Hales Corners

Population: 7,627
Median household income: $88,068
Median home value: $291,100

Hales Corners, a community in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, has 7,627 residents. Its median household income of $88,068 runs above the Milwaukee County figure of $62,118.

From 2019 to 2023, Hales Corners's population held roughly steady from 7,646 to 7,627, while its median home value rose 28.8% from $226,000 to $291,100.

The median resident is 38.0 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 16.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,627
Median age: 38.0 yrs
Median household income: $88,068
Median home value: $291,100
Median gross rent: $1,274
Housing units: 3,259
Homeownership rate: 57.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 41.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,6467,627

Median household income

$77,041$88,068

Median home value

$226,000$291,100

Median gross rent

$1,138$1,274

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,646	$77,041	$226,000	$1,138
2020	7,609	$74,191	$231,200	$1,073
2021	7,704	$84,643	$251,300	$1,218
2022	7,677	$84,911	$276,600	$1,295
2023	7,627	$88,068	$291,100	$1,274

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

Age distribution

Under 510.2%

5 to 1714.0%

18 to 246.2%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 5414.3%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 7411.5%

75 and over8.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	780	10.2%
5 to 17	1,067	14.0%
18 to 24	470	6.2%
25 to 34	1,217	16.0%
35 to 44	685	9.0%
45 to 54	1,093	14.3%
55 to 64	755	9.9%
65 to 74	878	11.5%
75 and over	682	8.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,465	84.8%
Black or African American	36	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	3	0.0%
Asian	293	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	268	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	562	7.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate22.0%

Some college or associate's31.2%

Bachelor's degree32.3%

Graduate or professional degree9.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	265	5.0%
High school graduate	1,167	22.0%
Some college or associate's	1,655	31.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,713	32.3%
Graduate or professional degree	510	9.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone82.0%

Carpooled4.3%

Public transit0.5%

Walked3.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.8%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,322	82.0%
Carpooled	176	4.3%
Public transit	22	0.5%
Walked	153	3.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	316	7.8%
Other means	64	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,173	31.4%
15 to 29 min	1,559	41.7%
30 to 44 min	772	20.7%
45 to 59 min	107	2.9%
60+ min	126	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 3.8% (286 of 7,543)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,922	61.3%
Nonfamily households	1,215	38.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,137	96.3%
Vacant	122	3.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,817	57.9%
Renter-occupied	1,320	42.1%

1-unit, detached56.9%

1-unit, attached7.4%

2 to 4 units6.9%

5 to 19 units16.1%

20 or more units12.6%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,855	56.9%
1-unit, attached	242	7.4%
2 to 4 units	225	6.9%
5 to 19 units	525	16.1%
20 or more units	412	12.6%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5532075
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 3.19 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 42.9412, -88.0495