Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

19 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 927,656
Median household income: $62,118
Median home value: $216,500

Home to 927,656 residents, Milwaukee County is one of Wisconsin's counties. 19 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $62,118 runs below the Wisconsin figure of $75,670.

Between 2019 and 2023, Milwaukee County's population declined 2.5% from 951,226 to 927,656, while its median household income rose 22.7% from $50,606 to $62,118.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 48.6% of the population. 70.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 927,656
Median age: 35.4 yrs
Median household income: $62,118
Median home value: $216,500
Median gross rent: $1,069
Housing units: 423,838
Homeownership rate: 49.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 33.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

951,226927,656

Median household income

$50,606$62,118

Median home value

$158,300$216,500

Median gross rent

$880$1,069

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	951,226	$50,606	$158,300	$880
2020	949,180	$52,260	$164,200	$889
2021	939,123	$54,793	$172,400	$936
2022	933,063	$59,319	$200,000	$1,012
2023	927,656	$62,118	$216,500	$1,069

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3416.1%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.2%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	60,703	6.5%
5 to 17	160,847	17.3%
18 to 24	86,938	9.4%
25 to 34	149,355	16.1%
35 to 44	123,471	13.3%
45 to 54	104,250	11.2%
55 to 64	108,614	11.7%
65 to 74	81,927	8.8%
75 and over	51,551	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	451,044	48.6%
Black or African American	237,537	25.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3,225	0.3%
Asian	43,206	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	169	0.0%
Some other race	3,031	0.3%
Two or more races	35,094	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	154,350	16.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.4%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree21.8%

Graduate or professional degree12.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	64,546	10.4%
High school graduate	173,273	28.0%
Some college or associate's	171,498	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	134,690	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	75,161	12.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit3.7%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home12.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	314,485	70.8%
Carpooled	37,152	8.4%
Public transit	16,456	3.7%
Walked	13,315	3.0%
Bicycle	1,843	0.4%
Worked from home	56,207	12.7%
Other means	4,530	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	102,022	26.3%
15 to 29 min	181,807	46.9%
30 to 44 min	75,004	19.3%
45 to 59 min	14,161	3.7%
60+ min	14,787	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 17.5% (158,786 of 909,116)

	Count	Share
Family households	209,143	53.8%
Nonfamily households	179,903	46.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	389,046	91.8%
Vacant	34,792	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	193,761	49.8%
Renter-occupied	195,285	50.2%

1-unit, detached45.4%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units23.0%

5 to 19 units10.4%

20 or more units16.4%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	192,464	45.4%
1-unit, attached	18,044	4.3%
2 to 4 units	97,462	23.0%
5 to 19 units	44,109	10.4%
20 or more units	69,451	16.4%
Mobile home & other	2,308	0.5%

Geography

County GEOID: 55079
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 241 sq mi
Water area: 948 sq mi
Center point: 42.9126, -87.8623