53515 Zip Code (Black Earth, WI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,670
Zip code population in 2010: 2,268
Zip code population in 2000: 2,112

Houses and condos: 1,142
Renter-occupied apartments: 187
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 53515: 96.1 (near average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 37.1 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.1 sq. mi.

Population density: 72 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,899 (1.4%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,428 (1.3%)

For population 25 years and over in 53515:

• High school or higher: 99.0%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 34.8%
• Graduate or professional degree: 9.4%
• Unemployed: 2.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 53515:

• Never married: 18.2%
• Now married: 66.0%
• Separated: 0.3%
• Widowed: 6.4%
• Divorced: 9.1%

• 
• • 2,49193.3%White
  • 843.1%Two or more races
  • 722.7%Hispanic or Latino
  • 230.9%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 53515, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $80,795 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$80,795
State:	$72,319

Salary/wage: $66,190 (reported on 79.1% of returns)

Here:	$66,190
State:	$59,242

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1215.3% for AGIs below $25k, 4604.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7006.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11342.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18468.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 71910.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $985 (reported on 49.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$985
Wisconsin:	$1,431

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 35.3% for AGIs below $25k, 50.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 74.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 170.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 735.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $4,988 (reported on 29.9% of returns)

Here:	$4,988
State:	$6,481

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 57.6% for AGIs below $25k, 86.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 210.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 350.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 290.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3805.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$16,165 (reported on 27.6% of returns)

Here:	+$16,165
State:	+$18,329

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.2% for AGIs below $25k, 76.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 380.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 547.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 795.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 18130.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$15,270 (reported on 14.9% of returns)

Here:	+$15,270
State:	+$14,562

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 64.7% for AGIs below $25k, 224.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 325.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 703.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1051.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $14,738 (reported on 15.7% of returns)

53515:	$14,738
Wisconsin:	$19,348

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 138.8% for AGIs below $25k, 145.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 383.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 483.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1150.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $34,110 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

Here:	$34,110
State:	$33,000

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 570.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 668.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 646.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4685.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $6,571 (reported on 5.2% of returns)

Here:	$6,571
State:	$12,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1500.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $8,709 (reported on 8.2% of returns)

53515:	$8,709
State:	$8,228

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 111.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 235.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 218.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1265.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,525 (reported on 6.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,525
State:	$2,155

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 34.1% for AGIs below $25k, 37.6% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.3%

Here:	93%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 89.7% for AGIs below $25k, 92.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 96.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 53515, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $61,363 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$61,363
State:	$57,939

Salary/wage: $49,733 (reported on 82.1% of returns)

Here:	$49,733
State:	$48,248

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 71.7% for AGIs below $25k, 69.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 68.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 73.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 37.4% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,118 (reported on 48.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,118
Wisconsin:	$1,224

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,361 (reported on 26.8% of returns)

Here:	$3,361
State:	$5,137

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $25k, 2.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.1% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$4,356 (reported on 20.3% of returns)

Here:	+$4,356
State:	+$11,137

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$8,268 (reported on 15.4% of returns)

Here:	+$8,268
State:	+$11,943

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,259 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

53515:	$10,259
Wisconsin:	$14,087

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Total itemized deductions: $22,376 (23% of AGI, reported on 43.9% of returns)

Here:	$22,376
State:	$22,257

Here:	22.8% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.5% for AGIs below $25k, 16.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 13.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,132 (reported on 33.3% of returns)

Here:	$2,132
State:	$3,370

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $10,317 (reported on 43.9% of returns)

53515:	$10,317
State:	$10,731

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $25k, 5.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,933 (reported on 7.3% of returns)

Here:	$1,933
State:	$2,094

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 61.0%

Here:	61%
State:	54%

(% for various income ranges: 59.0% for AGIs below $25k, 55.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 65.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 60.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 100.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 53515, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $54,016 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,016
State:	$47,735

Salary/wage: $44,962 (reported on 83.6% of returns)

Here:	$44,962
State:	$41,540

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 91.9% for AGIs below $10k, 68.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 75.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 78.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,183 (reported on 68.5% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,183
Wisconsin:	$1,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.8% for AGIs below $10k, 4.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,749 (reported on 35.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,749
State:	$2,869

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.6% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$7,980 (reported on 25.9% of returns)

Here:	+$7,980
State:	+$9,569

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,360 (reported on 16.1% of returns)

Here:	+$13,360
State:	+$10,417

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs below $10k, 7.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from farming: +$349 (reported on 3.7% of returns)

Here:	+$349
State:	-$2,654

IRA payment deduction: $3,200 (reported on 2.6% of returns)

53515:	$3,200
Wisconsin:	$2,900

Self-employed pension: $8,190 (reported on 1.8% of returns)

Here:	$8,190
Wisconsin:	$11,934

Total itemized deductions: $17,646 (22% of AGI, reported on 46.9% of returns)

Here:	$17,646
State:	$18,160

Here:	21.7% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 18.2% for AGIs below $10k, 12.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 15.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,798 (2% of AGI, reported on 39.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,798
State:	$2,711

Here:	2.1% of AGI
State:	3.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $7,179 (reported on 85.1% of returns)

53515:	$7,179
State:	$7,114

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.2% for AGIs below $10k, 5.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,210 (reported on 5.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,210
State:	$1,544

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.1%

Here:	64%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 55.1% for AGIs below $10k, 65.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 66.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 66.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 53560, 53528, 53517, 53583, 53572, 53562.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 51
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,052

