ZIP Code 53209

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Population: 44,963
Median household income: $45,288
Median home value: $150,200

Covering part of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, ZIP Code 53209 has about 44,963 residents. At $45,288, its median household income sits below Milwaukee County's $62,118.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 53209's population declined 3.5% from 46,616 to 44,963, while its median gross rent rose 12.1% from $874 to $980.

70.4% of workers drive to work alone. 49.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 44,963
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $45,288
Median home value: $150,200
Median gross rent: $980
Housing units: 21,466
Homeownership rate: 41.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.3%
Unemployment rate: 8.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

46,61644,963

Median household income

$36,537$45,288

Median home value

$94,400$150,200

Median gross rent

$874$980

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	46,616	$36,537	$94,400	$874
2020	48,321	$37,288	$104,800	$835
2021	46,908	$39,712	$111,500	$898
2022	46,441	$42,436	$123,200	$952
2023	44,963	$45,288	$150,200	$980

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

Age distribution

Under 58.5%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3412.6%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,806	8.5%
5 to 17	8,170	18.2%
18 to 24	4,318	9.6%
25 to 34	5,672	12.6%
35 to 44	5,245	11.7%
45 to 54	5,194	11.6%
55 to 64	5,002	11.1%
65 to 74	4,051	9.0%
75 and over	3,505	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,852	21.9%
Black or African American	29,862	66.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	26	0.1%
Asian	922	2.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	432	1.0%
Two or more races	1,411	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,458	5.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.5%

High school graduate34.2%

Some college or associate's29.0%

Bachelor's degree16.0%

Graduate or professional degree9.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,292	11.5%
High school graduate	9,795	34.2%
Some college or associate's	8,318	29.0%
Bachelor's degree	4,582	16.0%
Graduate or professional degree	2,682	9.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled6.6%

Public transit7.3%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home13.2%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,410	70.4%
Carpooled	1,160	6.6%
Public transit	1,282	7.3%
Walked	217	1.2%
Bicycle	26	0.1%
Worked from home	2,330	13.2%
Other means	195	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,813	18.4%
15 to 29 min	7,626	49.9%
30 to 44 min	3,611	23.6%
45 to 59 min	698	4.6%
60+ min	542	3.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 24.4% (10,885 of 44,544)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,468	55.4%
Nonfamily households	8,413	44.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1954

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,881	88.0%
Vacant	2,585	12.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,876	41.7%
Renter-occupied	11,005	58.3%

1-unit, detached49.3%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units24.2%

5 to 19 units10.0%

20 or more units12.4%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,574	49.3%
1-unit, attached	886	4.1%
2 to 4 units	5,186	24.2%
5 to 19 units	2,147	10.0%
20 or more units	2,659	12.4%
Mobile home & other	14	0.1%

ZIP Code 53209

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