Population & age
- Total population
- 183
- Median age
- 66.4
Clam Lake, WI (54517)
Ashland County · Population 183
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Clam Lake, WI (ZIP 54517) sits in Ashland County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 44.9%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 1 college or university serves the area, with median in-state tuition of $4,793. Local establishments report average pay of $25,267 per worker (Census ZBP) — below the US average. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $50,101 per worker, roughly 23% below the US average. FEMA has issued 16 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1965. Annual average temperature is just 40.6°F per NOAA's 1991–2020 Climate Normals — a notably cold-weather climate. County Health Rankings reports 12,410 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 28.5% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Bayfield County, WI (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $68,971, fair market rent of $1,010 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $276,983, up 5.9% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 94.0%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 3.8%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 1.6%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $68,971
- Median home value
- $328,600
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 21.2%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 4.4%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 84(100.0%)
- Renter-occupied
- 0(0.0%)
- Vacant units
- 177
- Built (median)
- 1982
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 15(34.9%)
- Avg commute
- 20.7 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 13(7.1%)
- Uninsured
- 3(1.6%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 83(98.8%)
- No broadband
- 1(1.2%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 4(2.2%)
- Non-English at home
- 2(1.1%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$740
/month
1 Bed
$770
/month
2 Bed
$1,010
/month
3 Bed
$1,310
/month
4 Bed
$1,460
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
Home values
Typical home value
$276,983
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
Year-over-year change
+5.9%
vs. March 2025
5-year change
+43.7%
vs. March 2021
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
353
Across 337 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $96.4M.
Single-family
333
94% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
20
6% of total units
Single-family value
$94.4M
construction value
Multifamily value
$2.0M
construction value
Aggregated from 3 counties touching this ZIP (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Business & employment
Business establishments
4
Total employment
15
Annual payroll
$379K
Average annual pay
$25,267
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$50,101
Average weekly wage
$963
Total employment
7,940
Total establishments
627
That is roughly 23% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
3.4%
That is 0.6 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
7,778
Employed
7,516
Unemployed
262
Based on Ashland County, WI data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Alternative-fuel stations
Public EV charging stations
1
Limited EV charging
A small number of public charging stations — viable for EV ownership with home charging, but minimal redundancy.
Level 2 ports
0
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
- ZEFNET
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
16
Date Range
1965–2020
Most Recent Declaration
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Biological — declared April 4, 2020 (DR-4520)
Incident period: January 20, 2020 – May 11, 2023
Top Incident Types
- Flood5 (31%)
- Severe Storm5 (31%)
- Biological2 (13%)
- Tornado2 (13%)
- Hurricane1 (6%)
- Other1 (6%)
Individual Assistance
4
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
1
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
15
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
8
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
40.6°F
31.2° – 50°
Annual precipitation
34.7"
Annual snowfall
74.2"
Heating · cooling days
— · 259.5
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: DRUMMOND, WI US, 21.6 miles from the centroid of Clam Lake, WI (ZIP 54517)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
34
GoodGood 331dModerate 32dUSG 1d
Peak AQI (2024)
101
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Primary pollutant
Ozone
266 days as main pollutant
Days measured
364
Based on Ashland County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
12,410
That is roughly 4,210 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
19%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.6
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.7
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
7.4%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
174
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
1,003
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.3
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
69%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
53%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 7.0% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Ashland data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Significant food access concerns
28.5% of Ashland County, WI residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.39
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.25
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.58
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 11.3% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Ashland County, WI for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 8 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 56 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
0
Burglary
17
Vehicle theft
1
County-level data for Ashland (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+67 people
+30 households • +$3.5M net AGI flow
Moved in
605households
980 people • $33.7M AGI
Moved out
575households
913 people • $30.2M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Bayfield County, WI — 80 households
- Price County, WI — 22 households
Where departing residents went
- Bayfield County, WI — 84 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $55,681 versus departing households' $52,437.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Wisconsin
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 54517. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
7.65%
