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West Allis city, Milwaukee County, WI

59,612 Population
11.4 square miles 5,237.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.7 ±1.5 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

Economics

$39,741 ±$1,899 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Milwaukee County: $38,385 ±$466
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $43,373 ±$237
$67,611 ±$4,132 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Milwaukee County: $64,435 ±$1,218
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $77,485 ±$455

11.5% ±1.5% (6,783  ±864) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Milwaukee County: 17.2% 156,419 (±0.5% / ±4,695)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 610,030 (±0.2% / ±8,470)

21.1 minutes ±0.7 (582,000  ±30,675) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Milwaukee County: 22.2 8,475,010 (±0.2 / ±120,821)
  • a little less than the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 57,625,472 (±0.1 / ±288,608)

Families

28,311 ±712 Number of households
  • Milwaukee County: 392,399 ±1,628
  • Wisconsin: 2,479,480 ±5,787
2.1 ±0.1 (58,796  ±37) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Milwaukee County: 2.3 907,045 (±0 / ±307)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,774,449

4.2% ±1.7% (575  ±234) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.6% 10,809 (±0.4% / ±862)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 4.9% 64,374 (±0.2% / ±1,985)

Housing

30,294 ±733 Number of housing units
  • Milwaukee County: 426,715 ±391
  • Wisconsin: 2,778,572 ±1,533

$203,800 ±$5,213 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Milwaukee County: $230,700 ±$2,063
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wisconsin: $266,500 ±$1,051

10.9% ±1.6% (6,432  ±921) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Milwaukee County: 13% 118,885 (±0.5% / ±4,543.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 11.8% 688,830 (±0.2% / ±8,943.9)

Social

92% ±3.1% (40,924  ±1,545.7) 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)
29.6% ±1.8% (13,151  ±839.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Milwaukee County: 34.7% 214,927 (±0.5% / ±3,033.2)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 33.4% 1,368,736 (±0.2% / ±7,930)

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

6% ±0.9% (3,575  ±542) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Milwaukee County: 9.9% 91,406
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 5.2% 306,979

5.9% ±0.9% (2,850  ±416) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.3% 30,639 (±0.2% / ±1,412)
  • a little less than the rate in Wisconsin: 6.2% 288,078 (±0.1% / ±3,278)
2,850 Total veterans ±416 2,599 Male ±415 251 Female ±95

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