| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 353 / 608 / 715 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:17 PM |
| Population: | 14,641 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 55011 |
| Land Area: | 661 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 33 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.3834, -91.7589 |
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14,641 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 661 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 14,587 to 14,641 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.4% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 54622 (Cochrane, $78,194 median) and poorest ZIP 54610 (Alma, $61,563) are 8.0 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $188,200 in 54622 (Cochrane) to $237,400 in 54755 (Mondovi).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 11 people/sq mi in 54610 (Alma) to 38 in 54622 (Cochrane).
Educational attainment ranges from 19.5% bachelor's+ in 54755 (Mondovi) to 27.3% in 54610 (Alma) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Wisconsin, this is the #63 most populous of 73 counties and ranks #43 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $72,743 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,341 of 10,613 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.