graduated · 3 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
5.72%
State 5.00% · avg local 0.72%
Property tax (effective)
1.56%
Median $2,629/year
Tax burden rank
32 of 50
10.80% of personal income
For ZIP 54517: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $276,983, that works out to roughly $4,332/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 54517
Nearby ZIPs by distance
54821 (Cable, 12.9 mi) · 54527 (Glidden, 14.1 mi) · 54546 (Mellen, 14.5 mi) · 54843 (Chief Lake, 18.5 mi) · 54855 (Jolmaville, 18.8 mi) · 54839 (Grand View, 19.3 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
39.0%
6.0pp above the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
44.9%
12.9pp above the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
22.6%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
83.8%
7.8pp above the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
6.9%
6.1pp below the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
16.5%
5.5pp above the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
1
Median in-state tuition
$4,793
Median earnings (10 yr)
$38,643
- 2-Year
Nicolet Area Technical College
Rhinelander, WI · 54501
- In-state tuition
- $4,793
- Out-of-state tuition
- $7,066
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 44.6%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $38,643
- Median student debt
- $7,837
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
Clam Lake, WI (ZIP 54517) sits in Ashland County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 44.9%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 1 college or university serves the area, with median in-state tuition of $4,793. Local establishments report average pay of $25,267 per worker (Census ZBP) — below the US average. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $50,101 per worker, roughly 23% below the US average. FEMA has issued 16 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1965. Annual average temperature is just 40.6°F per NOAA's 1991–2020 Climate Normals — a notably cold-weather climate. County Health Rankings reports 12,410 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. 28.5% of residents in this county are flagged low-access by USDA's 2025 Food Environment Atlas — a notable supermarket-access gap. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Bayfield County, WI (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $68,971, fair market rent of $1,010 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $276,983, up 5.9% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits near the national rate at 22.6%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 54517
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 54517?
39.0%, which is 6.0 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 54517?
22.6%, which is 0.6 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 54517?
44.9%, which is 12.9 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 54517?
183 people live in ZIP 54517, with a median age of 66.4 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 54517?
$68,971 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 54517 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 54517, 100.0% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 0.0% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 54517?
In ZIP 54517, 34.9% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 54517?
7.1% of the population in ZIP 54517 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 54517 have broadband internet?
98.8% of households in ZIP 54517 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the typical home value in ZIP 54517?
The typical home value in ZIP 54517 is $276,983, up 5.9% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Are home values rising or falling in ZIP 54517?
Home values are up 5.9% over the past year and up 43.7% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 54517?
As of 2022, 4 business establishments operated in ZIP 54517 employing 15 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 54517?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 54517 is $25,267, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 54517 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 54517 ranks in the 33th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 54517?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 54517, ranking in the 50th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 54517 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 16 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 54517 between 1965–2020 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 54517?
Flood is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 54517, accounting for 5 of 16 declarations (31%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 54517?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 54517 was "COVID-19 PANDEMIC" — a biological declared in 2020 (DR-4520) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 54517?
1 college or university is listed near ZIP 54517 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Nicolet Area Technical College (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 54517?
Median in-state tuition across 1 nearby institution is $4,793 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 54517?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $38,643 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 54517?
ZIP 54517 has an average annual temperature of 40.6°F and 34.7" of annual precipitation based on the DRUMMOND, WI US weather station 21.6 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 54517?
Wisconsin has a graduated income tax with a top rate of 7.65%. Combined sales tax: 5.72% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Wisconsin have paid family leave?
Wisconsin has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 54517?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (1 institution), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (16 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (16 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 54517
Nearby ZIPs by distance
54821 (Cable, 12.9 mi) · 54527 (Glidden, 14.1 mi) · 54546 (Mellen, 14.5 mi) · 54843 (Chief Lake, 18.5 mi) · 54855 (Jolmaville, 18.8 mi) · 54839 (Grand View, 19.3 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
33rd percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 4 census tracts, population 575
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
12
Limited English Speakers
1
Persons with Disability
98
Without HS Diploma
27
Without Health Insurance
27
Adults Age 65+
201
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.