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West Allis city, Milwaukee County, WI

59,588 Population
11.4 square miles 5,235.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39 ±1.5 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

$39,423 ±$1,987 Per capita income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Milwaukee County: $36,955 ±$435
  • a little less than the amount in Wisconsin: $42,019 ±$272
$69,685 ±$3,691 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Milwaukee County: $62,118 ±$904
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $75,670 ±$402

10.5% ±1.2% (6,186  ±731) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Milwaukee County: 17.5% 158,786 (±0.6% / ±5,050)
  • about the same as the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 609,003 (±0.2% / ±9,415)

21.2 minutes ±0.6 (594,650  ±25,570) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Milwaukee County: 22.3 8,631,315 (±0.2 / ±100,507)
  • a little less than the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 58,354,164 (±0.1 / ±264,478)

Families

27,740 ±728 Number of households
  • Milwaukee County: 389,046 ±1,550
  • Wisconsin: 2,446,028 ±5,477
2.1 ±0.1 (58,722  ±38) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Milwaukee County: 2.3 907,938 (±0 / ±316)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 2.4 5,751,376

5.5% ±1.7% (745  ±237) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.7% 10,895 (±0.4% / ±927)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 5% 64,851 (±0.2% / ±1,932)

Housing

29,841 ±703 Number of housing units
  • Milwaukee County: 423,838 ±466
  • Wisconsin: 2,750,750 ±1,389

$191,700 ±$4,078 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Milwaukee County: $216,500 ±$1,891
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wisconsin: $247,400 ±$937

13.2% ±1.7% (7,773  ±983.3) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Milwaukee County: 13.3% 121,555 (±0.4% / ±3,463.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 12.2% 710,503 (±0.2% / ±9,287.6)

Social

92.6% ±3.1% (40,874  ±1,520.4) 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)
29.4% ±1.8% (12,989  ±825.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Milwaukee County: 33.9% 209,851 (±0.5% / ±3,154.2)
  • about 90 percent of 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

5.5% ±1% (3,268  ±572) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Milwaukee County: 9.6% 88,702
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 5.1% 299,804

6.4% ±1% (3,040  ±455) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.5% 31,831 (±0.2% / ±1,321)
  • about the same as the rate in Wisconsin: 6.4% 296,513 (±0.1% / ±3,305)
3,040 Total veterans ±455 2,779 Male ±435 261 Female ±113

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