Estimated median household income in 2009: $40,416
| This zip code: | $40,416 | | Wisconsin: | $49,993 |
Nearest zip codes: 53573, 53540, 53924, 53556, 53518, 53506.
Percentage of family households:
| This zip code: | 65.1% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This zip code: | 5.3% | | Whole state: | 5.7% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
Housing units in zip code 53581 with a mortgage: 1,011 (130 second mortgage, 141 home equity loan, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 766
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,086
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $406
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2009:
| This zip code: | 15.3% | | Whole state: | 12.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2009:
| This zip code: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Median number of rooms in apartments:
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 53581: Pine Creek Stock Farm (A), Grove Hill Farm (B), Landencroft Farm (C), Pretty Valley Stock Farm (D), Pine Knoll Stock Farm (E), Maple Mound Stock Farm (F), Pioneer Creamery Farm (G), Green Bluff Farm (H), Pleasant Valley Farm (I), Pine Tree Farm (J), Coons Ridge Farm (K), Wiedenfelds Homestead (L), Green Hill Farm (M), Hillside Stock Farm (N), Walnut Grove Farm (O), Pleasant Valley Farm (P), Green Mound Stock Farm (Q), Pine Valley Farm (R), Green Park Farm (S), Maple Hill Stock Farm (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 53581 include: Saint Lukes Lutheran Church (A), Park Street Christian Church (B), Kingdom Hall (C), Saint Barnabas Episcopal Church (D), Fancy Creek Church (E), First Assembly of God Church (F), First Baptist Church (G), Church of Christ in Christian Union (H), Free Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Conkle Cemetery (1), Ash Creek Cemetery (2), Rockbridge Cemetery (3), Dayton Corners Cemetery (4), Pleasant Ridge Cemetery (5), Pine River Cemetery (6), Sylvan Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: 0.3 Reservoir (A), 1 Reservoir (B), 4 Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Horse Creek (A), Misslich Creek (B), Miller Branch (C), Melancthon Creek (D), Higgins Creek (E), Fancy Creek (F), Spring Creek (G), Snake Creek (H), Soules Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Richland Center Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built
- 2005 or later: 70
- 2000 to 2004: 286
- 1990 to 1999: 419
- 1980 to 1989: 325
- 1970 to 1979: 785
- 1960 to 1969: 301
- 1950 to 1959: 526
- 1940 to 1949: 527
- 1939 or earlier: 1,612

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Richland Center, WI (53581): |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 71
- 2 bedrooms: 699
- 3 bedrooms: 1,427
- 4 bedrooms: 564
- 5 or more bedrooms: 115
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 79
- 1 bedrooms: 448
- 2 bedrooms: 389
- 3 bedrooms: 235
- 4 bedrooms: 87
- 5 or more bedrooms: 17
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Vehicles available in 53581 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 102
- 1 vehicle: 829
- 2 vehicles: 1,289
- 3 vehicles: 476
- 4 vehicles: 128
- 5 or more vehicles: 57
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 286
- 1 vehicle: 545
- 2 vehicles: 326
- 3 vehicles: 58
- 4 vehicles: 38
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
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Estimated household income distribution in 2009:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2009 in zip code 53581:
- Less than $10,000: 17
- $10,000 to $14,999: 46
- $15,000 to $19,999: 25
- $20,000 to $24,999: 31
- $25,000 to $29,999: 40
- $30,000 to $34,999: 23
- $35,000 to $39,999: 24
- $40,000 to $49,999: 53
- $50,000 to $59,999: 111
- $60,000 to $69,999: 175
- $70,000 to $79,999: 213
- $80,000 to $89,999: 273
- $90,000 to $99,999: 178
- $100,000 to $124,999: 484
