ZIP 53549 · Jefferson
Who lives in ZIP code 53549 (Jefferson, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Jefferson, WI · Jefferson County
uszips 2026
People9,873
Median age44.1
Household income$80,101
Home value$258,772
Median rent$1,066/mo
Poverty9.8%
College degree+22.8%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI (micro)
- Wider region
- Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 54 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,292
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.6% are 65 or older; 81.4% are adults.
Household income
40.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,050.
Education (adults 25+)
35.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.6%
- Never married
- 30.6%
- Divorced
- 18.9%
- Widowed
- 5.8%
- Family size
- 2.79
- Dual-income families
- 55.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.1%
- Rent burden
- 23.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
- Self-employed
- 8.7%
- Farmers
- 1.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.2%
- Veterans
- 5.9%
- With a disability
- 17.8%
- No health insurance
- 5.0%
- Limited English
- 2.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.