54559 Zip Code (Birch Hill, WI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 919
Zip code population in 2010: 795
Zip code population in 2000: 813

Houses and condos: 520
Renter-occupied apartments: 93
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 54559: 84.8 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 137.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.6 sq. mi.

Population density: 7 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: $1,857 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,337 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 54559:

• High school or higher: 94.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
• Unemployed: 5.5%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 25.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 54559:

• Never married: 34.4%
• Now married: 45.3%
• Separated: 1.6%
• Widowed: 7.2%
• Divorced: 11.4%

• 
• • 54158.9%White
  • 32235.1%American Indian
  • 313.4%Two or more races
  • 242.6%Hispanic or Latino

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 54559, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,452 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$45,452
State:	$72,319

Salary/wage: $42,112 (reported on 75.8% of returns)

Here:	$42,112
State:	$59,242

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1180.0% for AGIs below $25k, 2623.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4673.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $180 (reported on 30.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$180
Wisconsin:	$1,431

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.7% for AGIs below $25k, 10.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,400 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,400
State:	$6,481

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 62.9% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,975 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

Here:	+$5,975
State:	+$18,329

(% of AGI for various income ranges: )

Profit/loss from business: +$2,867 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

Here:	+$2,867
State:	+$14,562

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 78.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $16,300 (reported on 9.1% of returns)

54559:	$16,300
Wisconsin:	$19,348

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 444.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Earned income credit: $1,500 (reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,500
State:	$2,155

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 63.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.9%

Here:	91%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 90.9% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 54559, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $38,077 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$38,077
State:	$57,939

Salary/wage: $33,527 (reported on 86.7% of returns)

Here:	$33,527
State:	$48,248

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 77.2% for AGIs below $25k, 81.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $200 (reported on 30.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$200
Wisconsin:	$1,224

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $633 (reported on 10.0% of returns)

Here:	$633
State:	$5,137

Profit/loss from business: +$5,200 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

Here:	+$5,200
State:	+$11,943

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $18,900 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

54559:	$18,900
Wisconsin:	$14,087

Total itemized deductions: $17,820 (22% of AGI, reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$17,820
State:	$22,257

Here:	21.7% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.8% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxes paid: $6,520 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

54559:	$6,520
State:	$10,731

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $2,729 (reported on 23.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,729
State:	$2,094

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 70.0%

Here:	70%
State:	54%

(% for various income ranges: 71.4% for AGIs below $25k, 71.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 54559, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $29,467 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$29,467
State:	$47,735

Salary/wage: $28,419 (reported on 85.7% of returns)

Here:	$28,419
State:	$41,540

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.8% for AGIs below $10k, 70.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $536 (reported on 39.0% of returns)

This zip code:	$536
Wisconsin:	$1,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 1.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $238 (reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$238
State:	$2,869

Net capital gain/loss: +$735 (reported on 11.8% of returns)

Here:	+$735
State:	+$9,569

Profit/loss from business: +$6,481 (reported on 18.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,481
State:	+$10,417

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.5% for AGIs below $10k, 6.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $13,674 (23% of AGI, reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	$13,674
State:	$18,160

Here:	23.3% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $667 (1% of AGI, reported on 8.4% of returns)

Here:	$667
State:	$2,711

Here:	1.1% of AGI
State:	3.0% of AGI

Total tax: $3,369 (reported on 69.0% of returns)

54559:	$3,369
State:	$7,114

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.6% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 5.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.9% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,800 (reported on 27.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,800
State:	$1,544

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 67.9%

Here:	68%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 69.8% for AGIs below $10k, 69.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 67.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 54861, 54565, 54536, 54550, 54846, 54525.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 56
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 358

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 21 (4 now married, 16 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 218 (70 now married, 147 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 54559 with a mortgage: 129 (12 second mortgage, 1 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,298
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $423

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

• Zip code 54559 household income distribution in 2022

• 22Less than $10,000
• 5$10,000 to $14,999
• 26$15,000 to $19,999
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 23$25,000 to $29,999
• 12$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 17$40,000 to $44,999
• 16$45,000 to $49,999
• 25$50,000 to $59,999
• 93$60,000 to $74,999
• 44$75,000 to $99,999
• 34$100,000 to $124,999
• 51$125,000 to $149,999
• 10$150,000 to $199,999
• 15$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 54559

• 2Less than $10,000
• 8$20,000 to $24,999
• 7$25,000 to $29,999
• 3$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 12$40,000 to $49,999
• 17$50,000 to $59,999
• 1$70,000 to $79,999
• 12$80,000 to $89,999
• 5$90,000 to $99,999
• 30$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$125,000 to $149,999
• 23$150,000 to $174,999
• 4$175,000 to $199,999
• 39$200,000 to $249,999
• 22$250,000 to $299,999
• 14$300,000 to $399,999
• 58$400,000 to $499,999
• 4$500,000 to $749,999
• 1$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 54559

• 13$100 to $149
• 39$150 to $199
• 21$200 to $249
• 1$1,000 to $1,249
• 14No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $460.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $140,282
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $114,433
• Asian householders: $217,829

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $166,713 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $94,080 - $293,447

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $218,343

Here:	$218,343
State:	$308,468

Townhouses or other attached units: $142,858

Here:	$142,858
State:	$265,873

Mobile homes: $91,917

Here:	$91,917
State:	$79,042

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 478
• One, attached: 8
• 3 or 4: 1
• Mobile homes: 30

Unemployment: 5.5%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 54559

• 74.1%381Drove a car alone
• 5.6%29Carpooled
• 7.8%40Bus or trolley bus
• 1.8%9Walked
• 1.4%7Other means
• 5.8%30Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 54559

• 8Less than 5 minutes
• 235 to 9 minutes
• 11810 to 14 minutes
• 4215 to 19 minutes
• 13120 to 24 minutes
• 3725 to 29 minutes
• 4130 to 34 minutes
• 1335 to 39 minutes
• 1140 to 44 minutes
• 1845 to 59 minutes
• 960 to 89 minutes
• 1590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 919

• Male householders: 238 (42 living alone), Female householders: 175 (51 living alone)

• 145 spouses (145 opposite-sex spouses), 112 unmarried partners, (112 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 215 children (182 natural, 11 adopted, 22 stepchildren), 22 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 6 foster children, 5 other relatives, 9 non-relatives

Size of family households: 172 2-persons, 34 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 12 5-persons, 5 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 93 1-person, 38 2-persons

64 married couples with children.
48 single-parent households (8 men, 40 women).

97.2% of residents of 54559 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.5% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 5.9%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4.1%

Population in 1990: 478. Population change in the 1990s: +335 (+70.1%).

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

• This state: 542
• Northeast: 6
• Midwest: 262
• South: 73
• West: 33

62% of the 54559 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 47% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Wisconsin.

95% of the 54559 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 32% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 59% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 9% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 7
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4 Students in private undergraduate colleges:

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

• Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Other Waste Collection (1-4: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Other Accounting Services (1-4: 1)
• Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 54559 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	6	75.8 years
Joseph	5	78.4 years
George	4	82.2 years
Donald	4	69.7 years
Edward	4	73.5 years
Robert	4	68.5 years
Helen	3	81.0 years
Frank	3	76.7 years
Anna	3	79.6 years
Henry	3	73.6 years

Most common last names in zip code 54559 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Fafford	6	85.8 years
Bluse	5	73.4 years
Eskola	4	84.5 years
Dennis	4	81.8 years
Lamerand	4	75.2 years
Norman	4	75.8 years
Simon	4	72.8 years
Smith	4	83.3 years
Barton	3	69.7 years
Carrier	3	73.6 years