Herbster, WI · standard
ZIP Code 54844
Bayfield County, Wisconsin - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 267
- 2/sq mi
- $63,036
- Median income
- $265,900
- Median home value
- 39.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Herbster pairs a below-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 35th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 39%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 90%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 54844 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 54844 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Herbster, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, home to just 267 residents across 157.1 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 54844 reports a modest median household income of $63,036 (19% below the average Wisconsin ZIP), while per-capita income is $42,790. The poverty rate is 14.0%, with unemployment at 1.2%; those measures add context to the income figure. Median home value is $265,900 (7% above the average Wisconsin ZIP) and median rent is $830; 90.2% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 39.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 61.9, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Bayfield County, so 54844 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 54844, Herbster, 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
267
Population
157.1
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 54844?
61.9
Median Age
56.8%
Male
43.2%
Female
0.4%
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?
$63,036
Median Household Income
-19% vs state ZIP avg
$42,790
Per Capita Income
14.0%
Poverty Rate
1.2%
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
456housing units
456
Total Housing Units
123
Occupied Units
333
Vacant Units
1.98
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$265,900
Median Home Value
+7% vs state ZIP avg
$830
Median Rent
1991
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 54844, employing approximately 15 people with a combined annual payroll of $526,000.
8
Businesses
15
Employees
$526K
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 54844 vs 54827 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54827 | Cornucopia, WI | 221 | 5.4 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 54844, 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.