Estimated median household income in 2007: $53,251
| This zip code: | $53,251 | | Wisconsin: | $50,578 |
Nearest zip codes: 54407, 54909, 54977, 54423, 54981, 54945.
Housing units in zip code 54406 with a mortgage: 435 (49 second mortgage, 76 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 168
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,178
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $410
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 9.7% | | Whole state: | 10.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.9% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.3 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Cemeteries: Oak Grove Cemetery (1), Lombard Cemetery (2), Bickel Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Bingo, Lake (A), Huntleys Lake (B), Mud Lake (C), Jim Lake (D), Turtle Lake (E), Thorn Lake (F), Lime, Lake (G), 17 Reservoir (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Tomorrow River (A), Spring Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 23
- 1995 to 1998: 143
- 1990 to 1994: 118
- 1980 to 1989: 156
- 1970 to 1979: 290
- 1960 to 1969: 95
- 1950 to 1959: 51
- 1940 to 1949: 70
- 1939 or earlier: 414
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Amherst, WI (54406): |
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- no bedroom: 5
- 1 bedrooms: 21
- 2 bedrooms: 187
- 3 bedrooms: 514
- 4 bedrooms: 237
- 5 or more bedrooms: 63
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 43
- 2 bedrooms: 107
- 3 bedrooms: 50
- 4 bedrooms: 14
- 5 or more bedrooms: 7
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Vehicles available in 54406 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 10
- 1 vehicle: 215
- 2 vehicles: 493
- 3 vehicles: 199
- 4 vehicles: 69
- 5 or more vehicles: 41
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 27
- 1 vehicle: 119
- 2 vehicles: 62
- 3 vehicles: 15
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 0
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Estimated household income distribution in 2007:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 54406:
- Less than $10,000: 2
- $10,000 to $14,999: 1
- $20,000 to $24,999: 1
- $25,000 to $29,999: 3
- $30,000 to $34,999: 2
- $35,000 to $39,999: 3
- $40,000 to $49,999: 17
- $50,000 to $59,999: 14
- $60,000 to $69,999: 17
- $70,000 to $79,999: 19
- $80,000 to $89,999: 21
- $90,000 to $99,999: 34
- $100,000 to $124,999: 139
- $125,000 to $149,999: 174
- $150,000 to $174,999: 128
- $175,000 to $199,999: 116
- $200,000 to $249,999: 178
- $250,000 to $299,999: 84
- $300,000 to $399,999: 53
- $400,000 to $499,999: 20
- $500,000 to $749,999: 6
- $750,000 to $999,999: 8
- $1,000,000 or more: 7
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 54406:
- Less than $100: 7
- $100 to $149: 6
- $150 to $199: 5
- $200 to $249: 11
- $250 to $299: 5
- $300 to $349: 11
- $350 to $399: 19
- $400 to $449: 7
- $450 to $499: 20
- $500 to $549: 13
- $550 to $599: 2
- $600 to $649: 22
- $900 to $999: 5
- $1,000 to $1,249: 5
- No cash rent: 14
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $130,555.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $151,290
- Black or African American householders: $145,914
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $249,590
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $170,110 (it was $106,800 in 2000)
| 54406: | $170,110 | | Wisconsin: | $168,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $109,247 - $197,654
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $210,234| Here: | $210,234 | | State: | $215,427 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $200,681| Here: | $200,681 | | State: | $196,806 |
In 2-unit structures: $177,085| Here: | $177,085 | | State: | $167,968 |
Mobile homes: $52,577| Here: | $52,577 | | State: | $36,669 |
Owners and renters by unit type in %
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Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 1,105
- One, attached: 14
- Two: 48
- 3 or 4: 24
- 5 to 9: 27
- 10 to 19: 44
- 20 to 49: 2
- Mobile homes: 96

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,395 (78%)
- Carpooled: 190 (11%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 5 (0%)
- Bicycle: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 72 (4%)
- Other means: 3 (0%)
- Worked at home: 111 (6%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 109
- 5 to 9 minutes: 207
- 10 to 14 minutes: 138
- 15 to 19 minutes: 254
- 20 to 24 minutes: 352
- 25 to 29 minutes: 191
- 30 to 34 minutes: 235
- 35 to 39 minutes: 18
- 40 to 44 minutes: 20
- 45 to 59 minutes: 55
- 60 to 89 minutes: 56
- 90 or more minutes: 33
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 71.9%
Household type by relationship
Households: 3,358
- In family households: 2,984 (795 male householders, 158 female householders)
812 spouses, 1,120 children (1,048 natural, 16 adopted, 56 stepchildren), 16 grandchildren, 14 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 23 other relatives, 41 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 374 (173 male householders (138 living alone)), 140 female householders (126 living alone)), 61 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 55 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 379 2-persons, 239 3-persons, 193 4-persons, 93 5-persons, 32 6-persons, 17 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 264 1-person, 44 2-persons, 4 3-persons, 1 4-persons.
