2.04
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$159,300
Median Home Value
-36% vs state ZIP avg
$469
Median Rent
1981
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 10 business establishments in ZIP 54559, employing approximately 19 people with a combined annual payroll of $664,000.
10
Businesses
19
Employees
$664K
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 3 | 30.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 54559, 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.