Kickapoo is a town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, home to about 687 people across 38 square miles. Its ZIP code is 54652, and parts of 54664 are in Kickapoo too.
Homes sold for a median of $183 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population68718 per sq mi
Median home value$270,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$183Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Kickapoo, part in Viola Village (Richland County) and Forest Town (Richland County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Kickapoo. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Kickapoo
Distances
Nearest major airport
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)147 miles away
Closer regional airport
La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE)39 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI71 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL191 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Kickapoo; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Kickapoo had 722 residents in the 2020 census, up 28% since 2000.
It’s the 1228th largest of 1,889 towns in Wisconsin by population.
Vernon County grew from 28,351 residents in 1900 to 30,714 in 2020.
Vernon County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 47 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Viroqua, WI weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in Vernon County
7,182 jobs at 686 businesses in Vernon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Vernon Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Viroqua9.9 miles
Richland HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Richland Center19.6 miles
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and ClinicsCritical access hospital · emergency room · Boscobel22.8 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Kickapoo
Libraries
Viola Library4.4 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
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Shares ZIP codes with Readstown, Viola Village (Richland County), Forest Town (Richland County), Sylvan, Liberty Town (Vernon County), Viola Village (Vernon County), Webster Town and Viroqua Town.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.