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Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

1,560,424 Population
1,454.8 square miles 1,072.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

38.8 ±0.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$44,481 ±$811 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$77,006 ±$1,755 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

12.3% ±0.7% (188,738  ±11,130) Persons below poverty line
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.8 minutes ±0.3 (15,481,050  ±302,761) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

650,986 ±4,137 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
2.4 ±0 (1,535,549  ±438) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

4.5% ±0.6% (16,345  ±2,255) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

699,668 ±244 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$308,100 ±$4,809 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

10.7% ±0.7% (165,316  ±10,427.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

93% ±1.4% (1,001,072  ±15,280) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
40.5% ±0.9% (435,839  ±9,419.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

14.2% ±0.5% (208,498  ±7,624.5) Persons with language other than English spoken at home
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.5% 71,109,120 (±0.1% / ±,222,236.2)

8% ±2,856.6% (125,199  ±6,612) Foreign-born population
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

4.7% ±0.3% (57,095  ±3,721) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
57,095 Total veterans ±3,721 52,753 Male ±3,382 4,342 Female ±887

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