- $125,000 to $149,999: 315
- $150,000 to $174,999: 323
- $175,000 to $199,999: 154
- $200,000 to $249,999: 244
- $250,000 to $299,999: 126
- $300,000 to $399,999: 124
- $400,000 to $499,999: 54
- $500,000 to $749,999: 32
- $750,000 to $999,999: 7
- $1,000,000 or more: 2
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Rent paid by renters in 2009 in zip code 53581:
- Less than $100: 12
- $100 to $149: 19
- $150 to $199: 24
- $200 to $249: 35
- $250 to $299: 23
- $300 to $349: 64
- $350 to $399: 77
- $400 to $449: 108
- $450 to $499: 177
- $500 to $549: 143
- $550 to $599: 85
- $600 to $649: 69
- $650 to $699: 38
- $700 to $749: 57
- $750 to $799: 72
- $800 to $899: 88
- $900 to $999: 29
- $1,000 to $1,249: 63
- $1,250 to $1,499: 3
- $1,500 to $1,999: 1
- No cash rent: 145
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009: $77,066.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2009 for:- White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,598
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $100,649
- Asian householders: $212,912
- Two or more races householders: $104,520
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $146,329
Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $124,651 (it was $80,500 in 2000)
| 53581: | $124,651 | | Wisconsin: | $170,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $58,829 - $97,566
Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $199,249| Here: | $199,249 | | State: | $212,450 |
In 2-unit structures: $462,246| Here: | $462,246 | | State: | $165,377 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $270,767| Here: | $270,767 | | State: | $176,160 |
Mobile homes: $28,761| Here: | $28,761 | | State: | $36,669 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,332
- One, attached: 37
- Two: 247
- 3 or 4: 220
- 5 to 9: 81
- 10 to 19: 150
- 20 to 49: 74
- 50 or more: 121
- Mobile homes: 325
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 15

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 3,547 (73%)
- Carpooled: 610 (12%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Subway or elevated: 4 (0%)
- Taxi: 13 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 8 (0%)
- Bicycle: 17 (0%)
- Walked: 248 (5%)
- Other means: 25 (1%)
- Worked at home: 404 (8%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 361
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1034
- 10 to 14 minutes: 976
- 15 to 19 minutes: 564
- 20 to 24 minutes: 349
- 25 to 29 minutes: 150
- 30 to 34 minutes: 356
- 35 to 39 minutes: 54
- 40 to 44 minutes: 61
- 45 to 59 minutes: 223
- 60 to 89 minutes: 214
- 90 or more minutes: 135
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 80.4%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 9,976
- In family households: 8,322 (2,209 male householders, 516 female householders)
2,187 spouses, 3,072 children (2,855 natural, 87 adopted, 130 stepchildren), 42 grandchildren, 28 brothers or sisters, 33 parents, 47 other relatives, 188 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,654 (571 male householders (462 living alone)), 857 female householders (788 living alone)), 226 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 298 (174 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,299 2-persons, 534 3-persons, 500 4-persons, 254 5-persons, 100 6-persons, 38 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,250 1-person, 157 2-persons, 16 3-persons, 2 4-persons, 3 5-persons.
1,817 married couples with children.
566 single-parent households (143 men, 423 women).
96.8% of residents of 53581 zip code speak English at home.
1.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% very well, 14% well, 23% not well, 6% not at all).
1.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% very well, 20% well, 8% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (44% very well, 56% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (29% very well, 71% well).
