Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,789 Zip code population in 2010: 3,469 Zip code population in 2000: 3,357
Houses and condos: 1,689 Renter-occupied apartments: 239
% of renters here:
15%
State:
32%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 54406: 87.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 67.1 sq. mi. Water area: 0.6 sq. mi.
Population density: 56 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:
1.2% ($3,293)
Wisconsin:
1.4% ($3,497)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,198 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,594 (1.2%)
Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $271,809
54406:
$271,809
Wisconsin:
$252,800
According to our research of Wisconsin and other state lists, there were 2 registered sex offenders living in 54406 zip code as of May 28, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 54406 is 1,684 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is much lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
47.3 years
Wisconsin median age:
40.4 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.3 people
Wisconsin:
2.3 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 54406, filed in 2021:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $69,484 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$69,484
State:
$72,319
Salary/wage: $59,252 (reported on 79.9% of returns)
Here:
$59,252
State:
$59,242
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1315.2% for AGIs below $25k, 3328.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6328.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9483.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17213.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 62510.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $864 (reported on 44.0% of returns)
This zip code:
$864
Wisconsin:
$1,431
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.3% for AGIs below $25k, 33.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 42.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 40.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 975.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $3,577 (reported on 26.1% of returns)
Here:
$3,577
State:
$6,481
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.3% for AGIs below $25k, 45.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 94.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 131.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 311.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2320.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$19,045 (reported on 23.9% of returns)
Here:
+$19,045
State:
+$18,329
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.1% for AGIs below $25k, 83.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 112.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 124.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 634.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 31790.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$12,788 (reported on 14.1% of returns)
Here:
+$12,788
State:
+$14,562
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 214.2% for AGIs below $25k, 296.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 325.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 313.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 326.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,429 (reported on 15.2% of returns)
54406:
$15,429
Wisconsin:
$19,348
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 161.3% for AGIs below $25k, 207.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 326.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 470.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 944.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $29,738 (reported on 4.3% of returns)
Here:
$29,738
State:
$33,000
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 545.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 677.9% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $10,683 (reported on 3.3% of returns)
Here:
$10,683
State:
$12,044
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 300.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $8,062 (reported on 4.3% of returns)
54406:
$8,062
State:
$8,228
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 122.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 211.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $2,044 (reported on 9.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,044
State:
$2,155
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 59.4% for AGIs below $25k, 61.3% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 96.2%
Here:
96%
State:
94%
(% for various income ranges: 94.5% for AGIs below $25k, 97.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 54406, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $55,214 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$55,214
State:
$57,939
Salary/wage: $47,672 (reported on 83.7% of returns)
Here:
$47,672
State:
$48,248
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.4% for AGIs below $25k, 72.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 44.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,110 (reported on 44.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,110
Wisconsin:
$1,224
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,867 (reported on 26.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,867
State:
$5,137
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$3,514 (reported on 20.9% of returns)
Here:
+$3,514
State:
+$11,137
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$12,292 (reported on 15.1% of returns)
Here:
+$12,292
State:
+$11,943
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,983 (reported on 13.4% of returns)
54406:
$11,983
Wisconsin:
$14,087
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Total itemized deductions: $18,687 (20% of AGI, reported on 39.0% of returns)
Here:
$18,687
State:
$22,257
Here:
20.0% of AGI
State:
20.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.9% for AGIs below $25k, 12.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 11.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $2,457 (reported on 30.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,457
State:
$3,370
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $8,910 (reported on 39.0% of returns)
54406:
$8,910
State:
$10,731
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.1% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $1,686 (reported on 12.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,686
State:
$2,094
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.4%
Here:
63%
State:
54%
(% for various income ranges: 52.5% for AGIs below $25k, 65.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 68.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 54406, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $41,850 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$41,850
State:
$47,735
Salary/wage: $38,393 (reported on 87.6% of returns)
Here:
$38,393
State:
$41,540
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 121.8% for AGIs below $10k, 71.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 85.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $999 (reported on 55.9% of returns)
