ZIP Code 53212

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Population: 29,099
Median household income: $42,679
Median home value: $204,300

Covering part of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, ZIP Code 53212 has about 29,099 residents. Its median household income of $42,679 runs below the Milwaukee County figure of $62,118.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 53212's population declined 4.7% from 30,546 to 29,099, while its median gross rent rose 21.5% from $854 to $1,038.

Households average 2.10 people. The median gross rent is $1,038.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,099
Median age: 31.0 yrs
Median household income: $42,679
Median home value: $204,300
Median gross rent: $1,038
Housing units: 15,749
Homeownership rate: 32.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 37.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

30,54629,099

Median household income

$37,543$42,679

Median home value

$137,200$204,300

Median gross rent

$854$1,038

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	30,546	$37,543	$137,200	$854
2020	30,115	$39,152	$154,000	$872
2021	29,142	$40,662	$161,500	$908
2022	29,292	$43,803	$187,800	$985
2023	29,099	$42,679	$204,300	$1,038

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1716.6%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3422.3%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 549.4%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over2.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,133	7.3%
5 to 17	4,820	16.6%
18 to 24	3,297	11.3%
25 to 34	6,475	22.3%
35 to 44	4,229	14.5%
45 to 54	2,738	9.4%
55 to 64	2,425	8.3%
65 to 74	2,247	7.7%
75 and over	735	2.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10,092	34.7%
Black or African American	13,870	47.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	135	0.5%
Asian	278	1.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	72	0.2%
Two or more races	1,291	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,361	11.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.4%

High school graduate25.0%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree24.4%

Graduate or professional degree12.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,780	9.4%
High school graduate	4,713	25.0%
Some college or associate's	5,334	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	4,592	24.4%
Graduate or professional degree	2,430	12.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone62.0%

Carpooled7.4%

Public transit8.8%

Walked5.3%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home13.0%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,515	62.0%
Carpooled	1,012	7.4%
Public transit	1,204	8.8%
Walked	729	5.3%
Bicycle	250	1.8%
Worked from home	1,784	13.0%
Other means	229	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,741	31.3%
15 to 29 min	5,069	42.5%
30 to 44 min	2,098	17.6%
45 to 59 min	457	3.8%
60+ min	574	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.10
Poverty rate: 26.2% (7,473 of 28,480)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,259	38.7%
Nonfamily households	8,344	61.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1938

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,603	86.4%
Vacant	2,146	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,402	32.4%
Renter-occupied	9,201	67.6%

1-unit, detached25.3%

1-unit, attached3.9%

2 to 4 units42.7%

5 to 19 units7.1%

20 or more units20.4%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,986	25.3%
1-unit, attached	622	3.9%
2 to 4 units	6,728	42.7%
5 to 19 units	1,111	7.1%
20 or more units	3,212	20.4%
Mobile home & other	90	0.6%

ZIP Code 53212

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