Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,590
| This zip code: | $47,590 | | Wisconsin: | $50,578 |
Nearest zip codes: 54490, 54480, 54425, 54422, 54405, 54460.
Housing units in zip code 54451 with a mortgage: 1,121 (56 second mortgage, 133 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 849
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,118
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $403
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 10.1% | | Whole state: | 10.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 3.2% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.1 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Cemeteries: Perkinstown Cemetery (1), Our Saviours Lutheran Cemetery (2), Little Black Cemetery (3), Evergreen Cemetery (4), New Holy Rosary Cemetery (5), New Evergreen Cemetery (6), Molitor Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Esadore Lake (A), Eska Lake (B), Matt Ochs Lake (C), McNamar Lake (D), Scoof Lake (E), Schoolhouse Lake (F), Salem Lake (G), Horseshoe Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Rivers and creeks: Joseph Creek (A), Leuthey Creek (B), Mink Creek (C), South Fork Yellow River (D), Washington Creek (E), Correction Creek (F), Mauer Creek (G), Maurer Creek (H), Coffee Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Medford Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 68
- 1995 to 1998: 444
- 1990 to 1994: 383
- 1980 to 1989: 696
- 1970 to 1979: 780
- 1960 to 1969: 332
- 1950 to 1959: 411
- 1940 to 1949: 403
- 1939 or earlier: 1,242
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Medford, WI (54451): |
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- no bedroom: 12
- 1 bedrooms: 109
- 2 bedrooms: 597
- 3 bedrooms: 1,803
- 4 bedrooms: 752
- 5 or more bedrooms: 156
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 11
- 1 bedrooms: 279
- 2 bedrooms: 431
- 3 bedrooms: 169
- 4 bedrooms: 37
- 5 or more bedrooms: 51
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Vehicles available in 54451 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 121
- 1 vehicle: 729
- 2 vehicles: 1,735
- 3 vehicles: 565
- 4 vehicles: 173
- 5 or more vehicles: 106
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 108
- 1 vehicle: 504
- 2 vehicles: 307
- 3 vehicles: 41
- 4 vehicles: 14
- 5 or more vehicles: 4
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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 54451:
- Less than $10,000: 33
- $10,000 to $14,999: 16
- $15,000 to $19,999: 22
- $20,000 to $24,999: 21
- $25,000 to $29,999: 19
- $30,000 to $34,999: 36
- $35,000 to $39,999: 39
- $40,000 to $49,999: 90
- $50,000 to $59,999: 102
- $60,000 to $69,999: 121
- $70,000 to $79,999: 143
- $80,000 to $89,999: 181
- $90,000 to $99,999: 187
- $100,000 to $124,999: 506
- $125,000 to $149,999: 523
- $150,000 to $174,999: 308
- $175,000 to $199,999: 244
- $200,000 to $249,999: 319
- $250,000 to $299,999: 125
- $300,000 to $399,999: 90
- $400,000 to $499,999: 33
- $500,000 to $749,999: 25
- $750,000 to $999,999: 11
- $1,000,000 or more: 12
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 54451:
- Less than $100: 18
- $100 to $149: 14
- $150 to $199: 43
- $200 to $249: 81
- $250 to $299: 50
- $300 to $349: 60
- $350 to $399: 74
- $400 to $449: 94
- $450 to $499: 42
- $500 to $549: 81
- $550 to $599: 37
- $600 to $649: 13
- $650 to $699: 7
- No cash rent: 52
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $96,457.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $124,104
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $89,545
- Asian householders: $287,989
- Some other race householders: $69,117
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $69,117
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $131,238 (it was $84,100 in 2000)
| 54451: | $131,238 | | Wisconsin: | $168,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $89,662 - $156,468
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $163,874| Here: | $163,874 | | State: | $215,427 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $91,061| Here: | $91,061 | | State: | $196,806 |
In 2-unit structures: $120,130| Here: | $120,130 | | State: | $167,968 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $105,884| Here: | $105,884 | | State: | $190,048 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $330,705| Here: | $330,705 | | State: | $174,098 |
Mobile homes: $34,580| Here: | $34,580 | | State: | $36,669 |
Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000| Here: | $5,000 | | State: | $116,376 |
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
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Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 3,569
- One, attached: 52
- Two: 203
- 3 or 4: 221
- 5 to 9: 187
- 10 to 19: 64
- 20 to 49: 51
- Mobile homes: 409
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 4,420 (77%)
- Carpooled: 589 (10%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 27 (0%)
- Bicycle: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 213 (4%)
- Other means: 27 (0%)
- Worked at home: 474 (8%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 638
- 5 to 9 minutes: 1392
- 10 to 14 minutes: 1147
- 15 to 19 minutes: 808
- 20 to 24 minutes: 511
- 25 to 29 minutes: 153
- 30 to 34 minutes: 234
- 35 to 39 minutes: 25
- 40 to 44 minutes: 44
- 45 to 59 minutes: 141
- 60 to 89 minutes: 107
- 90 or more minutes: 79
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.8%
Household type by relationship
Households: 11,015
- In family households: 9,469 (2,703 male householders, 396 female householders)
2,604 spouses, 3,367 children (3,213 natural, 45 adopted, 109 stepchildren), 53 grandchildren, 45 brothers or sisters, 50 parents, 60 other relatives, 191 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 1,546 (679 male householders (556 living alone)), 633 female householders (558 living alone)), 234 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 118 (87 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,406 2-persons, 657 3-persons, 648 4-persons, 273 5-persons, 87 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 1,114 1-person, 179 2-persons, 10 3-persons, 9 4-persons.
2,305 married couples with children.
517 single-parent households (165 men, 352 women).
