53521 Zip Code (Brooklyn, WI) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 3,593
Zip code population in 2010: 3,656
Zip code population in 2000: 2,917

Houses and condos: 1,489
Renter-occupied apartments: 200
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 53521: 88.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 61.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.

Population density: 59 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: $5,304 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $4,901 (1.5%)

For population 25 years and over in 53521:

• High school or higher: 97.1%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.5%
• Graduate or professional degree: 13.0%
• Unemployed: 1.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 53521:

• Never married: 25.8%
• Now married: 64.3%
• Separated: 0.7%
• Widowed: 2.4%
• Divorced: 6.8%

• 
• • 3,25490.6%White
  • 1644.6%Two or more races
  • 1203.3%Hispanic or Latino
  • 421.2%Black
  • 120.3%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 53521, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $89,372 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$89,372
State:	$72,319

Salary/wage: $71,611 (reported on 84.1% of returns)

Here:	$71,611
State:	$59,242

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1490.8% for AGIs below $25k, 3752.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6812.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10427.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 18595.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 93743.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $786 (reported on 47.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$786
Wisconsin:	$1,431

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.2% for AGIs below $25k, 24.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 25.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 41.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 94.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 853.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,434 (reported on 28.7% of returns)

Here:	$3,434
State:	$6,481

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 46.8% for AGIs below $25k, 38.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 117.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 304.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1900.0% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$14,921 (reported on 24.1% of returns)

Here:	+$14,921
State:	+$18,329

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 27.2% for AGIs below $25k, 35.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 112.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 240.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 602.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 15913.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$20,525 (reported on 16.4% of returns)

Here:	+$20,525
State:	+$14,562

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.0% for AGIs below $25k, 311.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 246.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 279.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 878.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 8046.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $18,526 (reported on 13.8% of returns)

53521:	$18,526
Wisconsin:	$19,348

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 79.6% for AGIs below $25k, 137.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 217.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 327.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1040.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3033.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Total itemized deductions: $30,783 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

Here:	$30,783
State:	$33,000

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 514.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 472.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 626.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 7613.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $6,143 (reported on 7.2% of returns)

Here:	$6,143
State:	$12,044

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 22.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 38.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 79.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1876.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $9,478 (reported on 9.2% of returns)

53521:	$9,478
State:	$8,228

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.0% for AGIs below $25k, 128.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 198.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 207.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1726.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,931 (reported on 6.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,931
State:	$2,155

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 60.0% for AGIs below $25k, 34.8% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.8%

Here:	94%
State:	94%

(% for various income ranges: 92.9% for AGIs below $25k, 94.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 95.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 93.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 92.9% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 53521, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $66,512 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$66,512
State:	$57,939

Salary/wage: $55,446 (reported on 86.3% of returns)

Here:	$55,446
State:	$48,248

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.2% for AGIs below $25k, 80.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 44.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $709 (reported on 47.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$709
Wisconsin:	$1,224

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Ordinary dividends: $3,319 (reported on 28.6% of returns)

Here:	$3,319
State:	$5,137

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.8% for AGIs over 200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$8,192 (reported on 21.4% of returns)

Here:	+$8,192
State:	+$11,137

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$10,156 (reported on 17.6% of returns)

Here:	+$10,156
State:	+$11,943

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.4% for AGIs below $25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.8% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,405 (reported on 12.1% of returns)

53521:	$11,405
Wisconsin:	$14,087

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.1% for AGIs below $25k, 2.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Self-employment retirement plans: $10,300 (reported on 1.1% of returns)

53521:	$10,300
Wisconsin:	$17,048

Total itemized deductions: $20,738 (21% of AGI, reported on 50.0% of returns)

Here:	$20,738
State:	$22,257

Here:	20.6% of AGI
State:	20.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.3% for AGIs below $25k, 11.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 17.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 17.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 10.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Charity contributions: $2,004 (reported on 37.4% of returns)

