ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Wisconsin

ZIP Code 53965: Adams County, WI

ZIP Code 53965 (Adams County, Wisconsin) has an estimated 10,818 residents in 4,826 households. The median household income is $66,667, the median home value is $227,000 and the median gross rent is $956/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

10,818

Margin of error ±702

Median household income

$66,667

Margin of error ±$3,233

Median home value

$227,000

Margin of error ±$12,779

Median gross rent

$956/mo

Margin of error ±$88

Median age

47.5 yrs

Margin of error ±3.7 yrs

Mean travel time to work

22.9 min

Margin of error ±2.5 min

How ZIP 53965 compares with Wisconsin and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 5396547.5 yrsWisconsin40.2 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 53965$66,667Wisconsin$77,485United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 53965$37,566Wisconsin$43,373United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 5396511.8%Wisconsin10.6%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 539656.9%Wisconsin3.2%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 5396523.4%Wisconsin33.4%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 53965$227,000Wisconsin$266,500United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 53965$956/moWisconsin$1,087/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 5396573.9%Wisconsin67.8%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 5396522.9 minWisconsin22.2 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 539656.0%Wisconsin13.1%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 53965

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 53965 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 53965	Margin of error	Wisconsin	United States
Total population	10,818	±702	5,914,872	334,922,499
Median age	47.5 yrs	±3.7 yrs	40.2 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	4,826	±322	2,479,480	129,227,496
Median household income	$66,667	±$3,233	$77,485	$80,734
Per capita income	$37,566	±$3,275	$43,373	$44,673
Poverty rate	11.8%	±2.0 pts	10.6%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	6.9%	±3.0 pts	3.2%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.4%	±2.9 pts	33.4%	35.7%
Median home value	$227,000	±$12,779	$266,500	$332,700
Median gross rent	$956/mo	±$88	$1,087/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	73.9%	±4.5 pts	67.8%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	22.9 min	±2.5 min	22.2 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	6.0%	±1.3 pts	13.1%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 53965
Group	ZIP 53965	Wisconsin	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	80.5%	78.6%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	2.3%	5.9%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	2.0%	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.3%	2.9%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	3.4%	3.7%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	11.3%	8.0%	19.3%

Where ZIP 53965 is

State: Wisconsin
Main county: Adams County— also overlaps Columbia County, Sauk County, Juneau County
Largest overlapping place: Wisconsin Dells (5% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 168.72 sq mi· about 64 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Adams County

53910 Adams County, WI 53934 Adams County, WI 53936 Adams County, WI 54457 Adams County, WI 54613 Adams County, WI

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.