Estimated median household income in 2007: $41,695
| This zip code: | $41,695 | | Wisconsin: | $50,578 |
Nearest zip codes: 54846, 54527, 54855, 54517, 54565, 54861.
Housing units in zip code 54546 with a mortgage: 104 (4 second mortgage, 19 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 150
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $837
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $352
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 5.9% | | Whole state: | 10.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 2.0% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.7 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 | | State: | 4.1 |
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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Lakes and reservoirs: English Lake (A), Eureka Lake (B), Gilbert Lake (C), McCarthy Lake (D), Meder Lake (E), Mineral Lake (F), Moquah Lake (G), Loon Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Krause Creek (A), Gravelly Brook (B), Iron River (C), Minnow Creek (D), Minnie Creek (E), Toskis Creek (F), Scott-Taylor Creek (G), McCarthy Creek (H), Feldcher Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 2
- 1995 to 1998: 54
- 1990 to 1994: 57
- 1980 to 1989: 135
- 1970 to 1979: 119
- 1960 to 1969: 75
- 1950 to 1959: 83
- 1940 to 1949: 71
- 1939 or earlier: 320
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Mellen, WI (54546): |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 16
- 2 bedrooms: 133
- 3 bedrooms: 229
- 4 bedrooms: 89
- 5 or more bedrooms: 17
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 44
- 2 bedrooms: 36
- 3 bedrooms: 29
- 4 bedrooms: 8
- 5 or more bedrooms: 5
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Vehicles available in 54546 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 22
- 1 vehicle: 137
- 2 vehicles: 222
- 3 vehicles: 83
- 4 vehicles: 13
- 5 or more vehicles: 9
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 26
- 1 vehicle: 63
- 2 vehicles: 28
- 3 vehicles: 11
- 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 54546:
- Less than $10,000: 25
- $10,000 to $14,999: 12
- $15,000 to $19,999: 11
- $20,000 to $24,999: 15
- $25,000 to $29,999: 22
- $30,000 to $34,999: 16
- $35,000 to $39,999: 16
- $40,000 to $49,999: 32
- $50,000 to $59,999: 42
- $60,000 to $69,999: 26
- $70,000 to $79,999: 23
- $80,000 to $89,999: 25
- $90,000 to $99,999: 25
- $100,000 to $124,999: 48
- $125,000 to $149,999: 38
- $150,000 to $174,999: 17
- $175,000 to $199,999: 11
- $200,000 to $249,999: 14
- $250,000 to $299,999: 11
- $300,000 to $399,999: 9
- $400,000 to $499,999: 7
- $500,000 to $749,999: 1
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 54546:
- $100 to $149: 9
- $150 to $199: 11
- $200 to $249: 33
- $250 to $299: 5
- $300 to $349: 2
- $350 to $399: 5
- $400 to $449: 1
- $450 to $499: 3
- $550 to $599: 2
- No cash rent: 22
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $0.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $69,885
- Some other race householders: $19,199
- Two or more races householders: $130,555
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $19,199
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $75,498 (it was $47,400 in 2000)
| 54546: | $75,498 | | Wisconsin: | $168,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $40,949 - $89,473
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $111,725| Here: | $111,725 | | State: | $215,427 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $260,556| Here: | $260,556 | | State: | $196,806 |
In 2-unit structures: $43,704| Here: | $43,704 | | State: | $167,968 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $91,255| Here: | $91,255 | | State: | $190,048 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $425,382| Here: | $425,382 | | State: | $174,098 |
Mobile homes: $18,790| Here: | $18,790 | | 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: 657
- One, attached: 10
- Two: 22
- 3 or 4: 20
- 5 to 9: 12
- 10 to 19: 19
- 20 to 49: 21
- Mobile homes: 153
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 449 (70%)
- Carpooled: 100 (16%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 2 (0%)
- Walked: 61 (10%)
- Worked at home: 29 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 86
- 5 to 9 minutes: 155
- 10 to 14 minutes: 70
- 15 to 19 minutes: 56
- 20 to 24 minutes: 23
- 25 to 29 minutes: 4
- 30 to 34 minutes: 89
- 35 to 39 minutes: 22
- 40 to 44 minutes: 16
- 45 to 59 minutes: 60
- 60 to 89 minutes: 16
- 90 or more minutes: 15
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 90.0%
Household type by relationship
Households: 1,452
- In family households: 1,197 (343 male householders, 60 female householders)
352 spouses, 409 children (376 natural, 17 adopted, 16 stepchildren), 9 grandchildren, 3 brothers or sisters, 7 parents, 1 other relatives, 13 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 255 (118 male householders (100 living alone)), 99 female householders (94 living alone)), 38 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 34 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 199 2-persons, 80 3-persons, 79 4-persons, 21 5-persons, 21 6-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 194 1-person, 17 2-persons, 2 3-persons, 4 4-persons.
