ZIP Code 53224

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Population: 21,445
Median household income: $69,727
Median home value: $194,600

ZIP Code 53224 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, home to about 21,445 residents. The median household income of $69,727 is above the Milwaukee County median ($62,118).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 53224's population declined 3.9% from 22,308 to 21,445, while its median gross rent rose 16.5% from $996 to $1,160.

27.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 51.3% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 21,445
Median age: 29.0 yrs
Median household income: $69,727
Median home value: $194,600
Median gross rent: $1,160
Housing units: 8,530
Homeownership rate: 51.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 27.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

22,30821,445

Median household income

$55,262$69,727

Median home value

$147,400$194,600

Median gross rent

$996$1,160

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	22,308	$55,262	$147,400	$996
2020	22,320	$59,198	$149,300	$1,018
2021	20,989	$59,724	$154,000	$1,032
2022	21,469	$63,763	$170,400	$1,121
2023	21,445	$69,727	$194,600	$1,160

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

Age distribution

Under 510.1%

5 to 1727.2%

18 to 247.0%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 647.5%

65 to 746.0%

75 and over3.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,173	10.1%
5 to 17	5,834	27.2%
18 to 24	1,493	7.0%
25 to 34	3,502	16.3%
35 to 44	2,523	11.8%
45 to 54	2,278	10.6%
55 to 64	1,611	7.5%
65 to 74	1,283	6.0%
75 and over	748	3.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,932	18.3%
Black or African American	12,190	56.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	62	0.3%
Asian	2,732	12.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	1	0.0%
Two or more races	1,004	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,524	7.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.9%

High school graduate35.1%

Some college or associate's29.9%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree10.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	946	7.9%
High school graduate	4,187	35.1%
Some college or associate's	3,568	29.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,014	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	1,230	10.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.2%

Carpooled7.0%

Public transit1.9%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home13.5%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,910	75.2%
Carpooled	640	7.0%
Public transit	173	1.9%
Walked	77	0.8%
Bicycle	18	0.2%
Worked from home	1,243	13.5%
Other means	132	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,174	27.3%
15 to 29 min	3,850	48.4%
30 to 44 min	1,463	18.4%
45 to 59 min	211	2.7%
60+ min	252	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 24.9% (5,277 of 21,189)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,900	62.8%
Nonfamily households	2,902	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,802	91.5%
Vacant	728	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,002	51.3%
Renter-occupied	3,800	48.7%

1-unit, detached43.4%

1-unit, attached14.1%

2 to 4 units11.4%

5 to 19 units25.1%

20 or more units5.9%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,703	43.4%
1-unit, attached	1,202	14.1%
2 to 4 units	973	11.4%
5 to 19 units	2,138	25.1%
20 or more units	502	5.9%
Mobile home & other	12	0.1%

ZIP Code 53224

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