ZIP Code 53206

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Population: 20,219
Median household income: $28,995
Median home value: $70,800

Covering part of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, ZIP Code 53206 has about 20,219 residents. At $28,995, its median household income sits below Milwaukee County's $62,118.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 53206's population declined 10.2% from 22,520 to 20,219, while its median gross rent rose 20.4% from $829 to $998.

37.3% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.64 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,219
Median age: 31.7 yrs
Median household income: $28,995
Median home value: $70,800
Median gross rent: $998
Housing units: 10,077
Homeownership rate: 32.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.2%
Unemployment rate: 10.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,52020,219

Median household income

$24,557$28,995

Median home value

$45,900$70,800

Median gross rent

$829$998

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,520	$24,557	$45,900	$829
2020	23,612	$29,260	$47,300	$812
2021	21,847	$26,478	$53,100	$873
2022	20,481	$27,461	$61,400	$936
2023	20,219	$28,995	$70,800	$998

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1725.7%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3413.6%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,409	7.0%
5 to 17	5,187	25.7%
18 to 24	1,719	8.5%
25 to 34	2,741	13.6%
35 to 44	2,437	12.1%
45 to 54	1,943	9.6%
55 to 64	2,453	12.1%
65 to 74	1,266	6.3%
75 and over	1,064	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	537	2.7%
Black or African American	18,367	90.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.0%
Asian	28	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	258	1.3%
Two or more races	480	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	537	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.2%

High school graduate41.5%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree4.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,161	18.2%
High school graduate	4,946	41.5%
Some college or associate's	3,936	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	573	4.8%
Graduate or professional degree	288	2.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 28 min

Drove alone62.2%

Carpooled12.8%

Public transit14.7%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,106	62.2%
Carpooled	847	12.8%
Public transit	969	14.7%
Walked	81	1.2%
Bicycle	19	0.3%
Worked from home	503	7.6%
Other means	71	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,096	18.0%
15 to 29 min	2,598	42.6%
30 to 44 min	1,644	27.0%
45 to 59 min	218	3.6%
60+ min	537	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.64
Poverty rate: 37.3% (7,420 of 19,891)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,517	59.3%
Nonfamily households	3,094	40.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,611	75.5%
Vacant	2,466	24.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,489	32.7%
Renter-occupied	5,122	67.3%

1-unit, detached43.4%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units44.1%

5 to 19 units6.2%

20 or more units2.0%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,370	43.4%
1-unit, attached	421	4.2%
2 to 4 units	4,444	44.1%
5 to 19 units	629	6.2%
20 or more units	203	2.0%
Mobile home & other	10	0.1%

ZIP Code 53206

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Race & ethnicity

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Commute to work

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