Here:	$2,004
State:	$3,370

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.5% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.3% for AGIs over 200k)

Taxes paid: $10,233 (reported on 50.0% of returns)

53521:	$10,233
State:	$10,731

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.2% for AGIs below $25k, 4.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6.2% for AGIs over 200k)

Earned income credit: $1,681 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,681
State:	$2,094

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 57.1%

Here:	57%
State:	54%

(% for various income ranges: 51.0% for AGIs below $25k, 55.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 63.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 58.6% for AGIs $100k-200k, 66.7% for AGIs over 200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 53521, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $54,467 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$54,467
State:	$47,735

Salary/wage: $48,488 (reported on 88.7% of returns)

Here:	$48,488
State:	$41,540

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 125.2% for AGIs below $10k, 83.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 84.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 84.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 86.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,147 (reported on 60.4% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,147
Wisconsin:	$1,420

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.3% for AGIs below $10k, 2.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,538 (reported on 29.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,538
State:	$2,869

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.2% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$8,437 (reported on 25.0% of returns)

Here:	+$8,437
State:	+$9,569

(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.6% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 9.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$11,841 (reported on 17.9% of returns)

Here:	+$11,841
State:	+$10,417

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 13.6% for AGIs below $10k, 4.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)

IRA payment deduction: $3,390 (reported on 2.5% of returns)

53521:	$3,390
Wisconsin:	$2,900

Self-employed pension: $11,957 (reported on 1.4% of returns)

Here:	$11,957
Wisconsin:	$11,934

Total itemized deductions: $18,138 (22% of AGI, reported on 50.5% of returns)

Here:	$18,138
State:	$18,160

Here:	22.3% of AGI
State:	21.1% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 39.2% for AGIs below $10k, 9.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 13.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 18.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.3% for AGIs over 100k)

Charity contributions deductions: $1,824 (2% of AGI, reported on 42.0% of returns)

Here:	$1,824
State:	$2,711

Here:	2.2% of AGI
State:	3.0% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $7,138 (reported on 83.4% of returns)

53521:	$7,138
State:	$7,114

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.0% for AGIs below $10k, 5.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,167 (reported on 7.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,167
State:	$1,544

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 57.9%

Here:	58%
State:	57%

(% for various income ranges: 52.6% for AGIs below $10k, 57.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 58.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 59.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.1% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 53575, 53502, 53536, 53711, 53508, 53713.
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 44
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 1,400

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 52 (36 now married, 15 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 720 (395 now married, 325 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 53521 with a mortgage: 850 (157 second mortgage, 11 home equity loan, 127 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 27

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,071
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $796

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

• Zip code 53521 household income distribution in 2022

• 16Less than $10,000
• 4$10,000 to $14,999
• 22$15,000 to $19,999
• 59$20,000 to $24,999
• 14$25,000 to $29,999
• 23$30,000 to $34,999
• 56$35,000 to $39,999
• 34$40,000 to $44,999
• 43$45,000 to $49,999
• 135$50,000 to $59,999
• 128$60,000 to $74,999
• 219$75,000 to $99,999
• 195$100,000 to $124,999
• 197$125,000 to $149,999
• 163$150,000 to $199,999
• 133$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 53521

• 7Less than $10,000
• 3$15,000 to $19,999
• 2$25,000 to $29,999
• 2$50,000 to $59,999
• 10$70,000 to $79,999
• 1$80,000 to $89,999
• 19$90,000 to $99,999
• 6$100,000 to $124,999
• 27$125,000 to $149,999
• 36$150,000 to $174,999
• 67$175,000 to $199,999
• 135$200,000 to $249,999
• 142$250,000 to $299,999
• 294$300,000 to $399,999
• 254$400,000 to $499,999
• 258$500,000 to $749,999
• 52$750,000 to $999,999
• 37$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 3$1,500,000 to $1,999,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 53521

