Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,551
| This zip code: | $47,551 | | Wisconsin: | $50,578 |
Nearest zip codes: 55959, 55987, 55988, 54625, 55969, 54622.
Housing units in zip code 54629 with a mortgage: 297 (26 second mortgage, 33 home equity loan, 2 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 203
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,064
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $360
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 6.0% | | Whole state: | 10.8% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This zip code: | 1.3% | | Whole state: | 4.5% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.2 | | State: | 6.1 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.4 | | State: | 4.1 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 19
- 1995 to 1998: 60
- 1990 to 1994: 57
- 1980 to 1989: 125
- 1970 to 1979: 163
- 1960 to 1969: 116
- 1950 to 1959: 91
- 1940 to 1949: 59
- 1939 or earlier: 450
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Fountain City, WI (54629): |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 34
- 2 bedrooms: 212
- 3 bedrooms: 393
- 4 bedrooms: 150
- 5 or more bedrooms: 38
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 6
- 1 bedrooms: 71
- 2 bedrooms: 82
- 3 bedrooms: 51
- 4 bedrooms: 21
- 5 or more bedrooms: 4
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Vehicles available in 54629 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 18
- 1 vehicle: 173
- 2 vehicles: 398
- 3 vehicles: 170
- 4 vehicles: 48
- 5 or more vehicles: 22
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 20
- 1 vehicle: 99
- 2 vehicles: 74
- 3 vehicles: 40
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
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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 54629:
- Less than $10,000: 9
- $10,000 to $14,999: 4
- $15,000 to $19,999: 2
- $20,000 to $24,999: 1
- $25,000 to $29,999: 1
- $30,000 to $34,999: 4
- $35,000 to $39,999: 5
- $40,000 to $49,999: 14
- $50,000 to $59,999: 30
- $60,000 to $69,999: 38
- $70,000 to $79,999: 35
- $80,000 to $89,999: 29
- $90,000 to $99,999: 37
- $100,000 to $124,999: 119
- $125,000 to $149,999: 147
- $150,000 to $174,999: 71
- $175,000 to $199,999: 64
- $200,000 to $249,999: 101
- $250,000 to $299,999: 44
- $300,000 to $399,999: 35
- $400,000 to $499,999: 25
- $500,000 to $749,999: 13
- $750,000 to $999,999: 3
- $1,000,000 or more: 6
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Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 54629:
- $100 to $149: 4
- $150 to $199: 7
- $200 to $249: 22
- $250 to $299: 18
- $300 to $349: 16
- $350 to $399: 17
- $400 to $449: 15
- $450 to $499: 19
- $500 to $549: 5
- $550 to $599: 1
- No cash rent: 9
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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $119,035.
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $134,087
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $249,590
Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $141,918 (it was $89,100 in 2000)
| 54629: | $141,918 | | Wisconsin: | $168,800 |
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $92,324 - $161,377
Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $199,461| Here: | $199,461 | | State: | $215,427 |
Townhouses or other attached units: $208,247| Here: | $208,247 | | State: | $196,806 |
In 2-unit structures: $129,557| Here: | $129,557 | | State: | $167,968 |
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $188,593| Here: | $188,593 | | State: | $190,048 |
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $50,678| Here: | $50,678 | | State: | $174,098 |
Mobile homes: $50,192| Here: | $50,192 | | 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: 857
- One, attached: 14
- Two: 50
- 3 or 4: 48
- 5 to 9: 26
- 20 to 49: 27
- 50 or more: 5
- Mobile homes: 113

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 1,152 (80%)
- Carpooled: 99 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 1 (0%)
- Motorcycle: 3 (0%)
- Walked: 51 (4%)
- Other means: 2 (0%)
- Worked at home: 124 (9%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 53
- 5 to 9 minutes: 101
- 10 to 14 minutes: 150
- 15 to 19 minutes: 320
- 20 to 24 minutes: 292
- 25 to 29 minutes: 95
- 30 to 34 minutes: 151
- 35 to 39 minutes: 33
- 40 to 44 minutes: 23
- 45 to 59 minutes: 42
- 60 to 89 minutes: 34
- 90 or more minutes: 14
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 31.1%
Household type by relationship
Households: 2,545
- In family households: 2,163 (603 male householders, 117 female householders)
638 spouses, 763 children (692 natural, 17 adopted, 54 stepchildren), 19 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 1 parents, 6 other relatives, 10 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 382 (193 male householders (166 living alone)), 143 female householders (127 living alone)), 46 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 44 (all institutionalized)
Size of family households: 336 2-persons, 152 3-persons, 152 4-persons, 59 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 7 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 293 1-person, 41 2-persons, 2 3-persons.
504 married couples with children.
62 single-parent households (25 men, 37 women).
96.5% of residents of 54629 zip code speak English at home.
1.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (89% very well, 7% well, 5% not well).
1.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% very well, 18% well, 5% not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 14 (0.5%)
(50.0% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 0.5% | | Whole state: | 3.6% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
- United Kingdom (43%)
- Mexico (21%)
- Other Western Europe (14%)
- Colombia (14%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 5
- 1990 to 1994: 2
- 1985 to 1989: 0
- 1980 to 1984: 0
- 1975 to 1979: 0
- 1970 to 1974: 1
- 1970 to 1974: 2
- 1965 to 1969: 4
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White population: 2,568
Black population: 0
American Indian population: 4
Asian population: 1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 1
Some other race population: 0
Two or more races population: 5