254 married couples with children.
49 single-parent households (7 men, 42 women).
95.9% of residents of 54546 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% very well, 33% well).
2.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.2% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (67% very well, 33% well).
0.4% of residents speak other language at home (67% very well, 33% well).
Foreign born population: 12 (0.8%)
(41.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.8% | | Whole state: | 3.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- Korea (50%)
- Germany (17%)
- Russia (17%)
- Philippines (17%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 9
- 1990 to 1994: 0
- 1985 to 1989: 2
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 0
- 1965 to 1969: 1
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White population: 1,409
Black population: 2
American Indian population: 18
Asian population: 3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 6
Two or more races population: 16

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 465 |
|  Finnish: 104 |
|  Polish: 90 |
|  Swedish: 77 |
|  Norwegian: 67 |
|  Irish: 64 |
|  United States or American: 59 |
|  Italian: 58 |
|  English: 57 |
|  Other groups: 32 |
|  Russian: 28 |
|  French Canadian: 25 |
|  Czech: 20 |
|  Croatian: 17 |
|  French (except Basque): 17 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 15 |
|  European: 14 |
|  Swiss: 13 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 12 |
|  Dutch: 7 |
|  Ukrainian: 6 |
|  Welsh: 6 |
|  Slovak: 5 |
|  Danish: 4 |
|  Hungarian: 2 |
|  British: 2 |
|  Slavic: 2 |
|  Subsaharan African:: 2 |
|  African: 2 |
|  Yugoslavian: 2 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- CITY OF MELLEN (500 CHRIST LUTZ DRIVE, MELLEN, WISCONSIN in MELLEN, 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-WI0020311, WASTEWATER FACILITY
Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Alternative names: MELLEN CITY OF, MELLEN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PL, MELLEN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Median worth of mobile homes: $16,727
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 16%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 14%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (49%)
- Wood (29%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (12%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (7%)
- Electricity (3%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1150
- Northeast: 11
- Midwest: 251
- South: 27
- West: 29
72% of the 54546 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 61% lived in Wisconsin.
Population in 1990: 1,752. Population change in the 1990s: -297 (-17.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 9
| Here: | 7.4% | | Wisconsin: | 16.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4
| Here: | 4.6% | | Wisconsin: | 9.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
| Here: | 30.2% | | Wisconsin: | 18.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- B-SQUARED, INC (122 BENNET ST in MELLEN, WI; small business)
15 employees, $540000 revenue. : $82,000 in 4 contracts from 1999 to 2000
$32,000 with Forest Service (disused code: now 12C2) for Other Natural Resources and Conservation Services. Signed on 1999-11-15. Completion date: 2000-08-15.
$30,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-04-15. Completion date: 2000-07-15.
$19,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-09-15. Completion date: 2001-09-15.
$1,000, same as above. Signed on 2000-10-15. Completion date: 2001-01-15.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (10-19: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (5-9: 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.)
33 people in nursing homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- Fatal accident count: 2
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 2
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 2
- Fatalities: 2
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 4
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
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