53530 Zip Code (Darlington, WI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 4,697
Zip code population in 2010: 4,566
Zip code population in 2000: 4,346

Houses and condos: 2,001
Renter-occupied apartments: 430
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 53530: 86.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 133.5 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 35 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: $2,849 (1.6%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,068 (2.1%)

For population 25 years and over in 53530:

• High school or higher: 90.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 6.7%
• Unemployed: 1.1%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 53530:

• Never married: 27.9%
• Now married: 52.9%
• Separated: 0.5%
• Widowed: 8.9%
• Divorced: 9.8%

• 
• • 4,25390.6%White
  • 3236.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 651.4%Asian
  • 340.7%Two or more races
  • 110.2%Black
  • 100.2%American Indian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 53530, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $58,374 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$58,374
State:	$72,319

Salary/wage: $48,951 (reported on 79.8% of returns)

Here:	$48,951
State:	$59,242

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1482.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4156.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6992.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9738.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16552.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,708 (reported on 37.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,708
Wisconsin:	$1,431

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 41.7% for AGIs below $25k, 51.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 154.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 145.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 247.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,388 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,388
State:	$6,481

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.6% for AGIs below $25k, 35.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 106.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 197.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 224.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17,383 (reported on 19.7% of returns)

Here:	+$17,383
State:	+$18,329

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.6% for AGIs below $25k, 144.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 209.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 380.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1353.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,817 (reported on 17.3% of returns)

Here:	+$11,817
State:	+$14,562

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 160.9% for AGIs below $25k, 292.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 372.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 330.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 885.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,822 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

53530:	$10,822
Wisconsin:	$19,348

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.1% for AGIs below $25k, 115.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 197.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 252.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 664.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $30,938 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

Here:	$30,938
State:	$33,000

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 123.1% for AGIs below $25k, 371.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 817.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Charity contributions: $10,980 (reported on 2.4% of returns)

Here:	$10,980
State:	$12,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 333.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxes paid: $6,688 (reported on 3.8% of returns)

53530:	$6,688
State:	$8,228

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 117.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 184.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Earned income credit: $2,076 (reported on 12.0% of returns)

Here:	$2,076
State:	$2,155

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.4% for AGIs below $25k, 65.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 95.2%

Here:	95%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 93.7% for AGIs below $25k, 94.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 97.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 53530, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $46,320 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,320
State:	$57,939

Salary/wage: $36,912 (reported on 81.2% of returns)

Here:	$36,912
State:	$48,248

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.5% for AGIs below $25k, 78.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 65.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 16.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,851 (reported on 43.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,851
Wisconsin:	$1,224

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.4% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,076 (reported on 19.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,076
State:	$5,137

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$24,095 (reported on 17.4% of returns)

Here:	+$24,095
State:	+$11,137

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 50.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$14,585 (reported on 16.0% of returns)

Here:	+$14,585
State:	+$11,943

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.6% for AGIs below $25k, 2.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $8,090 (reported on 13.6% of returns)

53530:	$8,090
Wisconsin:	$14,087

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $14,333 (reported on 1.4% of returns)

53530:	$14,333
Wisconsin:	$17,048

Total itemized deductions: $18,565 (22% of AGI, reported on 25.4% of returns)

Here:	$18,565
State:	$22,257

Here:	22.1% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 10.4% for AGIs below $25k, 8.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 12.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 11.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,821 (reported on 18.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,821
State:	$3,370

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $7,781 (reported on 24.9% of returns)

53530:	$7,781
State:	$10,731

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 2.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $2,071 (reported on 13.1% of returns)

Here:	$2,071
State:	$2,094

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 71.4%

Here:	71%
State:	54%

(% for various income ranges: 66.3% for AGIs below $25k, 71.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 53530, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,961 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,961
State:	$47,735

Salary/wage: $31,188 (reported on 82.7% of returns)

Here:	$31,188
State:	$41,540

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 78.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 33.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $2,323 (reported on 56.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$2,323
Wisconsin:	$1,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 4.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $2,711 (reported on 24.2% of returns)

Here:	$2,711
State:	$2,869

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$14,333 (reported on 23.8% of returns)

Here:	+$14,333
State:	+$9,569

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 28.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,092 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	+$10,092
State:	+$10,417

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.4% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,348 (reported on 3.2% of returns)

53530:	$3,348
Wisconsin:	$2,900

Self-employed pension: $13,696 (reported on 1.1% of returns)

Here:	$13,696
Wisconsin:	$11,934

Total itemized deductions: $15,885 (23% of AGI, reported on 23.9% of returns)

Here:	$15,885
State:	$18,160

Here:	23.0% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $2,366 (3% of AGI, reported on 19.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,366
State:	$2,711

Here:	3.4% of AGI
State:	3.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,813 (reported on 75.7% of returns)

53530:	$4,813
State:	$7,114

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,646 (reported on 11.9% of returns)

Here:	$1,646
State:	$1,544

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 72.8%

Here:	73%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 66.5% for AGIs below $10k, 75.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 71.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 82.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 85.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 53541, 53565, 53586, 53510, 61001, 53587.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
• Gay men: 0.3% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 203
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,696

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 58 (58 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 784 (361 now married, 422 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 53530 with a mortgage: 826 (57 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 38 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,479
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $560

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

• Zip code 53530 household income distribution in 2022

• 84Less than $10,000
• 47$10,000 to $14,999
• 65$15,000 to $19,999
• 63$20,000 to $24,999
• 160$25,000 to $29,999
• 46$30,000 to $34,999
• 67$35,000 to $39,999
• 108$40,000 to $44,999
• 103$45,000 to $49,999
• 106$50,000 to $59,999
• 213$60,000 to $74,999
• 280$75,000 to $99,999
• 230$100,000 to $124,999
• 84$125,000 to $149,999
• 124$150,000 to $199,999
• 94$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 53530