First ancestries reported:
|  German: 1107 |
|  Polish: 410 |
|  Norwegian: 190 |
|  Irish: 89 |
|  Swiss: 77 |
|  English: 56 |
|  Other groups: 54 |
|  United States or American: 51 |
|  Swedish: 37 |
|  Czech: 27 |
|  Italian: 18 |
|  French (except Basque): 15 |
|  Dutch: 15 |
|  Scotch-Irish: 14 |
|  Scottish: 14 |
|  Danish: 12 |
|  Scandinavian: 7 |
|  French Canadian: 5 |
|  European: 5 |
|  Austrian: 5 |
|  Luxemburger: 4 |
|  Brazilian: 3 |
|  Czechoslovakian: 3 |
|  Welsh: 3 |
|  Belgian: 2 |
|  Macedonian: 2 |
|  Hungarian: 2 |
|  Eastern European: 2 |
|  Greek: 1 |

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- COCHRANE FOUNTAIN CITY SCHOOLS (S2770 STH 35 in FOUNTAIN CITY, 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-WID982626889, CESQG, SDWIS-WI6060338, DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
Organizations: COCHRANE FOUNTAIN SCH (CONTACT/OWNER)
- COCHRANE-FOUNTAIN CITY EL (S2770 STATE HIGHWAY 35 in FOUNTAIN CITY, WI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0020
Organizations: COCHRANE-FOUNTAIN CITY SCH DIS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- COCHRANE-FOUNTAIN CITY HI (S2770 STATE HIGHWAY 35 in FOUNTAIN CITY, WI)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0040
Organizations: COCHRANE-FOUNTAIN CITY SCH DIS (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- COCHRANE SD/FOUNTAIN CITY (RR 1 HWY 35 in FOUNTAIN CITY, WI)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Median worth of mobile homes: $45,835
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (49%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (29%)
- Electricity (12%)
- Wood (10%)
- Utility gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1169
- Northeast: 24
- Midwest: 1286
- South: 47
- West: 42
66% of the 54629 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 29% lived in Wisconsin.
Population in 1990: 2,481. Population change in the 1990s: +98 (+4.0%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 37
| Here: | 12.7% | | Wisconsin: | 16.4% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 18
| Here: | 11.3% | | Wisconsin: | 9.1% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13
| Here: | 18.8% | | Wisconsin: | 18.1% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- VANOVERS TREE SERVICE (W 782 CTY YY in FOUNTAIN CITY, WI): $18,050 in 4 contracts from 2003 to 2004
$4,650 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dams. Taking place in MN. Signed on 2004-10-07. Completion date: 2004-10-04.
$4,650 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dams. Taking place in MN. Signed on 2004-10-07. Completion date: 2004-10-04.
$4,375 with Army for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dams. Signed on 2003-10-07. Completion date: 2003-10-02.
$4,375 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Dams. Signed on 2003-10-07. Completion date: 2003-10-02.
- SCHAFFNER PLUMBING & HEATING L (38 N MAIN ST in FOUNTAIN CITY, WI): $5,130 in 2 contracts in 2005
$2,565 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Installation of Equipment -- Plumbing, Heating, and Waste Disposal Equipment. Signed on 2005-06-09. Completion date: 2005-06-16.
$2,565 with Army for Installation of Equipment -- Plumbing, Heating, and Waste Disposal Equipment. Signed on 2005-06-09. Completion date: 2005-06-16.
- CITY OF FOUNTAIN CITY (42 N MAIN STREET in FOUNTAIN CITY, WI): $2,198 in 3 contracts from 2004 to 2005
$739 with Army for Other Utilities. Signed on 2004-12-09. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
$739 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Other Utilities. Signed on 2004-12-09. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
$720 with Army for Other Utilities. Signed on 2005-11-21. Completion date: 2004-10-01.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 5-9 employees: 1 establishment, 1-4 employees: 2 establishments)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (10-19: 2, 1-4: 3)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (20-49: 1)
- Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (5-9: 1, 1-4: 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.)
44 people in nursing homes
Fatal accident statistics in 2005
- 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
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