Comstock, WI · standard
ZIP Code 54826
Barron County, Wisconsin — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 807
- 6/sq mi
- $94,750
- Median income
- $266,700
- Median home value
- 15.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Comstock pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 23%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 39%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 6
- people per sq mi
- 88%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 54826 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 54826 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 126.1 square miles in Comstock, Barron County, Wisconsin. The area is home to 807 residents, producing a population density of 6 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 54826 against Wisconsin and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 54826 sits at $94,750 (21% above the Wisconsin average), while per-capita income is $51,891. The poverty rate stands at 10.5% and the unemployment rate at 2.0%. On housing, the median home value is $266,700 (7% above the state average) with median rent at $986 per month, and 88.4% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 54826 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 15.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 52.1, and the average commute is 24 minutes. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Barron County, so you can benchmark 54826 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 54826, Comstock, 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
807
Population
126.1
Area (sq mi)
6
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 54826?
52.1
Median Age
46.2%
Male
53.8%
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?
$94,750
Median Household Income
+21% vs state
$51,891
Per Capita Income
10.5%
Poverty Rate
2.0%
Unemployment Rate
23.8 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 54826 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$94,750 Top 23% higher than 77% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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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?
705
Total Housing Units
387
Occupied Units
318
Vacant Units
2.36
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$266,700
Median Home Value
+7% vs state
$986
Median Rent
1980
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 9 business establishments in ZIP 54826, employing approximately 29 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,099,000.
9
Businesses
29
Employees
$1.1M
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 54826 vs 54889 →
ZIP 54826 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54829
Cumberland (54829)
5,236 residents
- 54889
Turtle Lake (54889)
2,742 residents
- 54805 1,471
Almena (54805)
1,471 residents
- 54826 807
Comstock (54826)
807 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 54826 ranks #4 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 54826 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54826
Comstock (54826)
$94,750 median income
- 54889
Turtle Lake (54889)
$77,143 median income
- 54829
Cumberland (54829)
$66,538 median income
- 54805
Almena (54805)
$59,643 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 54826 ranks the highest of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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