Ojibwa, WI · standard
ZIP Code 54862
Sawyer County, Wisconsin - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 261
- 2/sq mi
- $61,875
- Median income
- $213,300
- Median home value
- 17.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Ojibwa pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 33rd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 47th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 91%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 54862 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 54862 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Ojibwa, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, home to just 261 residents across 113.5 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 54862 reports a modest median household income of $61,875 (21% below the average Wisconsin ZIP), while per-capita income is $39,611. The poverty rate is 8.5%, with unemployment at 1.6%; those measures add context to the income figure. Median home value is $213,300 (14% below the average Wisconsin ZIP) and median rent is $960; 91.0% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 17.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 50.8, and the average commute is 30 minutes. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Sawyer County, so 54862 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 54862, Ojibwa, 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
261
Population
113.5
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 54862?
50.8
Median Age
47.2%
Male
52.8%
Female
0.0%
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?
$61,875
Median Household Income
-21% vs state ZIP avg
$39,611
Per Capita Income
8.5%
Poverty Rate
1.6%
Unemployment Rate
29.5 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
271housing units
271
Total Housing Units
156
Occupied Units
115
Vacant Units
1.91
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$213,300
Median Home Value
-14% vs state ZIP avg
$960
Median Rent
1983
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 54862, employing approximately 21 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,100,000.
7
Businesses
21
Employees
$1.1M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 42.9% |
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 54862 vs 54867 →
ZIP 54862 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 54862 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 54862 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 54862 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 54862, 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.