ZIP 54401 · Wausau
Who lives in ZIP code 54401 (Wausau, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Wausau, WI · Marathon County
uszips 2026
People31,692
Median age40.6
Household income$71,586
Home value$198,471
Median rent$1,018/mo
Poverty12.1%
College degree+30.9%
Commute16 min
Place
- Metro area
- Wausau, WI
- Wider region
- Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 145 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,449
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.9% are 65 or older; 77.9% are adults.
Household income
32.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,067.
Education (adults 25+)
40.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
4.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.1%
- Never married
- 31.9%
- Divorced
- 11.9%
- Widowed
- 6.1%
- Family size
- 2.93
- Dual-income families
- 55.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 67.0%
- Rent burden
- 27.9%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.5%
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
- Self-employed
- 8.4%
- Farmers
- 0.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.3%
- Veterans
- 8.3%
- With a disability
- 14.4%
- No health insurance
- 5.7%
- Limited English
- 2.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.