96.1% of residents of 54451 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% very well, 13% well, 30% not well, 3% not at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% very well, 21% well, 7% not well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (24% very well, 57% well, 19% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% not well).
Foreign born population: 85 (0.8%)
(52.9% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.8% | | Whole state: | 3.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Mexico (26%)
- Canada (21%)
- Korea (14%)
- Japan (13%)
- Germany (8%)
- Poland (8%)
- Other Western Europe (5%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 28
- 1990 to 1994: 2
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 2
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 8
- 1970 to 1974: 11
- 1965 to 1969: 34
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White population: 10,984
Black population: 13
American Indian population: 21
Asian population: 25
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0
Some other race population: 19
Two or more races population: 66

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 5979 |
|  United States or American: 485 |
|  Norwegian: 469 |
|  Polish: 458 |
|  Irish: 346 |
|  English: 262 |
|  Other groups: 191 |
|  Swedish: 155 |
|  French (except Basque): 138 |
|  Czech: 104 |
|  French Canadian: 79 |
|  Italian: 66 |
|  Finnish: 62 |
|  Swiss: 59 |
|  Dutch: 53 |
|  Slovak: 48 |
|  Danish: 40 |
|  Slovene: 39 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 31 |
|  Austrian: 30 |
|  Croatian: 22 |
|  British: 21 |
|  Ukrainian: 14 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 13 |
|  European: 12 |
|  Russian: 10 |
|  Slavic: 9 |
|  Scandinavian: 8 |
|  Scottish: 6 |
|  Welsh: 6 |
|  Luxemburger: 4 |
|  West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 4 |
|  Pennsylvania German: 4 |
|  Serbian: 2 |
|  Hungarian: 2 |
|  Bahamian: 2 |
|  Haitian: 2 |
|  Yugoslavian: 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CITY OF MEDFORD (603 SOUTH WHELEN AVENUE, MEDFORD, WISCONSIN in MEDFORD, 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
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - PCS-WI0036731, WASTEWATER FACILITY, RCRAINFO-WID000773291, CESQG
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; GENERAL GOVERNMENT; AIR AND WATER RESOURCE AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Organizations: MEDFORD WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLT
Alternative names: MEDFORD CITY, MEDFORD SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT TOWN OF, MEDFORD WASTEWATER TREATMENT F, MEDFORD WWTF
- BLACK RIVER BODY& CUSTOM (761 GIBSON ST in MEDFORD, WI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - RCRAINFO-WID982640872, CESQG
Business SIC classification: TOP, BODY, AND UPHOLSTERY REPAIR SHOPS AND PAINT SHOPS
Organizations: SCHOLL CURT (CONTACT/OWNER)
- BLACK RIVER BODY& CUSTOM LLC (W5507 CTH O in MEDFORD, WI)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - RCRAINFO-WIR000102350, CESQG
- ARMIN BUEHLER TRUCKING (721 N 2ND in MEDFORD, WI)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 54451
- Malibu Inn Motel, 854 N 8TH St, Medford, WI 54451, Phone: (715) 748-3995, Fax: (715) 748-3995
- Americinn Motel, 435 S 8TH St, Medford, WI 54451, Phone: (715) 748-2330, Fax: (715) 748-5543
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in zip code 54451
Median worth of mobile homes: $32,258
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 4%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (23%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (18%)
- Wood (17%)
- Electricity (10%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 9498
- Northeast: 82
- Midwest: 1112
- South: 131
- West: 200
65% of the 54451 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 74% lived in Wisconsin.
Population in 1990: 10,388. Population change in the 1990s: +740 (+7.1%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 178
| Here: | 12.8% | | Wisconsin: | 16.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 22
| Here: | 2.5% | | Wisconsin: | 9.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 25
| Here: | 17.0% | | Wisconsin: | 18.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- KRAFT PIZZA COMPANY (INC) (940 S WHELEN AVE in MEDFORD, WI): $2,069,817 in 10 contracts from 1999 to 2000
Contracts for Food Items For Resale by Department of Defense Signed by year: 2000: $1,588,301; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $0; 2005: $0; 2006: $0.
Biggest contracts:
$479,869 with Department of Defense for Food Items For Resale. Taking place in VA. Signed on 2000-01-31. Completion date: 2000-01-31.
$351,500, same as above. Signed on 2000-06-30. Completion date: 2000-06-30.
$221,859, same as above. Signed on 1999-12-31. Completion date: 2000-03-31.
$209,765, same as above. Signed on 2000-07-31. Completion date: 2000-07-31.
- ENERQUIP INC (611 NORTH RD in MEDFORD, WI; small business): $527,593 in 16 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing, Industrial Boilers, Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment, Heat Exchangers and Steam Condensers, and more by Defense Logistics Agency, Navy Signed by year: 2000: $240,652; 2001: $125,298; 2002: $38,558; 2003: $0; 2004: $115,343; 2005: $3,836; 2006: $3,906.
Biggest contracts:
$75,251 with Defense Logistics Agency for Pipe, Tube and Rigid Tubing. Signed on 2000-04-06. Completion date: 2000-07-05.
$73,589 with Defense Logistics Agency for Industrial Boilers. Signed on 2000-05-12. Completion date: 2000-11-13.
$58,850 with Navy for Miscellaneous Ship and Marine Equipment. Signed on 2001-05-10. Completion date: 2001-08-17.
$55,912 with Defense Logistics Agency for Industrial Boilers. Signed on 2000-04-24. Completion date: 2000-09-11.
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 (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 4, 10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (50-99: 1, 20-49: 2, 10-19: 2)
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
- 104 people in nursing homes
- 12 people in other group homes
- 2 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
Fatal accident statistics in 2006
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 6
- 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: 1
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