ZIP Code 53211

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Population: 34,427
Median household income: $76,206
Median home value: $413,500

Covering part of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, ZIP Code 53211 has about 34,427 residents. At $76,206, its median household income sits above Milwaukee County's $62,118.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 53211's population declined 2.9% from 35,457 to 34,427, while its median gross rent rose 21.8% from $1,006 to $1,225.

The largest age group is 18 to 24, 24.8% of residents. White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.6% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,427
Median age: 30.9 yrs
Median household income: $76,206
Median home value: $413,500
Median gross rent: $1,225
Housing units: 16,346
Homeownership rate: 40.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 74.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,45734,427

Median household income

$62,815$76,206

Median home value

$331,000$413,500

Median gross rent

$1,006$1,225

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,457	$62,815	$331,000	$1,006
2020	34,389	$64,532	$343,900	$988
2021	34,406	$68,603	$351,500	$1,057
2022	34,775	$73,783	$391,700	$1,186
2023	34,427	$76,206	$413,500	$1,225

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

Age distribution

Under 54.9%

5 to 179.3%

18 to 2424.8%

25 to 3417.4%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,673	4.9%
5 to 17	3,217	9.3%
18 to 24	8,552	24.8%
25 to 34	5,983	17.4%
35 to 44	3,913	11.4%
45 to 54	2,942	8.5%
55 to 64	3,403	9.9%
65 to 74	2,797	8.1%
75 and over	1,947	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	27,734	80.6%
Black or African American	1,307	3.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	51	0.1%
Asian	1,865	5.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	181	0.5%
Two or more races	1,579	4.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,710	5.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma1.8%

High school graduate8.0%

Some college or associate's16.2%

Bachelor's degree36.1%

Graduate or professional degree37.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	383	1.8%
High school graduate	1,680	8.0%
Some college or associate's	3,402	16.2%
Bachelor's degree	7,583	36.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7,937	37.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone59.3%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit6.9%

Walked9.2%

Bicycle1.9%

Worked from home16.6%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,804	59.3%
Carpooled	1,158	5.8%
Public transit	1,372	6.9%
Walked	1,825	9.2%
Bicycle	378	1.9%
Worked from home	3,311	16.6%
Other means	74	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,827	29.1%
15 to 29 min	7,490	45.1%
30 to 44 min	2,998	18.0%
45 to 59 min	624	3.8%
60+ min	672	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.09
Poverty rate: 17.8% (5,682 of 31,866)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,335	41.6%
Nonfamily households	8,904	58.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,239	93.2%
Vacant	1,107	6.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,215	40.8%
Renter-occupied	9,024	59.2%

1-unit, detached33.1%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units25.0%

5 to 19 units11.8%

20 or more units26.0%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,418	33.1%
1-unit, attached	620	3.8%
2 to 4 units	4,082	25.0%
5 to 19 units	1,930	11.8%
20 or more units	4,243	26.0%
Mobile home & other	53	0.3%

ZIP Code 53211

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