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Oak Creek city, Milwaukee County, WI

37,325 Population
28.4 square miles 1,312.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.4 ±2.7 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Milwaukee County: 35.5 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 40.2 ±0.1
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$48,445 ±$2,806 Per capita income
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Milwaukee County: $38,385 ±$466
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $43,373 ±$237
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$96,555 ±$4,236 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Milwaukee County: $64,435 ±$1,218
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $77,485 ±$455
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

4.9% ±1.1% (1,822  ±416) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Milwaukee County: 17.2% 156,419 (±0.5% / ±4,695)
  • about half the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 610,030 (±0.2% / ±8,470)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

23 minutes ±1.3 (426,440  ±32,684) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Milwaukee County: 22.2 8,475,010 (±0.2 / ±120,821)
  • a little higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 57,625,472 (±0.1 / ±288,608)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

15,728 ±628 Number of households
  • Milwaukee County: 392,399 ±1,628
  • Wisconsin: 2,479,480 ±5,787
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.1 (37,161  ±43) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Milwaukee County: 2.3 907,045 (±0 / ±307)
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,774,449
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

7.1% ±2.7% (612  ±234) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.6% 10,809 (±0.4% / ±862)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Wisconsin: 4.9% 64,374 (±0.2% / ±1,985)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

16,183 ±598 Number of housing units
  • Milwaukee County: 426,715 ±391
  • Wisconsin: 2,778,572 ±1,533
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$331,700 ±$11,346 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Milwaukee County: $230,700 ±$2,063
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $266,500 ±$1,051
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

11.2% ±2% (4,136  ±753.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Milwaukee County: 13% 118,885 (±0.5% / ±4,543.3)
  • a little less than the rate in Wisconsin: 11.8% 688,830 (±0.2% / ±8,943.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

95.1% ±4.1% (25,584  ±1,346.8) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 89.5% 554,792 (±0.9% / ±5,313.3)
  • about the same as the rate in Wisconsin: 93.6% 3,835,965 (±0.3% / ±13,109.8)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
39.4% ±3.1% (10,584  ±888.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 34.7% 214,927 (±0.5% / ±3,033.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 33.4% 1,368,736 (±0.2% / ±7,930)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

12.1% ±1.7% (4,505  ±624) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 9.9% 91,406
  • more than double the rate in Wisconsin: 5.2% 306,979
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.7% ±0.9% (1,367  ±267) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.3% 30,639 (±0.2% / ±1,412)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wisconsin: 6.2% 288,078 (±0.1% / ±3,278)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
1,367 Total veterans ±267 1,223 Male ±247 144 Female ±68

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