Foreign born population: 119 (1.2%)
(51.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 1.2% | | Whole state: | 3.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (36%)
- Other Eastern Europe (8%)
- Canada (8%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (7%)
- Germany (5%)
- Korea (5%)
- United Kingdom (4%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 1995 to March 2000: 30
- 1990 to 1994: 28
- 1985 to 1989: 9
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 1
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 43
Races in zip code 53581:
White population: 9,861
Black population: 7
American Indian population: 19
Asian population: 34
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 65
Some other race population: 6
Two or more races population: 71
Hispanic or Latino population: 153
First ancestries reported:
|  German: 2978 |
|  Norwegian: 1021 |
|  English: 839 |
|  Irish: 835 |
|  United States or American: 651 |
|  Czech: 262 |
|  Other groups: 228 |
|  French (except Basque): 170 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 128 |
|  Italian: 102 |
|  Scottish: 95 |
|  Polish: 95 |
|  Dutch: 86 |
|  Swiss: 76 |
|  Swedish: 72 |
|  Welsh: 46 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 37 |
|  European: 30 |
|  French Canadian: 24 |
|  Croatian: 22 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 19 |
|  Danish: 17 |
|  Scandinavian: 15 |
|  Slovak: 15 |
|  Russian: 10 |
|  Hungarian: 10 |
|  Finnish: 9 |
|  British: 8 |
|  Lithuanian: 8 |
|  Belgian: 8 |
|  Austrian: 8 |
|  Ukrainian: 7 |
|  Romanian: 6 |
|  Canadian: 6 |
|  Greek: 5 |
|  Celtic: 5 |
|  Other Arab: 5 |
|  Arab:: 5 |
|  Yugoslavian: 4 |
Private high school not listed on the city page:- EAGLE SCHOOLS (Students: 73; Location: 26700 FELLOWSHIP LANE, RICHLAND CTR, WI; Grades: KG - 12)

Private primary/middle schools not listed on the city page:- ST MARY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 124; Location: 155 WEST FIFTH STREET, RICHLAND CTR, WI; Grades: 1 - 8)
- BUCK CREEK MENNONITE SCH (Students: 14; Location: 19092 IRISH LANE, RICHLAND CTR, WI; Grades: 1 - 8)
- RICHLAND CENTER S D A SCHOOL (Students: 5; Location: RT 4 BOX 86, RICHLAND CTR, WI; Grades: 2 - 8)
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- BOAZ WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY (26404 JACKSON ROAD, in RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - PCS-WI0036749, WASTEWATER FACILITY
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: BOAZ VILLAGE
Alternative names: BOAZ VILLAGE
- BUHMEYERS INC (244 W MILL ST in RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - RCRAINFO-WID023527294, CESQG
Organizations: BUHMEYER FRANCIS (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BRIDGE P52 0191 (CTH 00 OVER PINE RIVER O5M E80 in RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - RCRAINFO-WID988627428, CESQG
Organizations: RICHLAND CNTY HWY DEPT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BRIDGE P52 0948 (CTH 00 OVER BRANCH OF P in RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: RICHLAND CNTY HWY DEPT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BUCK CREEK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (RT 3 in RICHLAND CENTER, WI)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 53581:
- Super 8 Motel, 100 Foundry Dr, Richland Center, WI 53581, Phone: (608) 647-8988, Fax: (608) 647-8988
- Ramada Inn, 1450 Veteran's Dr, Richland Center, WI 53581, Phone: (608) 647-8869
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 53581
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (46%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (28%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (10%)
- Electricity (8%)
- Wood (8%)
- Other fuel (1%)
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 8254
- Northeast: 121
- Midwest: 1294
- South: 249
- West: 197
58% of the 53581 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 57% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Wisconsin.
Population in 1990: 10,306. Population change in the 1990s: -78 (-0.8%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 197
| Here: | 16.9% | | Wisconsin: | 16.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 68
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 23
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 4)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49: 4, 10-19: 3, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Continuing Care Retirement Communities (100-249: 1)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
People in group quarters:
- 146 people in nursing homes
- 83 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 24 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 19 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 10 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 8 people in homes for the mentally ill
| Most popular first names in zip code 53581 among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| John | 81 | 76.6 years |
| James | 65 | 75.8 years |
| William | 63 | 78.3 years |
| George | 60 | 77.7 years |
| Mary | 58 | 82.6 years |
| Robert | 51 | 69.1 years |
| Helen | 50 | 82.1 years |
| Dorothy | 39 | 79.9 years |
| Charles | 39 | 78.4 years |
| Harold | 36 | 77.0 years |
| Most popular last names in zip code 53581 among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Miller | 46 | 81.5 years |
| Anderson | 45 | 78.9 years |
| Johnson | 39 | 79.3 years |
| Smith | 30 | 80.1 years |
| Jones | 29 | 80.4 years |
| Wilson | 28 | 78.0 years |
| Brewer | 27 | 80.6 years |
| Fry | 26 | 81.8 years |
| Williams | 23 | 79.1 years |
| Marshall | 23 | 80.0 years |
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