Bayfield County

Bayfield County has 16,575 residents across 10 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $71,151, 8% below the Wisconsin figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $240,800, and 35% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

16,575residentsACS 2020–2024

$71,151median household incomeWisconsin: $77K

$240,800median home valueowner-occupied homes

90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Bayfield County in WisconsinZIP codes in Bayfield County highlighted; the rest of Wisconsin in grey

Map of Wisconsin with Bayfield County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 10 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
54814	2,762	$64K	$250K	76%	36%	94%	15 min
54821	1,625	$58K	$321K	86%	39%	90%	26 min
54827	300	$90K	$264K	100%	56%	96%	26 min
54832	453	$76K	$268K	82%	35%	90%	25 min
54839	342	$81K	$159K	94%	32%	91%	32 min
54844	243	$63K	$266K	90%	40%	93%	27 min
54847	2,607	$69K	$267K	80%	31%	86%	34 min
54856	1,628	$77K	$194K	94%	26%	88%	26 min
54865	517	$62K	$180K	90%	47%	91%	27 min
54891	3,297	$71K	$209K	77%	41%	90%	19 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

16,575 residents in 7,437 households, next to the Wisconsin figure.

16%

under 18

13%

aged 18–34

31%

aged 65 and over

28%

of households are people living alone

56%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

13,356 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $240,800 (±$8,203).

84%

of households own their home

86%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

44%

of housing units are vacant

$812

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20197%

2000–200919%

1990–199913%

1980–198912%

1970–197914%

1960–19698%

1950–19596%

1940–19495%

1939 or earlier15%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$2,275.

$71,151

median household income

9.8%

of people live below the poverty line

3.6%

unemployment rate

35%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

24 min

average commute to work

15%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

81%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

13%

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

90%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates