Greendale

Population: 14,656
Median household income: $95,015
Median home value: $289,600

Greendale is a community in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, home to 14,656 residents. At $95,015, its median household income sits above Milwaukee County's $62,118.

Between 2019 and 2023, Greendale's population grew 3.4% from 14,176 to 14,656, while its median home value rose 33.6% from $216,800 to $289,600.

63.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1967.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,656
Median age: 41.1 yrs
Median household income: $95,015
Median home value: $289,600
Median gross rent: $1,177
Housing units: 6,073
Homeownership rate: 68.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 49.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

14,17614,656

Median household income

$71,786$95,015

Median home value

$216,800$289,600

Median gross rent

$955$1,177

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	14,176	$71,786	$216,800	$955
2020	14,160	$74,661	$227,700	$932
2021	14,735	$78,310	$240,000	$1,003
2022	14,722	$89,684	$273,400	$1,152
2023	14,656	$95,015	$289,600	$1,177

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 244.8%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 4414.1%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over12.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	922	6.3%
5 to 17	2,964	20.2%
18 to 24	704	4.8%
25 to 34	1,511	10.3%
35 to 44	2,072	14.1%
45 to 54	2,147	14.6%
55 to 64	1,322	9.0%
65 to 74	1,191	8.1%
75 and over	1,823	12.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	11,550	78.8%
Black or African American	186	1.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.2%
Asian	848	5.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	238	1.6%
Two or more races	473	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,338	9.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.6%

High school graduate19.2%

Some college or associate's28.0%

Bachelor's degree33.0%

Graduate or professional degree16.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	366	3.6%
High school graduate	1,931	19.2%
Some college or associate's	2,817	28.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,323	33.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,629	16.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone81.7%

Carpooled3.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.1%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,736	81.7%
Carpooled	216	3.1%
Public transit	6	0.1%
Walked	65	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	990	14.1%
Other means	10	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,340	22.2%
15 to 29 min	3,034	50.3%
30 to 44 min	1,337	22.2%
45 to 59 min	210	3.5%
60+ min	112	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 2.42
Poverty rate: 7.9% (1,148 of 14,566)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,134	68.6%
Nonfamily households	1,893	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,027	99.2%
Vacant	46	0.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,149	68.8%
Renter-occupied	1,878	31.2%

1-unit, detached63.6%

1-unit, attached9.0%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units8.6%

20 or more units9.2%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,865	63.6%
1-unit, attached	548	9.0%
2 to 4 units	577	9.5%
5 to 19 units	524	8.6%
20 or more units	559	9.2%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5531125
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 5.57 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.9400, -88.0009