• 10$200 to $249
• 5$400 to $449
• 10$450 to $499
• 2$550 to $599
• 10$600 to $649
• 21$800 to $899
• 17$900 to $999
• 76$1,000 to $1,249
• 20$1,250 to $1,499
• 13$1,500 to $1,999
• 6No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $1,139.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $346,523

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $378,872 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $247,121 - $522,033

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $271,927

Here:	$271,927
State:	$308,468

Townhouses or other attached units: $272,700

Here:	$272,700
State:	$265,873

In 2-unit structures: $277,122

Here:	$277,122
State:	$203,667

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $1,172,786

Here:	$1,172,786
State:	$216,833

Mobile homes: $22,274

Here:	$22,274
State:	$79,042

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,327
• One, attached: 76
• Two: 44
• 3 or 4: 14
• 5 to 9: 12
• 10 to 19: 4
• Mobile homes: 3

Unemployment: 1.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 53521

• 77.3%1,559Drove a car alone
• 7.2%145Carpooled
• 0.5%11Walked
• 0.6%13Other means
• 14.6%295Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 53521

• 73Less than 5 minutes
• 1075 to 9 minutes
• 14610 to 14 minutes
• 17315 to 19 minutes
• 27120 to 24 minutes
• 27125 to 29 minutes
• 33330 to 34 minutes
• 12235 to 39 minutes
• 8640 to 44 minutes
• 7745 to 59 minutes
• 3260 to 89 minutes
• 3490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 59.2%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 3,593

• Male householders: 732 (204 living alone), Female householders: 728 (106 living alone)

• 925 spouses (925 opposite-sex spouses), 96 unmarried partners, (96 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,040 children (969 natural, 9 adopted, 60 stepchildren), 18 grandchildren, 21 brothers or sisters, 17 parents, 3 foster children, 9 other relatives, 18 non-relatives

Size of family households: 490 2-persons, 239 3-persons, 229 4-persons, 71 5-persons, 31 6-persons, 8 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 309 1-person, 75 2-persons

700 married couples with children.
85 single-parent households (31 men, 54 women).

96.2% of residents of 53521 zip code speak English at home.
2.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% very well, 18% well, 8% not well).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• BROOKLYN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY (102 WINDY LANE in BROOKLYN, 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-WI0023485, WASTEWATER FACILITY
  Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
  Organizations: BROOKLYN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
  Alternative names: BROOKLYN VILLAGE

• BROOKLYN EL (204 DIVISION ST in BROOKLYN, WI)

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

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0.4%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0.3%

Population in 1990: 2,329. Population change in the 1990s: +588 (+25.2%).

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

• This state: 2,774
• Northeast: 69
• Midwest: 455
• South: 85
• West: 100

66% of the 53521 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Wisconsin.

96% of the 53521 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 36% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 15% moved from different state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 12
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9

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

• Construction: Siding Contractors (10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Wholesale Trade: Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (10-19: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm and Garden Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): General Automotive Repair (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers (5-9: 1, 1-4: 1)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0124.00


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0124.00

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 12. The highest number of reported fires - 25 took place in 2011, and the least - 0 in 2008. The data has an increasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Outside Fires (44.8%), and Structure Fires (39.8%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 53521
• 9044.8%Outside Fires
• 8039.8%Structure Fires
• 199.5%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 126.0%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 53521, Wisconsin

Most common first names in zip code 53521 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
William	13	81.2 years
Mary	12	86.3 years
Robert	12	72.3 years
John	8	79.5 years
Arthur	7	77.3 years
Paul	7	70.0 years
Edward	6	79.2 years
Roy	6	79.8 years
Margaret	6	79.8 years
Marie	6	80.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 53521 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Smith	15	81.1 years
Johnson	8	79.2 years
Rasmussen	8	81.0 years
Schulz	7	75.3 years
Brown	6	79.5 years
Jensen	6	80.0 years
Flood	6	84.8 years
Long	6	75.5 years
Pernot	6	81.7 years
Hanson	5	70.4 years