53820 Zip Code (Potosi, WI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,318
Zip code population in 2010: 2,532
Zip code population in 2000: 3,023

Houses and condos: 1,110
Renter-occupied apartments: 149
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 53820: 86.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 89.9 sq. mi.
Water area: 14.7 sq. mi.

Population density: 26 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: $2,629 (1.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,176 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 53820:

• High school or higher: 94.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.4%
• Unemployed: 1.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 53820:

• Never married: 24.8%
• Now married: 59.4%
• Separated: 0.2%
• Widowed: 8.0%
• Divorced: 7.6%

• 
• • 2,20195.0%White
  • 622.7%Two or more races
  • 210.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 160.7%Asian
  • 100.4%Some other race
  • 70.3%Black

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 53820, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,040 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,040
State:	$72,319

Salary/wage: $54,017 (reported on 81.1% of returns)

Here:	$54,017
State:	$59,242

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1212.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3739.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6808.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11246.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15923.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $994 (reported on 48.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$994
Wisconsin:	$1,431

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.4% for AGIs below $25k, 49.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 186.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $2,552 (reported on 22.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,552
State:	$6,481

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 29.1% for AGIs below $25k, 63.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 122.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 265.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$11,370 (reported on 21.3% of returns)

Here:	+$11,370
State:	+$18,329

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 45.0% for AGIs below $25k, 51.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 178.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 377.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1760.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$9,388 (reported on 13.4% of returns)

Here:	+$9,388
State:	+$14,562

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 112.7% for AGIs below $25k, 40.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 333.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 435.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 315.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,500 (reported on 12.6% of returns)

53820:	$12,500
Wisconsin:	$19,348

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 80.5% for AGIs below $25k, 186.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 234.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 420.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 557.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $25,000 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

Here:	$25,000
State:	$33,000

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1250.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Charity contributions: $6,500 (reported on 1.6% of returns)

Here:	$6,500
State:	$12,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxes paid: $8,000 (reported on 3.1% of returns)

53820:	$8,000
State:	$8,228

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 138.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,050 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,050
State:	$2,155

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 66.4% for AGIs below $25k, 45.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.3%

Here:	95%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 94.6% for AGIs below $25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 95.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 53820, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $48,365 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$48,365
State:	$57,939

Salary/wage: $42,016 (reported on 85.2% of returns)

Here:	$42,016
State:	$48,248

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.2% for AGIs below $25k, 74.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,210 (reported on 48.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,210
Wisconsin:	$1,224

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,625 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,625
State:	$5,137

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,067 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,067
State:	+$11,137

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,022 (reported on 14.8% of returns)

Here:	+$5,022
State:	+$11,943

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,694 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

53820:	$7,694
Wisconsin:	$14,087

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Total itemized deductions: $18,536 (22% of AGI, reported on 27.0% of returns)

Here:	$18,536
State:	$22,257

Here:	21.9% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.9% for AGIs below $25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $2,217 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	$2,217
State:	$3,370

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $8,548 (reported on 27.0% of returns)

53820:	$8,548
State:	$10,731

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,014 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,014
State:	$2,094

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 77.0%

Here:	77%
State:	54%

(% for various income ranges: 66.7% for AGIs below $25k, 78.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 90.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 91.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 53820, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $39,221 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$39,221
State:	$47,735

Salary/wage: $34,964 (reported on 85.9% of returns)

Here:	$34,964
State:	$41,540

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 84.7% for AGIs below $10k, 71.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,391 (reported on 62.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,391
Wisconsin:	$1,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $948 (reported on 23.6% of returns)

Here:	$948
State:	$2,869

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$5,259 (reported on 21.2% of returns)

Here:	+$5,259
State:	+$9,569

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$6,198 (reported on 16.3% of returns)

Here:	+$6,198
State:	+$10,417

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.6% for AGIs below $10k, 5.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,349 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

53820:	$3,349
Wisconsin:	$2,900

Total itemized deductions: $14,921 (21% of AGI, reported on 24.5% of returns)

Here:	$14,921
State:	$18,160

Here:	21.0% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,511 (3% of AGI, reported on 20.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,511
State:	$2,711

Here:	3.4% of AGI
State:	3.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,263 (reported on 79.5% of returns)

53820:	$4,263
State:	$7,114

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,379 (reported on 10.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,379
State:	$1,544

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.0%

Here:	79%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 73.6% for AGIs below $10k, 75.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 53808, 52073, 53813, 52001, 52002, 53818.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 93
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 862

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 29 (19 now married, 9 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 367 (176 now married, 191 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 53820 with a mortgage: 431 (43 second mortgage, 38 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,471
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $540

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

• Zip code 53820 household income distribution in 2022

• 57Less than $10,000
• 21$10,000 to $14,999
• 22$15,000 to $19,999
• 25$20,000 to $24,999
• 18$25,000 to $29,999
• 36$30,000 to $34,999
• 32$35,000 to $39,999
• 54$40,000 to $44,999
• 45$45,000 to $49,999
• 102$50,000 to $59,999
• 112$60,000 to $74,999
• 150$75,000 to $99,999
• 112$100,000 to $124,999
• 52$125,000 to $149,999
• 60$150,000 to $199,999
• 55$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 53820

