ZIP Code 53222

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Population: 24,400
Median household income: $73,523
Median home value: $202,100

Covering part of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, ZIP Code 53222 has about 24,400 residents. Its median household income of $73,523 runs above the Milwaukee County figure of $62,118.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 53222's population declined 7.5% from 26,367 to 24,400, while its median gross rent rose 17.4% from $874 to $1,026.

The median resident is 35.8 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 17.6% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 24,400
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $73,523
Median home value: $202,100
Median gross rent: $1,026
Housing units: 11,765
Homeownership rate: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 44.0%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,36724,400

Median household income

$60,023$73,523

Median home value

$142,800$202,100

Median gross rent

$874$1,026

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,367	$60,023	$142,800	$874
2020	26,340	$63,004	$153,300	$894
2021	24,771	$68,313	$161,500	$939
2022	24,467	$71,283	$185,400	$991
2023	24,400	$73,523	$202,100	$1,026

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1714.5%

18 to 248.0%

25 to 3417.6%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6413.3%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,986	8.1%
5 to 17	3,548	14.5%
18 to 24	1,942	8.0%
25 to 34	4,289	17.6%
35 to 44	3,077	12.6%
45 to 54	2,901	11.9%
55 to 64	3,239	13.3%
65 to 74	2,122	8.7%
75 and over	1,296	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	12,903	52.9%
Black or African American	7,951	32.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	29	0.1%
Asian	526	2.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	28	0.1%
Two or more races	1,539	6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,424	5.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma3.9%

High school graduate20.8%

Some college or associate's31.4%

Bachelor's degree29.8%

Graduate or professional degree14.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	661	3.9%
High school graduate	3,513	20.8%
Some college or associate's	5,311	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	5,038	29.8%
Graduate or professional degree	2,401	14.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone73.9%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit2.4%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	9,861	73.9%
Carpooled	1,070	8.0%
Public transit	323	2.4%
Walked	148	1.1%
Bicycle	6	0.0%
Worked from home	1,797	13.5%
Other means	138	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,103	26.9%
15 to 29 min	5,924	51.3%
30 to 44 min	1,860	16.1%
45 to 59 min	337	2.9%
60+ min	322	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.24
Poverty rate: 11.1% (2,690 of 24,147)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,099	56.7%
Nonfamily households	4,664	43.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,763	91.5%
Vacant	1,002	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,182	66.7%
Renter-occupied	3,581	33.3%

1-unit, detached61.7%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units20.9%

5 to 19 units9.3%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,254	61.7%
1-unit, attached	247	2.1%
2 to 4 units	2,455	20.9%
5 to 19 units	1,098	9.3%
20 or more units	694	5.9%
Mobile home & other	17	0.1%

ZIP Code 53222

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