ZIP 54871 · Shell Lake
Who lives in ZIP code 54871 (Shell Lake, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Shell Lake, WI · Washburn County
uszips 2026
People3,270
Median age46.0
Household income$69,342
Home value$245,833
Median rent$644/mo
Poverty8.3%
College degree+29.7%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 11 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,302
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
26.1% are 65 or older; 78.7% are adults.
Household income
33.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,127.
Education (adults 25+)
51.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
2.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 56.3%
- Never married
- 23.9%
- Divorced
- 12.2%
- Widowed
- 7.6%
- Family size
- 3.08
- Dual-income families
- 52.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.6%
- Rent burden
- 30.1%
- Men / women
- 47% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.3%
- Unemployment
- 1.8%
- Self-employed
- 14.1%
- Farmers
- 7.4%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 20.1%
- Veterans
- 8.4%
- With a disability
- 15.1%
- No health insurance
- 4.0%
- Limited English
- 0.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.