Bear Creek, WI · standard
ZIP Code 54922
Outagamie County, Wisconsin — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,514
- 12/sq mi
- $76,350
- Median income
- $218,100
- Median home value
- 14.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Bear Creek pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 43%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 49th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 12
- people per sq mi
- 82%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 54922 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 54922 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 123.1 square miles in Bear Creek, Outagamie County, Wisconsin. The area is home to 1,514 residents, producing a population density of 12 people per square mile, and falls within the Chicago time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 54922 against Wisconsin and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 54922 sits at $76,350 (2% below the Wisconsin average), while per-capita income is $46,494. The poverty rate stands at 2.2% and the unemployment rate at 2.2%. On housing, the median home value is $218,100 (12% below the state average) with median rent at $1,044 per month, and 81.6% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 54922 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 14.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 44.5, and the average commute is 31 minutes. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Outagamie County, so you can benchmark 54922 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 54922, Bear Creek, WI · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
1,514
Population
123.1
Area (sq mi)
12
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 54922?
44.5
Median Age
54.6%
Male
45.4%
Female
4.9%
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?
$76,350
Median Household Income
-2% vs state
$46,494
Per Capita Income
2.2%
Poverty Rate
2.2%
Unemployment Rate
30.5 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 54922 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$76,350 Top 43% higher than 57% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
478
Total Housing Units
461
Occupied Units
17
Vacant Units
2.38
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$218,100
Median Home Value
-12% vs state
$1,044
Median Rent
1951
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 14 business establishments in ZIP 54922, employing approximately 145 people with a combined annual payroll of $13,188,000.
14
Businesses
145
Employees
$13.2M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 21.4% |
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 54922 vs 54929 →
ZIP 54922 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54961
New London (54961)
14,266 residents
- 54929
Clintonville (54929)
8,746 residents
- 54922 1,514
Bear Creek (54922)
1,514 residents
- 54933 231
Embarrass (54933)
231 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 54922 ranks #3 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 54922 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 54922
Bear Creek (54922)
$76,350 median income
- 54961
New London (54961)
$71,824 median income
- 54929
Clintonville (54929)
$64,626 median income
- 54933
Embarrass (54933)
$63,125 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 54922 ranks the highest of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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