54981 Zip Code (Waupaca, WI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2019: 15,374
Zip code population in 2010: 15,426
Zip code population in 2000: 15,127

Houses and condos: 8,343
Renter-occupied apartments: 2,100
March 2019 cost of living index in zip code 54981: 86.6 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 133.7 sq. mi.
Water area: 4.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 115 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2019:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $3,050 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $3,056 (1.7%)

For population 25 years and over in 54981:

• High school or higher: 92.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.4%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.3%
• Unemployed: 2.0%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 54981:

• Never married: 27.0%
• Now married: 50.6%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 8.9%
• Divorced: 12.7%

• 
• • 14,81396.0%White
  • 2981.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1010.7%Two or more races
  • 830.5%Black
  • 790.5%American Indian
  • 460.3%Asian
  • 60.04%Some other race

Urban population: 8,234
Rural population: 7,139

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 54981, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $52,263 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$52,263
State:	$57,939

Salary/wage: $42,852 (reported on 80.5% of returns)

Here:	$42,852
State:	$48,248

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 69.8% for AGIs below $25k, 74.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 73.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 74.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 41.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,537 (reported on 38.6% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,537
Wisconsin:	$1,224

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $6,422 (reported on 22.0% of returns)

Here:	$6,422
State:	$5,137

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$10,145 (reported on 18.5% of returns)

Here:	+$10,145
State:	+$11,137

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 12.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,079 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	+$11,079
State:	+$11,943

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.5% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $15,809 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

54981:	$15,809
Wisconsin:	$14,087

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.2% for AGIs below $25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $12,525 (reported on 0.5% of returns)

54981:	$12,525
Wisconsin:	$17,048

Total itemized deductions: $21,570 (22% of AGI, reported on 34.3% of returns)

Here:	$21,570
State:	$22,257

Here:	22.3% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.5% for AGIs below $25k, 11.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 12.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 15.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $4,059 (reported on 26.1% of returns)

Here:	$4,059
State:	$3,370

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.6% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,769 (reported on 34.2% of returns)

54981:	$9,769
State:	$10,731

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 6.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,958 (reported on 14.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,958
State:	$2,094

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 64.7%

Here:	65%
State:	54%

(% for various income ranges: 59.4% for AGIs below $25k, 64.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 72.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 69.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 86.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 54981, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $44,632 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,632
State:	$47,735

Salary/wage: $38,086 (reported on 83.0% of returns)

Here:	$38,086
State:	$41,540

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 107.8% for AGIs below $10k, 69.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 76.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,600 (reported on 54.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,600
Wisconsin:	$1,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $10k, 3.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $5,145 (reported on 27.6% of returns)

Here:	$5,145
State:	$2,869

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$9,169 (reported on 22.3% of returns)

Here:	+$9,169
State:	+$9,569

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,242 (reported on 14.3% of returns)

Here:	+$12,242
State:	+$10,417

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,073 (reported on 3.6% of returns)

54981:	$3,073
Wisconsin:	$2,900

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Self-employed pension: $11,340 (reported on 0.7% of returns)

Here:	$11,340
Wisconsin:	$11,934

Total itemized deductions: $17,512 (23% of AGI, reported on 38.6% of returns)

Here:	$17,512
State:	$18,160

Here:	22.6% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.3% for AGIs below $10k, 11.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $3,008 (4% of AGI, reported on 31.4% of returns)

Here:	$3,008
State:	$2,711

Here:	3.6% of AGI
State:	3.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $6,223 (reported on 76.7% of returns)

54981:	$6,223
State:	$7,114

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,485 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,485
State:	$1,544

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.2%

Here:	65%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 53.4% for AGIs below $10k, 63.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 68.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 71.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 69.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 78.5% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 54946, 54977, 54984, 54965, 54962, 54406.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 580
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 6,225

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 55 (44 now married, 11 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,907 (1,177 now married, 1,731 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 54981 with a mortgage: 2,866 (20 second mortgage, 261 home equity loan, 23 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,826

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,184
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $525

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2019:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2019:

