Brown Deer

Population: 12,615
Median household income: $91,567
Median home value: $221,100

Located in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Brown Deer is a community with a population of 12,615. The median household income of $91,567 is above the Milwaukee County median ($62,118).

Between 2019 and 2023, Brown Deer's population grew 5.4% from 11,965 to 12,615, while its median home value rose 32.3% from $167,100 to $221,100.

57.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1970.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,615
Median age: 40.1 yrs
Median household income: $91,567
Median home value: $221,100
Median gross rent: $1,132
Housing units: 6,187
Homeownership rate: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,96512,615

Median household income

$63,884$91,567

Median home value

$167,100$221,100

Median gross rent

$973$1,132

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,965	$63,884	$167,100	$973
2020	11,987	$68,821	$169,800	$952
2021	12,562	$75,536	$174,900	$960
2022	12,593	$88,164	$207,600	$991
2023	12,615	$91,567	$221,100	$1,132

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 246.9%

25 to 3416.2%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	774	6.1%
5 to 17	1,760	14.0%
18 to 24	870	6.9%
25 to 34	2,041	16.2%
35 to 44	1,521	12.1%
45 to 54	1,591	12.6%
55 to 64	1,707	13.5%
65 to 74	1,626	12.9%
75 and over	725	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,148	48.7%
Black or African American	4,111	32.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	824	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	7	0.1%
Two or more races	784	6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	741	5.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.1%

High school graduate24.7%

Some college or associate's29.3%

Bachelor's degree30.0%

Graduate or professional degree10.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	471	5.1%
High school graduate	2,276	24.7%
Some college or associate's	2,697	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,765	30.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,002	10.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone72.1%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.6%

Walked0.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home18.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,853	72.1%
Carpooled	503	7.5%
Public transit	42	0.6%
Walked	13	0.2%
Bicycle	21	0.3%
Worked from home	1,274	18.9%
Other means	25	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,176	21.6%
15 to 29 min	2,674	49.0%
30 to 44 min	1,139	20.9%
45 to 59 min	387	7.1%
60+ min	81	1.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.19
Poverty rate: 8.4% (1,053 of 12,590)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,457	60.5%
Nonfamily households	2,255	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,712	92.3%
Vacant	475	7.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,701	64.8%
Renter-occupied	2,011	35.2%

1-unit, detached57.4%

1-unit, attached5.3%

2 to 4 units6.3%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units23.5%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,550	57.4%
1-unit, attached	330	5.3%
2 to 4 units	392	6.3%
5 to 19 units	437	7.1%
20 or more units	1,455	23.5%
Mobile home & other	23	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5510375
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 4.4 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 43.1743, -87.9750