ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Wisconsin

ZIP Code 54971: Fond du Lac County, WI

ZIP Code 54971 (Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin) has an estimated 10,907 residents in 4,507 households. The median household income is $66,699, the median home value is $193,000 and the median gross rent is $778/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

10,907

Margin of error ±265

Median household income

$66,699

Margin of error ±$6,653

Median home value

$193,000

Margin of error ±$9,206

Median gross rent

$778/mo

Margin of error ±$57

Median age

44.2 yrs

Margin of error ±3.2 yrs

Mean travel time to work

20.0 min

Margin of error ±2.6 min

How ZIP 54971 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 5497144.2 yrsWisconsin40.2 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 54971$66,699Wisconsin$77,485United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 54971$39,195Wisconsin$43,373United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 5497111.4%Wisconsin10.6%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 549712.1%Wisconsin3.2%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 5497125.4%Wisconsin33.4%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 54971$193,000Wisconsin$266,500United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 54971$778/moWisconsin$1,087/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 5497171.8%Wisconsin67.8%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 5497120.0 minWisconsin22.2 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 5497111.2%Wisconsin13.1%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 54971

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 54971 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 54971	Margin of error	Wisconsin	United States
Total population	10,907	±265	5,914,872	334,922,499
Median age	44.2 yrs	±3.2 yrs	40.2 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	4,507	±264	2,479,480	129,227,496
Median household income	$66,699	±$6,653	$77,485	$80,734
Per capita income	$39,195	±$2,931	$43,373	$44,673
Poverty rate	11.4%	±2.7 pts	10.6%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	2.1%	±1.1 pts	3.2%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.4%	±3.2 pts	33.4%	35.7%
Median home value	$193,000	±$9,206	$266,500	$332,700
Median gross rent	$778/mo	±$57	$1,087/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	71.8%	±3.6 pts	67.8%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	20.0 min	±2.6 min	22.2 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	11.2%	±3.6 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 54971
Group	ZIP 54971	Wisconsin	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	89.5%	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	0.2%	0.5%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	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	1.4%	0.3%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	3.7%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	5.1%	8.0%	19.3%

Where ZIP 54971 is

State: Wisconsin
Main county: Fond du Lac County— also overlaps Green Lake County, Winnebago County
Largest overlapping place: Ripon (4% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 110.90 sq mi· about 98 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 Fond du Lac County

53010 Fond du Lac County, WI 53019 Fond du Lac County, WI 53049 Fond du Lac County, WI 53057 Fond du Lac County, WI 53065 Fond du Lac County, WI 53079 Fond du Lac County, WI 53919 Fond du Lac County, WI 53931 Fairwater, WI 53963 Fond du Lac County, WI 54932 Fond du Lac County, WI 54935 Fond du Lac, WI 54937 Fond du Lac County, WI 54974 Fond du Lac County, WI 54979 Fond du Lac 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.