ZIP Code 53216

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Population: 29,772
Median household income: $43,466
Median home value: $122,800

ZIP Code 53216 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, home to about 29,772 residents. At $43,466, its median household income sits below Milwaukee County's $62,118.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 53216's population declined 11.3% from 33,583 to 29,772, while its median gross rent rose 12.9% from $859 to $970.

50.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1950.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 29,772
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $43,466
Median home value: $122,800
Median gross rent: $970
Housing units: 13,556
Homeownership rate: 45.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,58329,772

Median household income

$36,517$43,466

Median home value

$88,200$122,800

Median gross rent

$859$970

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,583	$36,517	$88,200	$859
2020	31,476	$36,171	$88,600	$851
2021	31,398	$35,829	$97,600	$902
2022	31,030	$41,733	$113,100	$950
2023	29,772	$43,466	$122,800	$970

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

Age distribution

Under 58.4%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 6411.5%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,492	8.4%
5 to 17	6,329	21.3%
18 to 24	2,848	9.6%
25 to 34	3,570	12.0%
35 to 44	3,753	12.6%
45 to 54	3,484	11.7%
55 to 64	3,418	11.5%
65 to 74	2,452	8.2%
75 and over	1,426	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,661	8.9%
Black or African American	23,988	80.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.0%
Asian	858	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	8	0.0%
Two or more races	677	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,559	5.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.6%

High school graduate34.4%

Some college or associate's33.0%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree6.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,652	14.6%
High school graduate	6,225	34.4%
Some college or associate's	5,968	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	2,018	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,240	6.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone71.7%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit6.7%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,420	71.7%
Carpooled	1,136	9.7%
Public transit	786	6.7%
Walked	252	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,022	8.7%
Other means	121	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,082	19.4%
15 to 29 min	5,153	48.1%
30 to 44 min	2,297	21.4%
45 to 59 min	353	3.3%
60+ min	830	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 21.1% (6,280 of 29,714)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,660	56.0%
Nonfamily households	5,233	44.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1950

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,893	87.7%
Vacant	1,663	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,391	45.3%
Renter-occupied	6,502	54.7%

1-unit, detached50.4%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units36.0%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units4.4%

Mobile home & other0.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,830	50.4%
1-unit, attached	457	3.4%
2 to 4 units	4,874	36.0%
5 to 19 units	767	5.7%
20 or more units	602	4.4%
Mobile home & other	26	0.2%

ZIP Code 53216

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