ZIP Code 53218

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Population: 40,581
Median household income: $42,207
Median home value: $122,200

ZIP Code 53218 (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin) is home to about 40,581 residents. At $42,207, its median household income sits below Milwaukee County's $62,118.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 53218's population declined 3.3% from 41,974 to 40,581, while its median gross rent rose 15.3% from $897 to $1,034.

55.9% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1957.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,581
Median age: 30.4 yrs
Median household income: $42,207
Median home value: $122,200
Median gross rent: $1,034
Housing units: 15,971
Homeownership rate: 41.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

41,97440,581

Median household income

$38,584$42,207

Median home value

$81,300$122,200

Median gross rent

$897$1,034

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	41,974	$38,584	$81,300	$897
2020	42,728	$37,737	$85,800	$883
2021	43,302	$39,820	$90,900	$919
2022	41,775	$41,478	$108,400	$990
2023	40,581	$42,207	$122,200	$1,034

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1724.8%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 746.3%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,899	7.1%
5 to 17	10,060	24.8%
18 to 24	4,205	10.4%
25 to 34	5,926	14.6%
35 to 44	4,716	11.6%
45 to 54	4,316	10.6%
55 to 64	4,611	11.4%
65 to 74	2,566	6.3%
75 and over	1,282	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,883	9.6%
Black or African American	29,253	72.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	216	0.5%
Asian	4,045	10.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	116	0.3%
Two or more races	1,142	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,926	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.2%

High school graduate41.5%

Some college or associate's31.3%

Bachelor's degree7.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,017	17.2%
High school graduate	9,709	41.5%
Some college or associate's	7,331	31.3%
Bachelor's degree	1,784	7.6%
Graduate or professional degree	576	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone75.7%

Carpooled8.3%

Public transit4.8%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,639	75.7%
Carpooled	1,280	8.3%
Public transit	738	4.8%
Walked	107	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,358	8.8%
Other means	257	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,915	20.8%
15 to 29 min	6,955	49.6%
30 to 44 min	3,078	22.0%
45 to 59 min	480	3.4%
60+ min	593	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 28.2% (11,404 of 40,393)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,327	63.7%
Nonfamily households	5,322	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,649	91.7%
Vacant	1,322	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	6,135	41.9%
Renter-occupied	8,514	58.1%

1-unit, detached55.9%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units30.6%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units4.0%

Mobile home & other0.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,922	55.9%
1-unit, attached	440	2.8%
2 to 4 units	4,888	30.6%
5 to 19 units	1,003	6.3%
20 or more units	639	4.0%
Mobile home & other	79	0.5%

ZIP Code 53218

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