Marengo, WI · standard
ZIP Code 54855
Ashland County, Wisconsin - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 774
- 4/sq mi
- $56,875
- Median income
- $205,300
- Median home value
- 17.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Marengo pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 24th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 45th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 54855 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 54855 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Marengo, Ashland County, Wisconsin, home to just 774 residents across 184.3 square miles, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 54855 reports a modest median household income of $56,875 (27% below the average Wisconsin ZIP), while per-capita income is $26,346. The poverty rate is 3.5%, with unemployment at 6.8%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $205,300 (17% below the average Wisconsin ZIP), and median rent is $775; owner occupancy is 85.1%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 17.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 27.9, and the average commute is 24 minutes. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Ashland County, so 54855 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 54855, Marengo, 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
774
Population
184.3
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 54855?
27.9
Median Age
49.7%
Male
50.3%
Female
2.9%
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?
$56,875
Median Household Income
-27% vs state ZIP avg
$26,346
Per Capita Income
3.5%
Poverty Rate
6.8%
Unemployment Rate
23.5 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
370housing units
370
Total Housing Units
302
Occupied Units
68
Vacant Units
3.06
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$205,300
Median Home Value
-17% vs state ZIP avg
$775
Median Rent
1986
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 20 business establishments in ZIP 54855, employing approximately 99 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,808,000.
20
Businesses
99
Employees
$3.8M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 11 | 55.0% |
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 54855 vs 54846 →
ZIP 54855 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54546
Mellen (54546)
1,266 residents
- 54855
Marengo (54855)
774 residents
- 54846
High Bridge (54846)
547 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 54855 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 54855 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54846
High Bridge (54846)
$74,000 median income
- 54546
Mellen (54546)
$70,104 median income
- 54855
Marengo (54855)
$56,875 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 54855 ranks #3 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 54855, 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.