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Oak Creek city, Milwaukee County, WI

36,473 Population
28.4 square miles 1,282.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.9 ±2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Milwaukee County: 35.4 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Wisconsin: 40.1 ±0.1

Economics

$47,480 ±$2,652 Per capita income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Milwaukee County: $36,955 ±$435
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $42,019 ±$272
$93,120 ±$4,737 Median household income
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Milwaukee County: $62,118 ±$904
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $75,670 ±$402

4.4% ±1.3% (1,602  ±477) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Milwaukee County: 17.5% 158,786 (±0.6% / ±5,050)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 609,003 (±0.2% / ±9,415)

22.9 minutes ±1.2 (416,540  ±29,763) Mean travel time to work
  • a little higher than the figure in Milwaukee County: 22.3 8,631,315 (±0.2 / ±100,507)
  • a little higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 58,354,164 (±0.1 / ±264,478)

Families

15,164 ±548 Number of households
  • Milwaukee County: 389,046 ±1,550
  • Wisconsin: 2,446,028 ±5,477
2.4 ±0.1 (36,331  ±37) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Milwaukee County: 2.3 907,938 (±0 / ±316)
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 2.4 5,751,376

6.1% ±2.3% (520  ±198) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.7% 10,895 (±0.4% / ±927)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 5% 64,851 (±0.2% / ±1,932)

Housing

15,602 ±544 Number of housing units
  • Milwaukee County: 423,838 ±466
  • Wisconsin: 2,750,750 ±1,389

$305,100 ±$14,152 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Milwaukee County: $216,500 ±$1,891
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $247,400 ±$937

12.3% ±2.1% (4,438  ±740.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Milwaukee County: 13.3% 121,555 (±0.4% / ±3,463.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Wisconsin: 12.2% 710,503 (±0.2% / ±9,287.6)

Social

95% ±3.9% (24,799  ±1,255) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 89.6% 554,622 (±0.9% / ±5,462.1)
  • about the same as the rate in Wisconsin: 93.4% 3,800,152 (±0.3% / ±13,179.8)
38.4% ±2.8% (10,028  ±787.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 33.9% 209,851 (±0.5% / ±3,154.2)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 32.8% 1,333,128 (±0.2% / ±7,717.1)

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

10.9% ±1.8% (3,974  ±648) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 9.6% 88,702
  • more than double the rate in Wisconsin: 5.1% 299,804

5.2% ±1.1% (1,464  ±303) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.5% 31,831 (±0.2% / ±1,321)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 6.4% 296,513 (±0.1% / ±3,305)
1,464 Total veterans ±303 1,327 Male ±298 137 Female ±69

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