Milwaukee

Population: 569,756
Median household income: $51,888
Median home value: $172,000

Milwaukee is a community in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, home to 569,756 residents. Its median household income of $51,888 runs below the Milwaukee County figure of $62,118.

Between 2019 and 2023, Milwaukee's population declined 4.2% from 594,548 to 569,756, while its median home value rose 40.9% from $122,100 to $172,000.

The median resident is 32.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 569,756
Median age: 32.2 yrs
Median household income: $51,888
Median home value: $172,000
Median gross rent: $1,033
Housing units: 257,973
Homeownership rate: 41.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

594,548569,756

Median household income

$41,838$51,888

Median home value

$122,100$172,000

Median gross rent

$858$1,033

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	594,548	$41,838	$122,100	$858
2020	592,649	$43,125	$128,300	$866
2021	578,198	$45,318	$135,600	$910
2022	573,299	$49,733	$157,800	$982
2023	569,756	$51,888	$172,000	$1,033

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

Age distribution

Under 56.9%

5 to 1718.6%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 3417.0%

35 to 4413.0%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39,541	6.9%
5 to 17	106,223	18.6%
18 to 24	66,266	11.6%
25 to 34	96,841	17.0%
35 to 44	74,314	13.0%
45 to 54	60,404	10.6%
55 to 64	59,203	10.4%
65 to 74	42,059	7.4%
75 and over	24,905	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	183,984	32.3%
Black or African American	216,874	38.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	2,331	0.4%
Asian	27,314	4.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	20	0.0%
Some other race	1,560	0.3%
Two or more races	19,887	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	117,786	20.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.5%

High school graduate30.8%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree17.2%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	51,770	14.5%
High school graduate	110,313	30.8%
Some college or associate's	100,643	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	61,503	17.2%
Graduate or professional degree	33,497	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone67.8%

Carpooled10.0%

Public transit5.4%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home11.2%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	176,329	67.8%
Carpooled	25,886	10.0%
Public transit	13,928	5.4%
Walked	10,276	4.0%
Bicycle	1,252	0.5%
Worked from home	29,234	11.2%
Other means	3,008	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	60,396	26.2%
15 to 29 min	108,611	47.1%
30 to 44 min	43,542	18.9%
45 to 59 min	7,754	3.4%
60+ min	10,376	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.40
Poverty rate: 23.3% (129,368 of 555,150)

	Count	Share
Family households	118,965	51.5%
Nonfamily households	112,119	48.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	231,084	89.6%
Vacant	26,889	10.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	95,890	41.5%
Renter-occupied	135,194	58.5%

1-unit, detached39.4%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units29.6%

5 to 19 units9.9%

20 or more units16.8%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	101,614	39.4%
1-unit, attached	10,162	3.9%
2 to 4 units	76,241	29.6%
5 to 19 units	25,496	9.9%
20 or more units	43,396	16.8%
Mobile home & other	1,064	0.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5553000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 96 sq mi
Water area: 0.64 sq mi
Center point: 43.0633, -87.9667