• Zip code 54981 household income distribution in 2019

• 259Less than $10,000
• 288$10,000 to $14,999
• 240$15,000 to $19,999
• 391$20,000 to $24,999
• 335$25,000 to $29,999
• 292$30,000 to $34,999
• 381$35,000 to $39,999
• 318$40,000 to $44,999
• 151$45,000 to $49,999
• 430$50,000 to $59,999
• 934$60,000 to $74,999
• 1,130$75,000 to $99,999
• 546$100,000 to $124,999
• 404$125,000 to $149,999
• 313$150,000 to $199,999
• 339$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2019 in zip code 54981

• 62Less than $10,000
• 6$10,000 to $14,999
• 26$15,000 to $19,999
• 10$20,000 to $24,999
• 13$25,000 to $29,999
• 9$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 52$40,000 to $49,999
• 60$50,000 to $59,999
• 77$60,000 to $69,999
• 220$70,000 to $79,999
• 206$80,000 to $89,999
• 217$90,000 to $99,999
• 554$100,000 to $124,999
• 434$125,000 to $149,999
• 439$150,000 to $174,999
• 323$175,000 to $199,999
• 450$200,000 to $249,999
• 366$250,000 to $299,999
• 384$300,000 to $399,999
• 192$400,000 to $499,999
• 207$500,000 to $749,999
• 95$750,000 to $999,999
• 21$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 8$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 10$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2019 in zip code 54981

• 3$150 to $199
• 22$200 to $249
• 139$250 to $299
• 32$300 to $349
• 23$350 to $399
• 171$400 to $449
• 138$450 to $499
• 198$500 to $549
• 96$550 to $599
• 245$600 to $649
• 213$650 to $699
• 191$700 to $749
• 73$750 to $799
• 134$800 to $899
• 34$900 to $999
• 42$1,000 to $1,249
• 35$1,250 to $1,499
• 12$1,500 to $1,999
• 49$2,000 to $2,499
• 8$2,500 to $2,999
• 18$3,500 or more
• 79No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2019: $721.

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2019: $492,457.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2019 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $168,977
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $142,688
• Some other race householders: $161,367
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $158,600

Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $169,843 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $113,915 - $265,812

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $130,894

Here:	$130,894
State:	$243,674

Townhouses or other attached units: $97,487

Here:	$97,487
State:	$212,164

In 2-unit structures: $196,076

Here:	$196,076
State:	$191,549

Mobile homes: $12,302

Here:	$12,302
State:	$56,469

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 6,314
• One, attached: 281
• Two: 339
• 3 or 4: 135
• 5 to 9: 410
• 10 to 19: 235
• 20 to 49: 220
• 50 or more: 83
• Mobile homes: 291

Unemployment: 2.0%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 54981

• 85.1%6,593Drove a car alone
• 5.0%384Carpooled
• 0.2%12Bus or trolley bus
• 0.0%3Streetcar or trolley car
• 0.1%5Taxi
• 0.2%18Motorcycle
• 0.5%42Bicycle
• 2.9%225Walked
• 0.1%6Other means
• 5.8%453Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 54981

• 464Less than 5 minutes
• 1,6975 to 9 minutes
• 1,56810 to 14 minutes
• 93615 to 19 minutes
• 49020 to 24 minutes
• 21025 to 29 minutes
• 42130 to 34 minutes
• 18335 to 39 minutes
• 28940 to 44 minutes
• 70645 to 59 minutes
• 23060 to 89 minutes
• 9690 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 71.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 15,374

• Male householders: 3,463 (1,097 living alone), Female householders: 3,327 (1,233 living alone)

• 3,204 spouses (3,178 opposite-sex spouses), 619 unmarried partners, (614 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 3,015 children (2,717 natural, 106 adopted, 195 stepchildren), 234 grandchildren, 92 brothers or sisters, 49 parents, 0 foster children, 94 other relatives, 260 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 1,030 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,240 2-persons, 768 3-persons, 715 4-persons, 185 5-persons, 70 6-persons, 24 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 2,329 1-person, 396 2-persons, 13 3-persons, 48 4-persons, 15 5-persons

1,730 married couples with children.
604 single-parent households (215 men, 389 women).

