Port Wing, WI · standard
ZIP Code 54865
Bayfield County, Wisconsin - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 440
- 3/sq mi
- $61,875
- Median income
- $180,300
- Median home value
- 46.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Port Wing pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 33rd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 38th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 90%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 54865 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 54865 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Port Wing, Bayfield County, Wisconsin, home to just 440 residents across 157.1 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 54865 reports a modest median household income of $61,875 (21% below the average Wisconsin ZIP), while per-capita income is $39,363. The poverty rate is 12.8%, with unemployment at 2.2%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $180,300 (28% below the average Wisconsin ZIP); owner occupancy is 89.5%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 46.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 58.6, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Wisconsin and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 54865.
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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 54865, Port Wing, 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
440
Population
157.1
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 54865?
58.6
Median Age
53.4%
Male
46.6%
Female
0.6%
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
$39,363
Per Capita Income
12.8%
Poverty Rate
2.2%
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
543housing units
543
Total Housing Units
266
Occupied Units
277
Vacant Units
1.94
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$180,300
Median Home Value
-28% vs state ZIP avg
1984
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 54865, employing approximately 22 people with a combined annual payroll of $726,000.
4
Businesses
22
Employees
$726K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 54865, 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.