Cudahy vs South Milwaukee

A side-by-side comparison of Cudahy and South Milwaukee: population, income, housing, and more.

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

South Milwaukee has the higher population (20,547 vs 17,964 in Cudahy). South Milwaukee has the higher median household income ($70,146 vs $66,717 in Cudahy). South Milwaukee has the higher median home value ($216,400 vs $201,000 in Cudahy).

Population, income & housing

	Cudahy	South Milwaukee
Population	17,964	20,547
Median age	42.3 yrs	40.9 yrs
Median household income	$66,717	$70,146
Median home value	$201,000	$216,400
Median gross rent	$977	$1,014
Housing units	8,866	9,150
Homeownership rate	62.2%	66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	27.1%	27.7%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cudahy	South Milwaukee
Population	18,271 → 17,964 (-1.7%)	20,957 → 20,547 (-2.0%)
Median household income	$56,795 → $66,717 (+17.5%)	$52,678 → $70,146 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$152,900 → $201,000 (+31.5%)	$162,000 → $216,400 (+33.6%)
Median gross rent	$815 → $977 (+19.9%)	$838 → $1,014 (+21.0%)

Cudahy

Population

18,27117,964

Median household income

$56,795$66,717

Median home value

$152,900$201,000

Median gross rent

$815$977

South Milwaukee

Population

20,95720,547

Median household income

$52,678$70,146

Median home value

$162,000$216,400

Median gross rent

$838$1,014

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cudahy	South Milwaukee
Under 5	5.7%	6.7%
5 to 17	12.4%	14.7%
18 to 24	4.1%	5.1%
25 to 34	15.5%	15.9%
35 to 44	16.2%	11.9%
45 to 54	11.8%	12.2%
55 to 64	14.1%	13.8%
65 to 74	11.4%	12.3%
75 and over	8.8%	7.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cudahy	South Milwaukee
White (non-Hispanic)	77.0%	78.4%
Black or African American	3.1%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.8%
Asian	2.4%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.1%	0.0%
Some other race	0.2%	0.1%
Two or more races	5.9%	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino	11.2%	13.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cudahy	South Milwaukee
No high school diploma	6.6%	6.2%
High school graduate	34.9%	35.6%
Some college or associate's	31.4%	30.5%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	20.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6.8%	7.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cudahy	South Milwaukee
Drove alone	75.5%	78.2%
Carpooled	7.1%	6.4%
Public transit	3.3%	1.0%
Walked	2.2%	1.0%
Bicycle	0.2%	0.2%
Worked from home	9.7%	11.4%
Other means	2.0%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cudahy	South Milwaukee
1-unit, detached	52.1%	60.9%
1-unit, attached	7.2%	4.8%
2 to 4 units	19.6%	16.2%
5 to 19 units	12.4%	11.7%
20 or more units	7.3%	6.3%
Mobile home & other	1.3%	0.3%

Poverty & households

	Cudahy	South Milwaukee
Poverty rate	11.9%	12.5%
Average household size	2.09	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	1961	1957