ZIP 54728 · Chetek
Who lives in ZIP code 54728 (Chetek, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Chetek, WI · Barron County
uszips 2026
People5,835
Median age51.2
Household income$74,712
Home value$223,901
Median rent$945/mo
Poverty9.0%
College degree+23.9%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Rice Lake, WI (micro)
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 18 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,521
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.7% are 65 or older; 83.0% are adults.
Household income
33.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $37,783.
Education (adults 25+)
44.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 60.9%
- Never married
- 21.2%
- Divorced
- 12.2%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 2.70
- Dual-income families
- 51.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 86.6%
- Rent burden
- 23.2%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.1%
- Unemployment
- 2.3%
- Self-employed
- 10.8%
- Farmers
- 4.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 18.5%
- Veterans
- 8.4%
- With a disability
- 14.8%
- No health insurance
- 4.5%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.