• 9Less than $10,000
• 12$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 1$20,000 to $24,999
• 11$25,000 to $29,999
• 30$30,000 to $34,999
• 4$35,000 to $39,999
• 11$40,000 to $49,999
• 41$50,000 to $59,999
• 37$60,000 to $69,999
• 31$70,000 to $79,999
• 54$80,000 to $89,999
• 66$90,000 to $99,999
• 217$100,000 to $124,999
• 112$125,000 to $149,999
• 132$150,000 to $174,999
• 60$175,000 to $199,999
• 121$200,000 to $249,999
• 113$250,000 to $299,999
• 106$300,000 to $399,999
• 103$400,000 to $499,999
• 44$500,000 to $749,999
• 18$750,000 to $999,999
• 27$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 1$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 8$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 53530

• 1Less than $100
• 17$200 to $249
• 2$250 to $299
• 19$300 to $349
• 23$350 to $399
• 10$400 to $449
• 10$450 to $499
• 56$500 to $549
• 33$550 to $599
• 44$600 to $649
• 55$650 to $699
• 36$700 to $749
• 23$750 to $799
• 50$800 to $899
• 16$900 to $999
• 8$2,000 to $2,499
• 29No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $874.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022: $355,348.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $147,273
• Some other race householders: $131,858
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $131,858

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $160,813 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $106,319 - $274,822

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $225,819

Here:	$225,819
State:	$308,468

Townhouses or other attached units: $200,869

Here:	$200,869
State:	$265,873

In 2-unit structures: $230,092

Here:	$230,092
State:	$203,667

Mobile homes: $147,203

Here:	$147,203
State:	$79,042

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,590
• One, attached: 26
• Two: 174
• 3 or 4: 36
• 5 to 9: 31
• 10 to 19: 48
• Mobile homes: 78

Unemployment: 1.1%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 53530

• 71.2%1,681Drove a car alone
• 6.9%162Carpooled
• 5.5%131Walked
• 1.6%37Other means
• 15.4%363Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 53530

• 158Less than 5 minutes
• 5715 to 9 minutes
• 25310 to 14 minutes
• 18715 to 19 minutes
• 11820 to 24 minutes
• 11325 to 29 minutes
• 16930 to 34 minutes
• 6635 to 39 minutes
• 7740 to 44 minutes
• 13245 to 59 minutes
• 12560 to 89 minutes
• 3590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 66.6%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 4,697

• Male householders: 965 (292 living alone), Female householders: 936 (284 living alone)

• 974 spouses (974 opposite-sex spouses), 145 unmarried partners, (145 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,385 children (1,262 natural, 20 adopted, 104 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 56 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 3 foster children, 33 other relatives, 82 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 71 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 698 2-persons, 145 3-persons, 162 4-persons, 71 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 53 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 575 1-person, 120 2-persons, 4 3-persons

867 married couples with children.
215 single-parent households (88 men, 127 women).

88.4% of residents of 53530 zip code speak English at home.
8.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (24% very well, 12% well, 52% not well, 12% not at all).
3.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% very well, 20% well, 15% not well).
0.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (22% very well, 69% not well, 8% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BRUNKOW CHEESE COMPANY (17975 COUNTY ROAD in DARLINGTON, WI)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - PCS-WI0070394, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL, PROCESSED, AND IMITATION CHEESE
  

• AMOCO FERTILIZER PLANT (HWY 81 WEST in DARLINGTON, WI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• ALS TRUCKING (123 E. RIVER ST. in DARLINGTON, WI)

  AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
  

• AGRI TECH FS INC (16119 HIGHWAY 81 WEST in DARLINGTON, WI)

  AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
  COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
  Business SIC classification: FARM SUPPLIES
  

• CASEYS GENERAL STORE (145 S MAIN ST in DARLINGTON, WI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.7%

Population in 1990: 4,224. Population change in the 1990s: +122 (+2.9%).

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

• This state: 3,357
• Northeast: 192
• Midwest: 638
• South: 95
• West: 79

65% of the 53530 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 66% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Wisconsin.

92% of the 53530 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, 10% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 3% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 54
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 12 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 3

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

• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Temporary Help Services (100-249 employees: 1 establishment)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Home Health Care Services (50-99: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (50-99: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 2, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1)

2004 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

Based on the data from the years 2004 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 25. The highest number of reported fire incidents - 34 took place in 2014, and the least - 7 in 2013. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (44.0%), and Outside Fires (32.9%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 53530
• 16244.0%Structure Fires
• 12132.9%Outside Fires
• 6317.1%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 226.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 53530, Wisconsin

Most common first names in zip code 53530 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	65	80.4 years
John	52	76.8 years
William	40	78.7 years
James	31	73.1 years
Robert	31	71.3 years
Joseph	29	76.8 years
Helen	26	79.2 years
Ruth	24	79.8 years
Anna	24	81.5 years
Margaret	24	81.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 53530 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Olson	30	81.1 years
Johnson	21	80.1 years
Reichling	18	74.9 years
Andrews	15	85.6 years
Lancaster	15	83.2 years
Schwartz	14	69.0 years
Hendrickson	14	77.2 years
Mosley	14	81.9 years
Larson	13	77.2 years
Carpenter	13	77.2 years

Businesses in zip code 53530
Name	Count		Name	Count
Ace Hardware	1		Subway	1
Ford	1		Super 8	1
H&R Block	1		True Value	1
McDonald's	1		U.S. Cellular	1
RadioShack	1		UPS	1