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Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

1,574,452 Population
1,454.8 square miles 1,082.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.2 ±0.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$45,168 ±$716 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$77,919 ±$2,186 Median household income
  • a little less than the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

12.3% ±0.9% (190,062  ±13,587) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

23.2 minutes ±0.4 (16,139,390  ±342,254) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

663,225 ±4,145 Number of households
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0 (1,548,555  ±343) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.8% ±0.6% (17,810  ±2,164) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

707,653 ±176 Number of housing units
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$331,100 ±$4,616 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.7% ±0.7% (165,847  ±11,265.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.3% ±1.4% (1,006,062  ±15,669.1) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
40.9% ±0.9% (446,315  ±10,282.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

14.6% ±0.7% (217,531  ±9,760.8) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 23% 74,050,850 (±0.1% / ±226,318.1)

8.4% (132,959  ±6,669) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.6% ±0.2% (56,558  ±2,688) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
56,558 Total veterans ±2,688 51,114 Male ±2,611 5,444 Female ±1,139

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