Greenfield vs West Allis

A side-by-side comparison of Greenfield and West Allis: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Allis has the higher population (59,588 vs 37,361 in Greenfield). West Allis has the higher median household income ($69,685 vs $69,016 in Greenfield). Greenfield has the higher median home value ($247,800 vs $191,700 in West Allis).

Population, income & housing

	Greenfield	West Allis
Population	37,361	59,588
Median age	43.0 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$69,016	$69,685
Median home value	$247,800	$191,700
Median gross rent	$1,123	$1,012
Housing units	18,111	29,841
Homeownership rate	56.5%	54.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.3%	29.4%
Unemployment rate	2.7%	3.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Greenfield	West Allis
Population	37,099 → 37,361 (+0.7%)	60,025 → 59,588 (-0.7%)
Median household income	$60,788 → $69,016 (+13.5%)	$52,325 → $69,685 (+33.2%)
Median home value	$177,800 → $247,800 (+39.4%)	$146,100 → $191,700 (+31.2%)
Median gross rent	$971 → $1,123 (+15.7%)	$845 → $1,012 (+19.8%)

Greenfield

Population

37,09937,361

Median household income

$60,788$69,016

Median home value

$177,800$247,800

Median gross rent

$971$1,123

West Allis

Population

60,02559,588

Median household income

$52,325$69,685

Median home value

$146,100$191,700

Median gross rent

$845$1,012

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Greenfield	West Allis
Under 5	5.2%	6.1%
5 to 17	13.1%	14.1%
18 to 24	6.1%	5.8%
25 to 34	15.2%	18.3%
35 to 44	12.8%	13.4%
45 to 54	11.3%	11.2%
55 to 64	14.2%	14.6%
65 to 74	12.9%	11.1%
75 and over	9.2%	5.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Greenfield	West Allis
White (non-Hispanic)	70.5%	69.8%
Black or African American	4.3%	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.3%
Asian	5.5%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.4%
Two or more races	4.1%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	15.1%	16.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Greenfield	West Allis
No high school diploma	5.0%	7.4%
High school graduate	31.7%	31.3%
Some college or associate's	31.0%	31.9%
Bachelor's degree	21.8%	22.0%
Graduate or professional degree	10.4%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Greenfield	West Allis
Drove alone	79.7%	79.0%
Carpooled	5.4%	6.3%
Public transit	0.6%	3.6%
Walked	1.0%	1.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.3%
Worked from home	13.0%	8.6%
Other means	0.2%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Greenfield	West Allis
1-unit, detached	46.5%	50.9%
1-unit, attached	7.3%	1.9%
2 to 4 units	6.7%	19.7%
5 to 19 units	23.8%	9.8%
20 or more units	15.6%	15.9%
Mobile home & other	0.1%	1.9%

Poverty & households

	Greenfield	West Allis
Poverty rate	8.1%	10.5%
Average household size	2.11	2.12
Mean commute (minutes)	22	21
Median year structure built	1973	1956