• 13Less than $10,000
• 8$10,000 to $14,999
• 7$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$30,000 to $34,999
• 3$40,000 to $49,999
• 6$50,000 to $59,999
• 19$60,000 to $69,999
• 9$70,000 to $79,999
• 13$80,000 to $89,999
• 17$90,000 to $99,999
• 94$100,000 to $124,999
• 60$125,000 to $149,999
• 89$150,000 to $174,999
• 52$175,000 to $199,999
• 108$200,000 to $249,999
• 84$250,000 to $299,999
• 97$300,000 to $399,999
• 40$400,000 to $499,999
• 29$500,000 to $749,999
• 16$750,000 to $999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 53820

• 3$150 to $199
• 2$250 to $299
• 6$300 to $349
• 21$400 to $449
• 4$450 to $499
• 9$500 to $549
• 15$550 to $599
• 13$600 to $649
• 24$650 to $699
• 4$700 to $749
• 4$800 to $899
• 3$900 to $999
• 4$1,000 to $1,249
• 34No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $754.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $235,594.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $186,121
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $221,573
• Two or more races householders: $379,006

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $197,083 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $129,627 - $294,097

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $187,154

Here:	$187,154
State:	$308,468

Mobile homes: $307,561

Here:	$307,561
State:	$79,042

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 990
• One, attached: 4
• Two: 17
• 3 or 4: 18
• 10 to 19: 6
• Mobile homes: 68

Unemployment: 1.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 53820

• 74.7%881Drove a car alone
• 5.0%59Carpooled
• 1.0%12Walked
• 0.7%8Other means
• 20.0%236Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 53820

• 40Less than 5 minutes
• 605 to 9 minutes
• 6210 to 14 minutes
• 12515 to 19 minutes
• 17620 to 24 minutes
• 12825 to 29 minutes
• 10830 to 34 minutes
• 9735 to 39 minutes
• 6740 to 44 minutes
• 5345 to 59 minutes
• 1860 to 89 minutes
• 2590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 68.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,318

• Male householders: 468 (116 living alone), Female householders: 490 (144 living alone)

• 597 spouses (595 opposite-sex spouses), 64 unmarried partners, (64 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 576 children (559 natural, 6 adopted, 11 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 26 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 0 foster children, 16 other relatives, 50 non-relatives

Size of family households: 343 2-persons, 118 3-persons, 92 4-persons, 46 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 259 1-person, 53 2-persons, 12 3-persons

343 married couples with children.
67 single-parent households (22 men, 45 women).

98.8% of residents of 53820 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% very well, 4% well, 35% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (14% very well, 57% well, 29% not well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• DON FRIEDERICK TRANSMISSION INC (4669 HWY 61 in POTOSI, 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-WID054112719, CESQG
  Business SIC classification: GENERAL AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS; AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOPS
  Organizations: FREDRICKSON DON TRANSMISSION INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%

Population in 1990: 2,845. Population change in the 1990s: +178 (+6.3%).

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

• This state: 1,421
• Northeast: 5
• Midwest: 813
• South: 24
• West: 37

70% of the 53820 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Wisconsin.

95% of the 53820 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 46% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 32
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 2 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 1

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• VILLAGE OF POTOSI INC (105 N MAIN ST in POTOSI, WI) : $29,424 in 10 contracts from 2002 to 2006

  Contracts for Guard Services by Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only
  Signed by year: 2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $3,214; 2003: $3,214; 2004: $12,856; 2005: $6,760; 2006: $3,380.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $3,380 with Army for Guard Services. Signed on 2006-02-22. Completion date: 2002-09-19.
  $3,380, same as above. Signed on 2005-02-24. Completion date: 2002-09-19.
  $3,380 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Guard Services. Signed on 2005-02-24. Completion date: 2002-09-19.
  $3,214 with Army for Guard Services. Signed on 2004-01-09. Completion date: 2002-09-19.
  

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

• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (10-19: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Interior Design Services (10-19: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (5-9: 1)
• Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation: Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions (5-9: 1)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 12. The highest number of reported fires - 21 took place in 2009, and the least - 2 in 2007. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (41.6%), and Structure Fires (39.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 53820
• 7941.6%Outside Fires
• 7539.5%Structure Fires
• 1910.0%Other
• 178.9%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 53820, Wisconsin

Most common first names in zip code 53820 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Joseph	18	79.2 years
Mary	12	84.3 years
Robert	11	71.8 years
Helen	10	81.3 years
Donald	10	74.2 years
William	9	73.8 years
John	9	73.0 years
Arthur	9	81.4 years
Henry	8	79.5 years
Dorothy	7	75.1 years

Most common last names in zip code 53820 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Reuter	9	80.7 years
Reynolds	8	71.0 years
Pickel	8	80.9 years
Patzner	8	81.5 years
Ehlen	7	75.0 years
Horner	7	82.3 years
Schiffman	7	76.7 years
Schaefer	7	71.7 years
Pluemer	7	77.8 years
Cardey	7	72.9 years