53803 Zip Code (Benton, WI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 1,265
Zip code population in 2010: 1,306
Zip code population in 2000: 1,188

Houses and condos: 575
Renter-occupied apartments: 131
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 53803: 86.2 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 12.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 103 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,292 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,527 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 53803:

• High school or higher: 91.9%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 8.0%
• Unemployed: 2.7%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 26.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 53803:

• Never married: 31.1%
• Now married: 52.2%
• Separated: 0.0%
• Widowed: 4.8%
• Divorced: 11.9%

• 
• • 1,13589.7%White
  • 655.1%Hispanic or Latino
  • 332.6%Some other race
  • 231.8%Two or more races
  • 60.5%Black
  • 30.2%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 53803, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $51,777 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$51,777
State:	$72,319

Salary/wage: $47,119 (reported on 83.1% of returns)

Here:	$47,119
State:	$59,242

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1129.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3451.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6768.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8140.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18628.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $479 (reported on 36.9% of returns)

This zip code:	$479
Wisconsin:	$1,431

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.3% for AGIs below $25k, 15.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 22.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 34.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,489 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,489
State:	$6,481

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 42.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 160.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,867 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

Here:	+$4,867
State:	+$18,329

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 145.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 506.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,971 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,971
State:	+$14,562

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 314.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,114 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

53803:	$7,114
Wisconsin:	$19,348

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 146.9% for AGIs below $25k, 383.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $2,375 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,375
State:	$2,155

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 95.4% for AGIs below $25k, 44.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.4%

Here:	95%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 95.2% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 53803, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $43,693 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$43,693
State:	$57,939

Salary/wage: $38,386 (reported on 86.4% of returns)

Here:	$38,386
State:	$48,248

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.3% for AGIs below $25k, 78.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $533 (reported on 45.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$533
Wisconsin:	$1,224

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $844 (reported on 15.3% of returns)

Here:	$844
State:	$5,137

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,914 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$1,914
State:	+$11,137

Profit/loss from business: +$4,814 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	+$4,814
State:	+$11,943

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,729 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

53803:	$7,729
Wisconsin:	$14,087

Total itemized deductions: $15,333 (20% of AGI, reported on 25.4% of returns)

Here:	$15,333
State:	$22,257

Here:	20.0% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $1,930 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,930
State:	$3,370

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $7,400 (reported on 25.4% of returns)

53803:	$7,400
State:	$10,731

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,000 (reported on 16.9% of returns)

Here:	$2,000
State:	$2,094

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 74.6%

Here:	75%
State:	54%

(% for various income ranges: 70.8% for AGIs below $25k, 73.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 72.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 53803, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,498 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$34,498
State:	$47,735

Salary/wage: $31,203 (reported on 86.7% of returns)

Here:	$31,203
State:	$41,540

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.9% for AGIs below $10k, 73.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 86.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 77.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $960 (reported on 53.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$960
Wisconsin:	$1,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.4% for AGIs below $10k, 4.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $525 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	$525
State:	$2,869

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$14,167 (reported on 12.8% of returns)

Here:	+$14,167
State:	+$9,569

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -2.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 43.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$3,194 (reported on 10.2% of returns)

Here:	+$3,194
State:	+$10,417

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

IRA payment deduction: $2,000 (reported on 2.6% of returns)

53803:	$2,000
Wisconsin:	$2,900

Total itemized deductions: $12,794 (20% of AGI, reported on 22.4% of returns)

Here:	$12,794
State:	$18,160

Here:	19.8% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,158 (2% of AGI, reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,158
State:	$2,711

Here:	1.7% of AGI
State:	3.0% of AGI

Total tax: $3,756 (reported on 76.3% of returns)

53803:	$3,756
State:	$7,114

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,600 (reported on 14.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,600
State:	$1,544

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 69.6%

Here:	70%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 65.7% for AGIs below $10k, 69.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 72.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 53586, 53807, 61075, 61036, 53811, 53510.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 95
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 445

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 8 (4 now married, 3 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 262 (103 now married, 158 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 53803 with a mortgage: 242 (26 second mortgage, 3 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 3

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,248
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $551

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 53803 household income distribution in 2022

