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West Allis city, Milwaukee County, WI

59,907 Population
11.4 square miles 5,263.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.7 ±1.2 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Milwaukee County: 35.3 ±0.1
  • a little less than the figure in Wisconsin: 39.9 ±0.1

Economics

$35,769 ±$1,430 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in Milwaukee County: $35,039 ±$494
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $40,130 ±$248
$64,888 ±$3,512 Median household income
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in Milwaukee County: $59,319 ±$810
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $72,458 ±$372

10.2% ±1.4% (5,997  ±809) Persons below poverty line
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Milwaukee County: 17.8% 162,787 (±0.5% / ±4,762)
  • a little less than the rate in Wisconsin: 10.7% 611,661 (±0.1% / ±7,049)

21.1 minutes ±0.6 (603,950  ±24,977) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in Milwaukee County: 22.3 8,857,275 (±0.2 / ±103,500)
  • a little less than the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 59,310,420 (±0.1 / ±244,265)

Families

27,618 ±712 Number of households
  • Milwaukee County: 389,247 ±1,324
  • Wisconsin: 2,425,488 ±4,639
2.1 ±0.1 (58,994  ±46) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Milwaukee County: 2.3 912,078 (±0 / ±392)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 2.4 5,738,321

6.5% ±1.9% (901  ±261) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.8% 11,289 (±0.4% / ±897)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Wisconsin: 5.1% 66,418 (±0.2% / ±1,935)

Housing

29,541 ±691 Number of housing units
  • Milwaukee County: 423,764 ±258
  • Wisconsin: 2,734,511 ±803

$176,100 ±$3,787 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Milwaukee County: $200,000 ±$2,306
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wisconsin: $231,400 ±$769

13.9% ±1.7% (8,204  ±,974.7) Moved since previous year
  • about the same as the rate in Milwaukee County: 13.9% 128,417 (±0.4% / ±3,648.7)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 12.8% 744,560 (±0.2% / ±8,924.6)

Social

92.9% ±2.7% (40,997  ±1,389.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Milwaukee County: 89.5% 555,463 (±0.8% / ±5,207.6)
  • about the same as the rate in Wisconsin: 93.1% 3,768,426 (±0.3% / ±13,546.5)
26.2% ±1.6% (11,536  ±,739.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Milwaukee County: 33.1% 205,336 (±0.5% / ±3,068.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 32% 1,296,273 (±0.2% / ±8,312.6)

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

5.2% ±1% (3,117  ±622) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Milwaukee County: 9.4% 87,963
  • a little higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 5% 295,367

6.9% ±0.9% (3,285  ±425) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Milwaukee County: 4.8% 33,845 (±0.2% / ±1,412)
  • a little higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 6.7% 308,486 (±0.1% / ±3,191)
3,285 Total veterans ±425 3,039 Male ±422 246 Female ±100

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