Greenfield

Population: 37,361
Median household income: $69,016
Median home value: $247,800

Located in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Greenfield is a community with a population of 37,361. At $69,016, its median household income sits above Milwaukee County's $62,118.

From 2019 to 2023, Greenfield's population held roughly steady from 37,099 to 37,361, while its median home value rose 39.4% from $177,800 to $247,800.

46.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 37,361
Median age: 43.0 yrs
Median household income: $69,016
Median home value: $247,800
Median gross rent: $1,123
Housing units: 18,111
Homeownership rate: 56.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

37,09937,361

Median household income

$60,788$69,016

Median home value

$177,800$247,800

Median gross rent

$971$1,123

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	37,099	$60,788	$177,800	$971
2020	37,117	$61,988	$184,400	$975
2021	37,623	$62,806	$196,400	$1,020
2022	37,521	$67,536	$231,700	$1,096
2023	37,361	$69,016	$247,800	$1,123

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

Age distribution

Under 55.2%

5 to 1713.1%

18 to 246.1%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6414.2%

65 to 7412.9%

75 and over9.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,946	5.2%
5 to 17	4,902	13.1%
18 to 24	2,268	6.1%
25 to 34	5,676	15.2%
35 to 44	4,775	12.8%
45 to 54	4,237	11.3%
55 to 64	5,308	14.2%
65 to 74	4,826	12.9%
75 and over	3,423	9.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	26,336	70.5%
Black or African American	1,596	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	39	0.1%
Asian	2,040	5.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	149	0.4%
Two or more races	1,549	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,644	15.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate31.7%

Some college or associate's31.0%

Bachelor's degree21.8%

Graduate or professional degree10.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,426	5.0%
High school graduate	8,951	31.7%
Some college or associate's	8,756	31.0%
Bachelor's degree	6,161	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,951	10.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.7%

Carpooled5.4%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	15,481	79.7%
Carpooled	1,052	5.4%
Public transit	122	0.6%
Walked	192	1.0%
Bicycle	4	0.0%
Worked from home	2,532	13.0%
Other means	47	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,809	22.5%
15 to 29 min	8,846	52.3%
30 to 44 min	3,303	19.5%
45 to 59 min	591	3.5%
60+ min	349	2.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 8.1% (2,962 of 36,778)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,098	52.2%
Nonfamily households	8,342	47.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	17,440	96.3%
Vacant	671	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,861	56.5%
Renter-occupied	7,579	43.5%

1-unit, detached46.5%

1-unit, attached7.3%

2 to 4 units6.7%

5 to 19 units23.8%

20 or more units15.6%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,418	46.5%
1-unit, attached	1,328	7.3%
2 to 4 units	1,215	6.7%
5 to 19 units	4,307	23.8%
20 or more units	2,828	15.6%
Mobile home & other	15	0.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5531175
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.9606, -88.0057