Cornucopia, WI · standard
ZIP Code 54827
Bayfield County, Wisconsin - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 221
- 2/sq mi
- $90,000
- Median income
- $263,900
- Median home value
- 55.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Cornucopia pairs an above-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 27%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 40%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 54827 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 54827 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Cornucopia, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, home to just 221 residents across 110.5 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 54827 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $90,000 (15% above the average Wisconsin ZIP), while per-capita income is $55,750. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 4.0% and unemployment is 2.9%. Median home value is $263,900 (6% above the average Wisconsin ZIP); 100.0% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
This is a highly-educated ZIP: 55.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 62.6, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Bayfield County, so 54827 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 54827, Cornucopia, 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
221
Population
110.5
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 54827?
62.6
Median Age
51.7%
Male
48.3%
Female
0.7%
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?
$90,000
Median Household Income
+15% vs state ZIP avg
$55,750
Per Capita Income
4.0%
Poverty Rate
2.9%
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
488housing units
488
Total Housing Units
166
Occupied Units
322
Vacant Units
1.81
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$263,900
Median Home Value
+6% vs state ZIP avg
1970
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 13 business establishments in ZIP 54827, employing approximately 23 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,038,000.
13
Businesses
23
Employees
$1.0M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 4 | 30.8% |
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 54827 vs 54844 →
ZIP 54827 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54891
Washburn (54891)
3,389 residents
- 54844 267
Herbster (54844)
267 residents
- 54827 221
Cornucopia (54827)
221 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 54827 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 54827 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54827
Cornucopia (54827)
$90,000 median income
- 54891
Washburn (54891)
$70,536 median income
- 54844
Herbster (54844)
$63,036 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 54827 ranks the highest of 3 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 54827, 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.