Bayside vs West Milwaukee

A side-by-side comparison of Bayside and West Milwaukee: population, income, housing, and more.

Bayside and West Milwaukee are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Bayside has the higher population (4,398 vs 4,064 in West Milwaukee). Bayside has the higher median household income ($144,500 vs $48,976 in West Milwaukee). Bayside has the higher median home value ($419,400 vs $203,500 in West Milwaukee).

Population, income & housing

	Bayside	West Milwaukee
Population	4,398	4,064
Median age	44.8 yrs	36.4 yrs
Median household income	$144,500	$48,976
Median home value	$419,400	$203,500
Median gross rent	$1,516	$885
Housing units	1,946	2,108
Homeownership rate	82.5%	32.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	71.1%	18.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bayside	West Milwaukee
Population	4,558 → 4,398 (-3.5%)	4,146 → 4,064 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$101,231 → $144,500 (+42.7%)	$41,591 → $48,976 (+17.8%)
Median home value	$341,300 → $419,400 (+22.9%)	$137,500 → $203,500 (+48.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,331 → $1,516 (+13.9%)	$738 → $885 (+19.9%)

Bayside

Population

4,5584,398

Median household income

$101,231$144,500

Median home value

$341,300$419,400

Median gross rent

$1,331$1,516

West Milwaukee

Population

4,1464,064

Median household income

$41,591$48,976

Median home value

$137,500$203,500

Median gross rent

$738$885

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bayside	West Milwaukee
Under 5	7.3%	5.0%
5 to 17	17.2%	16.5%
18 to 24	3.5%	5.2%
25 to 34	8.4%	21.0%
35 to 44	13.8%	14.9%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.4%
55 to 64	15.3%	9.9%
65 to 74	15.3%	15.2%
75 and over	8.5%	0.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bayside	West Milwaukee
White (non-Hispanic)	82.8%	47.1%
Black or African American	5.0%	15.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	1.3%
Asian	1.2%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	8.1%	3.7%
Hispanic or Latino	2.9%	31.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bayside	West Milwaukee
No high school diploma	2.9%	9.9%
High school graduate	7.9%	39.3%
Some college or associate's	18.1%	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	41.5%	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	29.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bayside	West Milwaukee
Drove alone	64.6%	79.0%
Carpooled	3.8%	12.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.6%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.6%	5.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bayside	West Milwaukee
1-unit, detached	72.6%	24.7%
1-unit, attached	4.0%	2.9%
2 to 4 units	3.0%	35.9%
5 to 19 units	0.4%	15.6%
20 or more units	19.9%	20.8%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bayside	West Milwaukee
Poverty rate	5.2%	16.0%
Average household size	2.39	2.03
Mean commute (minutes)	23	18
Median year structure built	1968	1946