761 married couples with children.
143 single-parent households (45 men, 98 women).
96.4% of residents of 54406 zip code speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% very well, 37% well, 4% not well).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (63% very well, 29% well, 8% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 28 (0.8%)
(64.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.8% | | Whole state: | 3.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Germany (36%)
- Other Eastern Europe (29%)
- Austria (11%)
- Philippines (11%)
- Sweden (7%)
- Poland (7%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 11
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 2
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 15
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White population: 3,322
Black population: 10
American Indian population: 6
Asian population: 5
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 8
Two or more races population: 6

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 932 |
|  Polish: 857 |
|  Norwegian: 288 |
|  Irish: 188 |
|  English: 132 |
|  United States or American: 93 |
|  French (except Basque): 51 |
|  Danish: 39 |
|  Italian: 33 |
|  Czech: 32 |
|  Swedish: 24 |
|  Other groups: 23 |
|  Scottish: 23 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 20 |
|  Scandinavian: 17 |
|  Dutch: 16 |
|  European: 13 |
|  French Canadian: 12 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 11 |
|  Finnish: 10 |
|  Latvian: 10 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 10 |
|  Swiss: 10 |
|  Welsh: 8 |
|  Hungarian: 7 |
|  Austrian: 6 |
|  Romanian: 6 |
|  Greek: 6 |
|  Albanian: 6 |
|  Slovene: 3 |
|  Yugoslavian: 3 |
|  Russian: 2 |
|  British: 2 |
|  Ukrainian: 2 |
|  Belgian: 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AMHERST WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY (PRAIRIE VIEW STREET in AMHERST, 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-WI0023213, WASTEWATER FACILITY
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Organizations: VILLAGE OF AMHERST WWTP
Alternative names: AMHERST SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT, AMHERST VILLAGE OF
- AMHERST MARINE (422 S MAIN in AMHERST, 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-WID988577490, CESQG
Organizations: CLINTON JERRY (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AMHERST TELEPHONE CO (120 MILL ST in AMHERST, WI)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - RCRAINFO-WI0000007955, CESQG
Business SIC classification: TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS, EXCEPT RADIOTELEPHONE
- AMHERST EL (357 N MAIN ST in AMHERST, WI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0020
Organizations: TOMORROW RIVER SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- AMHERST HI (357 N MAIN ST in AMHERST, WI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0060
Organizations: TOMORROW RIVER SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- AMHERST MID (357 N MAIN ST in AMHERST, WI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0080
Organizations: TOMORROW RIVER SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- ADVANCED DELIVERY AND CHEM SYSTEMS INC (127 POND ST in AMHERST, WI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Organizations: SECODYNE INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
- AMHERST AMISH COMMUNITY SCHOOLS (6558 HIGHWAY A in AMHERST, WI)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $52,243
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (42%)
- Utility gas (29%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (12%)
- Wood (10%)
- Electricity (6%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 2775
- Northeast: 34
- Midwest: 396
- South: 61
- West: 90
63% of the 54406 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 60% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 77% lived in Wisconsin.
Population in 1990: 2,885. Population change in the 1990s: +472 (+16.4%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 45
| Here: | 10.8% | | Wisconsin: | 16.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 3
| Here: | 1.2% | | Wisconsin: | 9.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 4
| Here: | 3.3% | | Wisconsin: | 18.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Construction: New Single-Family Housing Construction (except Operative Builders) (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 5)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Community Food Services (10-19: 1)
- Information: Wired Telecommunications Carriers (10-19: 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
- 30 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 20 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 2 people in nursing homes
- 2 people in other nonhousehold living situations
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 3
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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