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Milwaukee city, Milwaukee County, WI

563,306 Population
96.1 square miles 5,862.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.6 ±0.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Milwaukee County: 35.5 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 40.4 ±0.2

Economics

$29,250 ±$1,082 Per capita income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Milwaukee County: $35,219 ±$865
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wisconsin: $40,188 ±$370
$49,270 ±$2,183 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Milwaukee County: $58,214 ±$1,626
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wisconsin: $70,996 ±$644

22.1% ±1.9% (121,692  ±10,203) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Milwaukee County: 17.1% 154,242 (±1.2% / ±11,132)
  • more than double the rate in Wisconsin: 10.7% 617,037 (±0.3% / ±19,399)

21.8 minutes ±0.6 (5,155,395  ±214,614) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Milwaukee County: 21.8 8,408,185 (±0.5 / ±241,468)
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 57,764,996 (±0.2 / ±615,197)

Families

233,854 ±4,349 Number of households
  • Milwaukee County: 388,440 ±3,745
  • Wisconsin: 2,491,121 ±7,766
2.4 ±0 (549,131  ±232) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Milwaukee County: 2.3 900,261 (±0 / ±292)
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,755,117

3.2% ±0.9% (4,848  ±1,392) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Milwaukee County: 3.7% † 8,669 (±0.7% / ±1,616)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 5.1% 66,580 (±0.3% / ±3,904)

Housing

261,223 ±3,761 Number of housing units
  • Milwaukee County: 423,702 ±186
  • Wisconsin: 2,770,355 ±641

$174,600 ±$4,169 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Milwaukee County: $216,900 ±$3,969
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wisconsin: $252,800 ±$1,940

15.4% ±1.5% (85,706  ±8,300.9) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 14.2% 129,271 (±1.1% / ±10,061.5)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 12.3% 716,136 (±0.4% / ±21,633.7)

Social

86.3% ±2.5% (308,041  ±9,383.3) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Milwaukee County: 90.1% 552,562 (±2% / ±12,010.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 93.5% 3,822,003 (±0.6% / ±25,147)
27.7% ±1.5% (98,805  ±5,297.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Milwaukee County: 34.4% 211,209 (±1.2% / ±7,361.1)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 33.2% 1,358,421 (±0.4% / ±14,937.2)

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

11.2% ±1% (62,833  ±5,704) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 9.8% 89,853
  • more than double the rate in Wisconsin: 5% 294,741

3.4% ±0.5% (14,553  ±1,986) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.1% 29,049 (±0.4% / ±2,513)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 6.1% 283,767 (±0.2% / ±6,870)
14,553 Total veterans ±1,986 12,871 Male ±1,976 1,682 Female ±571

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