ZIP 54406 · Amherst
Who lives in ZIP code 54406 (Amherst, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Amherst, WI · Portage County
uszips 2026
People4,040
Median age48.5
Household income$77,533
Home value$287,183
Median rent$919/mo
Poverty4.6%
College degree+31.5%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- Stevens Point-Plover, WI (micro)
- Wider region
- Wausau-Stevens Point-Wisconsin Rapids, WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 24 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,737
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.1% are 65 or older; 80.4% are adults.
Household income
40.0% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,444.
Education (adults 25+)
41.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 61.1%
- Never married
- 22.9%
- Divorced
- 10.3%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 2.73
- Dual-income families
- 54.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.0%
- Rent burden
- 19.8%
- Men / women
- 53% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.4%
- Unemployment
- 0.8%
- Self-employed
- 12.8%
- Farmers
- 5.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 27.9%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 10.2%
- No health insurance
- 4.1%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.