This zip code:
$999
Wisconsin:
$1,420
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $1,536 (reported on 26.9% of returns)
Here:
$1,536
State:
$2,869
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$5,184 (reported on 21.8% of returns)
Here:
+$5,184
State:
+$9,569
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$10,604 (reported on 16.1% of returns)
Here:
+$10,604
State:
+$10,417
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,278 (reported on 4.3% of returns)
54406:
$3,278
Wisconsin:
$2,900
Total itemized deductions: $15,285 (22% of AGI, reported on 39.9% of returns)
Here:
$15,285
State:
$18,160
Here:
22.3% of AGI
State:
21.1% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.1% for AGIs below $10k, 11.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 12.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 16.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $1,946 (3% of AGI, reported on 34.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,946
State:
$2,711
Here:
2.8% of AGI
State:
3.0% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $4,922 (reported on 79.4% of returns)
54406:
$4,922
State:
$7,114
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 4.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,402 (reported on 10.4% of returns)
Here:
$1,402
State:
$1,544
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.2%
Here:
64%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 54.4% for AGIs below $10k, 61.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 69.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 69.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.4% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 1.1% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 103 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,522
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 13 (11 now married, 1 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 734 (364 now married, 369 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 54406 with a mortgage: 860 (132 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 112 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 32
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,502 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $620
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
5.9%
Whole state:
10.7%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:
4.0%
Whole state:
5.7%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.6
State:
6.5
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.0
State:
4.1
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Cemeteries: Amherst Cemetery (1), Oak Grove Cemetery (2), Lower Amherst Cemetery (3), Bickel Cemetery (4), Kimball Cemetery (5), Saint Mary of Mount Carmel Cemetery (6). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Mud Lake (A), Spring Lake (B), Lake Bingo (C), Thorn Lake (D), Turtle Lake (E), Huntleys Lake (F), Lake Lime (G), Amherst Millpond 90 (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Size of family households: 625 2-persons, 228 3-persons, 161 4-persons, 110 5-persons, 16 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 396 1-person, 83 2-persons, 1 4-persons
652 married couples with children.
89 single-parent households (17 men, 72 women).
99.7% of residents of 54406 zip code speak English at home.
0.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (83% very well, 17% not well).
0.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 26 (0.7%) (100.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
0.7%
Whole state:
5.0%
38%El Salvador
12%Eritrea
8%Malaysia
4%Uzbekistan
37%Polish
27%German
12%American
5%European
5%Norwegian
3%English
2%Irish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
62010 or later
102000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
16Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
AMHERST WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY (PRAIRIE VIEW STREET in AMHERST, 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 STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - PCS-WI0023213, WASTEWATER FACILITY Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Organizations: VILLAGE OF AMHERST WWTP Alternative names: AMHERST SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, AMHERST VILLAGE OF
AMHERST MARINE (422 S MAIN in AMHERST, 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-WID988577490, CESQG Organizations: CLINTON JERRY (CONTACT/OWNER)
AMHERST TELEPHONE CO (120 MILL ST in AMHERST, WI)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - RCRAINFO-WI0000007955, CESQG Business SIC classification: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT RADIOTELEPHONE
AMHERST EL (357 N MAIN ST in AMHERST, WI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0020 Organizations: TOMORROW RIVER SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
AMHERST HI (357 N MAIN ST in AMHERST, WI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0060 Organizations: TOMORROW RIVER SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
AMHERST MID (357 N MAIN ST in AMHERST, WI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0080 Organizations: TOMORROW RIVER SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
ADVANCED DELIVERY AND CHEM SYSTEMS INC (127 POND ST in AMHERST, WI)
AMHERST AMISH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (6558 HIGHWAY A in AMHERST, WI)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
47.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
28.8%Utility gas
11.8%Wood
8.2%Electricity
1.7%Solar energy
1.4%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0.6%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 2,885. Population change in the 1990s: +472 (+16.4%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 3,191
Northeast: 25
Midwest: 357
South: 102
West: 67
63% of the 54406 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Wisconsin.
95% of the 54406 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 14% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 31
Here:
8.3%
Wisconsin:
16.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10
Here:
4.6%
Wisconsin:
12.5%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3
Here:
2.9%
Wisconsin:
17.5%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
122,898Architecture and engineering occupations
95,118Computer and mathematical occupations
82,243Law enforcement workers including supervisors
79,116Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
75,964Community and social service occupations
73,778Management occupations
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
20 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
2 people in nursing homes
2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2010:
Fatal accident count: 3
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 3
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
Fatalities: 3
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 13. The highest number of fire incidents - 27 took place in 2002, and the least - 0 in 2006. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (43.2%), and Outside Fires (39.1%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 54406