ZIP Code 53208

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Population: 27,407
Median household income: $50,585
Median home value: $196,300

ZIP Code 53208 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, home to about 27,407 residents. Its median household income of $50,585 runs below the Milwaukee County figure of $62,118.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 53208's population declined 9.1% from 30,161 to 27,407, while its median gross rent rose 19.8% from $771 to $924.

63.4% of workers drive to work alone. 32.4% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 27,407
Median age: 33.2 yrs
Median household income: $50,585
Median home value: $196,300
Median gross rent: $924
Housing units: 13,778
Homeownership rate: 39.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,16127,407

Median household income

$35,171$50,585

Median home value

$141,900$196,300

Median gross rent

$771$924

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,161	$35,171	$141,900	$771
2020	29,205	$36,436	$149,300	$791
2021	28,155	$39,698	$155,700	$804
2022	27,660	$44,348	$178,300	$868
2023	27,407	$50,585	$196,300	$924

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

Age distribution

Under 58.0%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 249.0%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,199	8.0%
5 to 17	5,007	18.3%
18 to 24	2,467	9.0%
25 to 34	4,771	17.4%
35 to 44	3,991	14.6%
45 to 54	3,031	11.1%
55 to 64	2,995	10.9%
65 to 74	2,273	8.3%
75 and over	673	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,793	35.7%
Black or African American	11,256	41.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	94	0.3%
Asian	2,485	9.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	175	0.6%
Two or more races	935	3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,666	9.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate28.6%

Some college or associate's28.7%

Bachelor's degree20.7%

Graduate or professional degree10.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,034	11.5%
High school graduate	5,072	28.6%
Some college or associate's	5,093	28.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,663	20.7%
Graduate or professional degree	1,872	10.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone63.4%

Carpooled11.1%

Public transit8.5%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home12.0%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,149	63.4%
Carpooled	1,433	11.1%
Public transit	1,098	8.5%
Walked	302	2.3%
Bicycle	132	1.0%
Worked from home	1,547	12.0%
Other means	195	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,358	29.7%
15 to 29 min	5,261	46.5%
30 to 44 min	1,880	16.6%
45 to 59 min	438	3.9%
60+ min	372	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.32
Poverty rate: 25.0% (6,825 of 27,248)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,604	48.0%
Nonfamily households	6,075	52.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,679	84.8%
Vacant	2,099	15.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,632	39.7%
Renter-occupied	7,047	60.3%

1-unit, detached32.4%

1-unit, attached2.3%

2 to 4 units37.7%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units18.1%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,469	32.4%
1-unit, attached	314	2.3%
2 to 4 units	5,188	37.7%
5 to 19 units	1,283	9.3%
20 or more units	2,497	18.1%
Mobile home & other	27	0.2%

ZIP Code 53208

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