ZIP 54981 · Waupaca
Who lives in ZIP code 54981 (Waupaca, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Waupaca, WI · Waupaca County
uszips 2026
People14,870
Median age47.3
Household income$72,640
Home value$218,473
Median rent$830/mo
Poverty8.2%
College degree+27.4%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 44 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 6,830
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
24.1% are 65 or older; 81.5% are adults.
Household income
33.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,776.
Education (adults 25+)
38.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
3.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.2%
- Never married
- 22.8%
- Divorced
- 13.9%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 2.54
- Dual-income families
- 43.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.5%
- Rent burden
- 25.0%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.3%
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 2.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.2%
- Veterans
- 9.5%
- With a disability
- 12.8%
- No health insurance
- 6.6%
- Limited English
- 0.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.