96.4% of residents of 54981 zip code speak English at home.
2.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (72% very well, 7% well, 20% not well, 1% not at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BERGSTROM FORD LINCOLN MERCURY (E3371 HWYS 22/54 in WAUPACA, 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-WID023596455, CESQG
  Business SIC classification: MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (NEW AND USED)
  Organizations: BERGSTOM OF WAUPACA (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• BECKMANS COLLISION CENTER (E4320 HWY 22/54 in WAUPACA, 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-WI0000899989, CESQG
  Organizations: BECKMAN RALPH (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CHURNY CO INC (705 W FULTON ST, PO BOX 569 in WAUPACA, 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-WIR000040154, CESQG
  Business SIC classification: NATURAL, PROCESSED, AND IMITATION CHEESE
  Organizations: KRAFT FOODS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CLASSIC CUSTOM& COLLISION (880 REDFIELD ST in WAUPACA, 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-WIR000027086, CESQG
  Organizations: DAVID JOHNSON (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CAMP PUBIE HUNT CLUB (E1847 MELODY LANE in WAUPACA, WI)

  FORMAL ENFORCEMENT ACTION (Integrated Compliance Information System) - ICIS-05-2006-1346, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY, ICIS-05-2006-7777, ICIS-05-2005-5999,
  

• AMERITECH WAUPACA P9410D (SH 49 NO EDGE OF WAUPACA in WAUPACA, WI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILROAD (325 MILLER ST in WAUPACA, WI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: COONEN INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: COONEN OIL BULK PLT

• ADD INC (611 INDUSTRIAL in WAUPACA, WI)

  (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  

• AMERICAN ASPHALT OF WISCONSIN (CO TRK HWY Q AND 10 PLT 19 in WAUPACA, WI)

  USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: MATHY CONSTRUCTION CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: AMERICAN ASPHALT OF WISCONSIN PLANT 19

• CHAIN O LAKES LITHO (120 OBORN ST in WAUPACA, WI)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: CLARK ALLAN AND SANDRA (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

• CLARK OIL STATION 123 (339 W FULTON RD in WAUPACA, WI)

  Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
  Organizations: CLARK OIL AND REFINING (CONTACT/OWNER)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1.0%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.1%

Population in 1990: 11,716. Population change in the 1990s: +3,411 (+29.1%).

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 11,833
• Northeast: 302
• Midwest: 1,867
• South: 589
• West: 332

58% of the 54981 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Wisconsin.

87% of the 54981 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 58% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 38% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 134
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 124 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 63

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: 7, 10-19: 6, 5-9: 2, 1-4: 3)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 5, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (10-19: 5, 5-9: 5, 1-4: 6)

2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 18. The highest number of fires - 63 took place in 2018, and the least - 1 in 2003. The data has a growing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Structure Fires (55.4%), and Outside Fires (26.5%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 54981
• 15955.4%Structure Fires
• 7626.5%Outside Fires
• 3913.6%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 134.5%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 54981, Wisconsin

Most common first names in zip code 54981 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
John	97	77.6 years
William	66	79.9 years
Robert	65	72.2 years
Mary	60	78.4 years
George	55	81.1 years
James	52	70.8 years
Margaret	46	82.6 years
Helen	44	80.7 years
Arthur	43	80.3 years
Dorothy	41	80.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 54981 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	94	80.2 years
Peterson	71	77.3 years
Nelson	55	77.1 years
Hansen	51	81.4 years
Jensen	49	81.5 years
Anderson	46	80.9 years
Smith	41	81.1 years
Olson	40	73.8 years
Rasmussen	34	80.2 years
Petersen	28	81.0 years

Businesses in zip code 54981
Name	Count		Name	Count
ALDI	1		La-Z-Boy	1
Ace Hardware	1		Little Caesars Pizza	1
Arby's	1		MasterBrand Cabinets	4
Best Western	1		McDonald's	1
Burger King	1		Pizza Hut	1
Chevrolet	1		RadioShack	1
Comfort Suites	1		Sears	1
Curves	1		Subway	3
Dairy Queen	1		Taco Bell	1
FedEx	2		True Value	1
Goodwill	2		U-Haul	2
H&R Block	1		UPS	2
Hardee's	1		Walgreens	1
Kmart	1