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Milwaukee city, Milwaukee County, WI

563,512 Population
96.1 square miles 5,864.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.8 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Milwaukee County: 35.7 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 40.7 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$31,785 ±$1,107 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Milwaukee County: $38,934 ±$1,017
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wisconsin: $43,361 ±$324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$56,792 ±$2,550 Median household income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Milwaukee County: $66,215 ±$2,144
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wisconsin: $77,488 ±$902
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

21.2% ±2% (116,113  ±11,100) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 16.6% 150,646 (±1.3% / ±12,185)
  • about double the rate in Wisconsin: 10.3% 601,246 (±0.3% / ±19,433)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.5 minutes ±0.6 (5,316,730  ±216,954) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Milwaukee County: 22.4 8,998,645 (±0.5 / ±276,802)
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 22.7 61,178,236 (±0.2 / ±598,615)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

235,240 ±4,635 Number of households
  • Milwaukee County: 396,211 ±3,406
  • Wisconsin: 2,535,198 ±8,638
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (548,134  ±433) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Milwaukee County: 2.3 905,501 (±0 / ±453)
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,816,268
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.5% ±1.1% (8,538  ±1,706) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.9% † 11,610 (±0.8% / ±1,890)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 5.1% 67,503 (±0.3% / ±4,034)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

260,386 ±4,016 Number of housing units
  • Milwaukee County: 429,051 ±208
  • Wisconsin: 2,820,538 ±1,130
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$207,900 ±$6,388 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Milwaukee County: $254,700 ±$4,553
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wisconsin: $294,700 ±$1,862
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

15.1% ±1.6% (83,663  ±8,901.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 12.7% 116,012 (±1.1% / ±9,799.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Wisconsin: 10.9% 645,551 (±0.3% / ±19,713.2)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

84.6% ±2.4% (303,531  ±9,374.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Milwaukee County: 88.7% 550,597 (±2% / ±12,219.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 93.7% 3,910,355 (±0.6% / ±26,933.4)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
30.7% ±1.6% (110,274  ±5,891.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Milwaukee County: 36.1% 224,274 (±1.2% / ±7,524.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 34.6% 1,441,896 (±0.4% / ±16,738.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

12% ±1% (67,349  ±5,799) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 11% 102,024
  • more than double the rate in Wisconsin: 5.5% 327,033
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

3.5% ±0.5% (14,875  ±1,998) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.2% 29,501 (±0.4% / ±2,588)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 5.8% 272,410 (±0.1% / ±6,719)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
14,875 Total veterans ±1,998 13,719 Male ±1,983 1,156 Female ±499

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