• 25Less than $10,000
• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 19$15,000 to $19,999
• 35$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$25,000 to $29,999
• 32$30,000 to $34,999
• 11$35,000 to $39,999
• 24$40,000 to $44,999
• 50$45,000 to $49,999
• 48$50,000 to $59,999
• 56$60,000 to $74,999
• 78$75,000 to $99,999
• 69$100,000 to $124,999
• 24$125,000 to $149,999
• 26$150,000 to $199,999
• 9$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 53803

• 3$10,000 to $14,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 2$40,000 to $49,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 9$60,000 to $69,999
• 9$70,000 to $79,999
• 26$80,000 to $89,999
• 12$90,000 to $99,999
• 69$100,000 to $124,999
• 41$125,000 to $149,999
• 45$150,000 to $174,999
• 26$175,000 to $199,999
• 24$200,000 to $249,999
• 45$250,000 to $299,999
• 27$300,000 to $399,999
• 7$400,000 to $499,999
• 4$500,000 to $749,999
• 2$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 53803

• 2$150 to $199
• 3$350 to $399
• 5$400 to $449
• 10$450 to $499
• 23$500 to $549
• 2$550 to $599
• 28$600 to $649
• 14$650 to $699
• 5$700 to $749
• 14$800 to $899
• 10$1,000 to $1,249
• 17No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $794.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $151,422

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $155,678 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $110,683 - $228,585

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $230,201

Here:	$230,201
State:	$308,468

Townhouses or other attached units: $358,732

Here:	$358,732
State:	$265,873

In 2-unit structures: $203,492

Here:	$203,492
State:	$203,667

Mobile homes: $166,762

Here:	$166,762
State:	$79,042

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 520
• One, attached: 7
• Two: 2
• 3 or 4: 17
• 10 to 19: 3
• Mobile homes: 21

Unemployment: 2.7%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 53803

• 82.3%492Drove a car alone
• 9.0%54Carpooled
• 0.2%1Walked
• 2.2%13Other means
• 3.8%23Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 53803

• 16Less than 5 minutes
• 745 to 9 minutes
• 4910 to 14 minutes
• 3115 to 19 minutes
• 11820 to 24 minutes
• 5425 to 29 minutes
• 12530 to 34 minutes
• 2335 to 39 minutes
• 2240 to 44 minutes
• 1845 to 59 minutes
• 560 to 89 minutes
• 1990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 32.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 1,265

• Male householders: 242 (66 living alone), Female householders: 296 (62 living alone)

• 249 spouses (249 opposite-sex spouses), 96 unmarried partners, (96 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 350 children (335 natural, 0 adopted, 15 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 12 other relatives, 17 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 5 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 189 2-persons, 52 3-persons, 92 4-persons, 10 5-persons, 7 6-persons, 6 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 127 1-person, 46 2-persons, 3 4-persons

146 married couples with children.
145 single-parent households (58 men, 87 women).

98.8% of residents of 53803 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (40% very well, 60% well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BENTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY (100 RIVERSIDE DRIVE in BENTON, WI)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-WI1330070 1T, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, SDWIS-WI1330070 2T,
  STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - SDWIS-WI1330070, DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
  STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - PCS-WI0020672, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: BENTON WATER& WASTEWATER DEPARTMENT
  Alternative names: BENTON VILLAGE, BENTON WATERWORKS

• BENTON JR SR HIGH SCHOOL (ALMA ST in BENTON, WI)

  Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - RCRAINFO-WID100082163, CESQG
  Organizations: BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT OF (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: BENTON HI

• BENTON EL (41 ALMA ST in BENTON, WI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0020
  Organizations: BENTON SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1.1%

Population in 1990: 153. Population change in the 1990s: +1,035 (+676.5%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 738
• Northeast: 3
• Midwest: 421
• South: 54
• West: 31

63% of the 53803 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 48% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Wisconsin.

93% of the 53803 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 25% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 6

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Travel Agencies (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Beauty Salons (1-4: 2)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 53803 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	24	74.0 years
Mary	16	83.0 years
William	15	72.5 years
James	13	70.3 years
Charles	7	73.8 years
Francis	7	71.3 years
George	6	73.0 years
Clarence	6	79.5 years
Joseph	6	73.2 years
Dorothy	6	74.2 years

Most common last names in zip code 53803 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Farrey	14	73.2 years
Robbins	9	82.4 years
Murray	8	81.3 years
Smythe	6	83.2 years
Peart	6	69.3 years
Teasdale	5	71.6 years
Kearns	5	76.8 years
Symons	5	79.0 years
Rock	5	74.0 years
Driscoll	5	77.0 years