Exeland, WI · standard
ZIP Code 54835
Sawyer County, Wisconsin - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,018
- 3/sq mi
- $54,583
- Median income
- $203,300
- Median home value
- 12.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Exeland pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 20th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 44th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 82%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 54835 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 54835 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Exeland, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, home to just 1,018 residents across 363.6 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 54835 reports a modest median household income of $54,583 (30% below the average Wisconsin ZIP), while per-capita income is $32,841. The poverty rate is 17.1%, with unemployment at 4.3%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $203,300 (18% below the average Wisconsin ZIP), and median rent is $581; owner occupancy is 81.8%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 12.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 55.4, and the average commute is 35 minutes. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Sawyer County, so 54835 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 54835, Exeland, 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
1,018
Population
363.6
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 54835?
55.4
Median Age
53.9%
Male
46.1%
Female
1.2%
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?
$54,583
Median Household Income
-30% vs state ZIP avg
$32,841
Per Capita Income
17.1%
Poverty Rate
4.3%
Unemployment Rate
34.5 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
712housing units
712
Total Housing Units
466
Occupied Units
246
Vacant Units
2.00
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$203,300
Median Home Value
-18% vs state ZIP avg
$581
Median Rent
1984
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 54835, employing approximately 28 people with a combined annual payroll of $967,000.
10
Businesses
28
Employees
$967K
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 30.0% |
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 54835 vs 54867 →
ZIP 54835 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54835
Exeland (54835)
1,018 residents
- 54867
Radisson (54867)
435 residents
- 54862 261
Ojibwa (54862)
261 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 54835 ranks the most populous - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 54835 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54862
Ojibwa (54862)
$61,875 median income
- 54835
Exeland (54835)
$54,583 median income
- 54867
Radisson (54867)
$41,694 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 54835 ranks #2 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 54835, both outside WI so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,018 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.