ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Wisconsin

ZIP Code 54494: Wood County, WI

ZIP Code 54494 (Wood County, Wisconsin) has an estimated 27,696 residents in 12,029 households. The median household income is $72,595, the median home value is $181,700 and the median gross rent is $931/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

27,696

Margin of error ±745

Median household income

$72,595

Margin of error ±$3,519

Median home value

$181,700

Margin of error ±$8,405

Median gross rent

$931/mo

Margin of error ±$104

Median age

46.1 yrs

Margin of error ±1.6 yrs

Mean travel time to work

23.2 min

Margin of error ±2.6 min

How ZIP 54494 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 5449446.1 yrsWisconsin40.2 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 54494$72,595Wisconsin$77,485United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 54494$39,828Wisconsin$43,373United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 544948.6%Wisconsin10.6%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 544944.2%Wisconsin3.2%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 5449422.9%Wisconsin33.4%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 54494$181,700Wisconsin$266,500United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 54494$931/moWisconsin$1,087/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 5449477.7%Wisconsin67.8%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 5449423.2 minWisconsin22.2 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 544949.1%Wisconsin13.1%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 54494

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 54494 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 54494	Margin of error	Wisconsin	United States
Total population	27,696	±745	5,914,872	334,922,499
Median age	46.1 yrs	±1.6 yrs	40.2 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	12,029	±463	2,479,480	129,227,496
Median household income	$72,595	±$3,519	$77,485	$80,734
Per capita income	$39,828	±$2,267	$43,373	$44,673
Poverty rate	8.6%	±1.8 pts	10.6%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	±1.7 pts	3.2%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.9%	±2.2 pts	33.4%	35.7%
Median home value	$181,700	±$8,405	$266,500	$332,700
Median gross rent	$931/mo	±$104	$1,087/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	77.7%	±3.1 pts	67.8%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	23.2 min	±2.6 min	22.2 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	9.1%	±2.1 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 54494
Group	ZIP 54494	Wisconsin	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	92.5%	78.6%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.5%	5.9%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.1%	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	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	3.1%	3.7%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	2.7%	8.0%	19.3%

Where ZIP 54494 is

State: Wisconsin
Main county: Wood County— also overlaps Portage County, Adams County
Largest overlapping place: Wisconsin Rapids (5% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 125.28 sq mi· about 221 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 Wood County

54410 Wood County, WI 54412 Wood County, WI 54413 Wood County, WI 54441 Hewitt, WI 54449 Wood County, WI 54454 Wood County, WI 54466 Wood County, WI 54469 Port Edwards, WI 54475 Wood County, WI 54489 Wood County, WI 54495 Wood 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.