ZIP 54843 · Hayward
Who lives in ZIP code 54843 (Hayward, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Hayward, WI · Sawyer County
uszips 2026
People13,416
Median age48.9
Household income$60,619
Home value$244,661
Median rent$707/mo
Poverty15.5%
College degree+28.6%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 12 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,292
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.5% are 65 or older; 80.4% are adults.
Household income
26.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,170.
Education (adults 25+)
43.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.5%
- Never married
- 28.0%
- Divorced
- 11.4%
- Widowed
- 8.1%
- Family size
- 2.63
- Dual-income families
- 42.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.8%
- Rent burden
- 23.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.6%
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
- Self-employed
- 14.0%
- Farmers
- 0.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 19.0%
- Veterans
- 9.0%
- With a disability
- 15.4%
- No health insurance
- 6.6%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.