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 40 (40 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 407 (254 now married, 153 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 53515 with a mortgage: 513 (114 second mortgage, 78 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 15

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,811
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $779

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 53515 household income distribution in 2022

• 29Less than $10,000
• 48$10,000 to $14,999
• 19$15,000 to $19,999
• 52$20,000 to $24,999
• 51$25,000 to $29,999
• 24$30,000 to $34,999
• 22$35,000 to $39,999
• 32$40,000 to $44,999
• 37$45,000 to $49,999
• 137$50,000 to $59,999
• 64$60,000 to $74,999
• 109$75,000 to $99,999
• 122$100,000 to $124,999
• 114$125,000 to $149,999
• 109$150,000 to $199,999
• 124$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 53515

• 10$10,000 to $14,999
• 11$15,000 to $19,999
• 6$20,000 to $24,999
• 1$90,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 12$125,000 to $149,999
• 63$150,000 to $174,999
• 98$175,000 to $199,999
• 108$200,000 to $249,999
• 93$250,000 to $299,999
• 174$300,000 to $399,999
• 154$400,000 to $499,999
• 177$500,000 to $749,999
• 23$750,000 to $999,999
• 38$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 2$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
• 2$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 53515

• 6$300 to $349
• 3$400 to $449
• 14$550 to $599
• 4$600 to $649
• 44$650 to $699
• 8$700 to $749
• 30$750 to $799
• 25$800 to $899
• 17$900 to $999
• 5$1,000 to $1,249
• 11$1,250 to $1,499
• 5$1,500 to $1,999
• 7No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $943.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $319,938
• Some other race householders: $332,011
• Two or more races householders: $332,011
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $332,011

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $339,980 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $212,107 - $512,287

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $351,389

Here:	$351,389
State:	$308,468

Townhouses or other attached units: $137,922

Here:	$137,922
State:	$265,873

In 2-unit structures: $747,102

Here:	$747,102
State:	$203,667

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 990
• One, attached: 28
• Two: 52
• 3 or 4: 40
• 5 to 9: 12
• 10 to 19: 12

Unemployment: 2.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 53515

• 70.1%877Drove a car alone
• 6.7%84Carpooled
• 0.2%3Bicycle
• 4.1%51Walked
• 0.2%2Other means
• 20.3%254Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 53515

• 65Less than 5 minutes
• 805 to 9 minutes
• 9910 to 14 minutes
• 8415 to 19 minutes
• 15520 to 24 minutes
• 11025 to 29 minutes
• 19830 to 34 minutes
• 6535 to 39 minutes
• 8240 to 44 minutes
• 5745 to 59 minutes
• 960 to 89 minutes
• 990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 93.4%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,670

• Male householders: 570 (180 living alone), Female householders: 543 (151 living alone)

• 801 spouses (793 opposite-sex spouses), 85 unmarried partners, (78 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 604 children (563 natural, 29 adopted, 12 stepchildren), 7 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 5 parents, 3 foster children, 10 other relatives, 24 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 32 (-1 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 387 2-persons, 107 3-persons, 142 4-persons, 43 5-persons, 8 6-persons, 9 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 330 1-person, 70 2-persons, 9 3-persons, 2 4-persons

424 married couples with children.
64 single-parent households (35 men, 29 women).

99.2% of residents of 53515 zip code speak English at home.
0.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% very well, 19% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (91% very well, 9% well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BLACK EARTH WATERWORKS (1210 MILLS STREET in BLACK EARTH, WI)

  National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit
  COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM (SDWIS) - SDWIS-WI1130211 1T, WATER TREATMENT PLANT, SDWIS-WI1130211 2T,
  STATE MASTER (Wisconsin database) - SDWIS-WI1130211, DRINKING WATER SYSTEM
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Alternative names: BLACK EARTH VILLAGE

• BLACK EARTH EL (1133 CENTER ST in BLACK EARTH, WI)

  (National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-0020
  Organizations: WISCONSIN HEIGHTS SCH DIST (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
  

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.2%

Population in 1990: 1,824. Population change in the 1990s: +288 (+15.8%).

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

• This state: 1,970
• Northeast: 39
• Midwest: 325
• South: 225
• West: 69

62% of the 53515 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 80% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Wisconsin.

93% of the 53515 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 21% moved from different state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 2% moved from abroad.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 30
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Information: Newspaper Publishers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Construction: Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Information: Periodical Publishers (20-49: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (20-49: 1)
• Construction: Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (10-19: 2)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Janitorial Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0127.00 , 0130.00, 0131.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0127.00 , 0130.00, 0131.00

Most common first names in zip code 53515 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Albert	10	80.6 years
Robert	9	73.2 years
Clarence	8	76.7 years
Joseph	7	74.6 years
Henry	7	78.1 years
John	7	67.0 years
Helen	7	76.8 years
Dorothy	6	80.0 years
Mary	6	76.9 years
Hazel	6	79.5 years

Most common last names in zip code 53515 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Johnson	10	75.5 years
Turk	9	81.8 years
Anderson	7	75.6 years
Lee	7	79.0 years
Rettenmund	7	76.6 years
Steensrud	6	82.7 years
Olson	6	79.3 years
Smith	6	88.0 years
Severson	6	76.9 years
Mickelson	6	73.0 years

Businesses in zip code 53515
Name	Count		Name	Count
FedEx	1		Nike	1
Goodwill	2		SAS Shoes	1
New Balance	1		Vans	1