ZIP 53538 · Fort Atkinson
Who lives in ZIP code 53538 (Fort Atkinson, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Fort Atkinson, WI · Jefferson County
uszips 2026
People18,813
Median age44.6
Household income$82,783
Home value$244,876
Median rent$955/mo
Poverty6.7%
College degree+26.6%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI (micro)
- Wider region
- Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 75 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,960
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.6% are 65 or older; 79.6% are adults.
Household income
38.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,057.
Education (adults 25+)
33.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.8%
- Never married
- 29.9%
- Divorced
- 11.7%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 2.94
- Dual-income families
- 57.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.3%
- Rent burden
- 20.8%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.8%
- Self-employed
- 9.8%
- Farmers
- 1.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 24.6%
- Veterans
- 5.2%
- With a disability
- 13.8%
- No health insurance
- 6.3%
- Limited English
- 0.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.