ZIP 54521 · Eagle River
Who lives in ZIP code 54521 (Eagle River, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Eagle River, WI · Vilas County
uszips 2026
People8,551
Median age55.7
Household income$74,071
Home value$304,652
Median rent$935/mo
Poverty9.0%
College degree+29.5%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 18 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,020
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
31.2% are 65 or older; 85.1% are adults.
Household income
32.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,243.
Education (adults 25+)
39.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 62.3%
- Never married
- 17.3%
- Divorced
- 12.2%
- Widowed
- 8.2%
- Family size
- 2.54
- Dual-income families
- 49.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 83.7%
- Rent burden
- 20.8%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.9%
- Unemployment
- 2.1%
- Self-employed
- 16.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.6%
- Veterans
- 9.2%
- With a disability
- 15.7%
- No health insurance
- 5.3%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.