ZIP Code 53225

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Population: 25,277
Median household income: $54,433
Median home value: $174,500

ZIP Code 53225 (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin) is home to about 25,277 residents. Its median household income of $54,433 runs below the Milwaukee County figure of $62,118.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 53225's population declined 4.8% from 26,551 to 25,277, while its median gross rent rose 23.5% from $886 to $1,094.

21.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 40.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,277
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $54,433
Median home value: $174,500
Median gross rent: $1,094
Housing units: 11,019
Homeownership rate: 40.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,55125,277

Median household income

$44,865$54,433

Median home value

$128,300$174,500

Median gross rent

$886$1,094

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,551	$44,865	$128,300	$886
2020	26,036	$45,232	$129,500	$910
2021	26,963	$46,153	$139,600	$940
2022	25,953	$51,082	$165,600	$1,052
2023	25,277	$54,433	$174,500	$1,094

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 248.2%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4414.8%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over4.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,774	7.0%
5 to 17	5,178	20.5%
18 to 24	2,072	8.2%
25 to 34	4,146	16.4%
35 to 44	3,738	14.8%
45 to 54	2,935	11.6%
55 to 64	2,306	9.1%
65 to 74	1,882	7.4%
75 and over	1,246	4.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,452	25.5%
Black or African American	14,623	57.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	132	0.5%
Asian	1,603	6.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	33	0.1%
Two or more races	1,135	4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,299	5.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.5%

High school graduate35.9%

Some college or associate's33.1%

Bachelor's degree15.4%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,540	9.5%
High school graduate	5,840	35.9%
Some college or associate's	5,376	33.1%
Bachelor's degree	2,509	15.4%
Graduate or professional degree	988	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone72.0%

Carpooled9.9%

Public transit1.9%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home14.0%

Other means1.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,277	72.0%
Carpooled	1,142	9.9%
Public transit	221	1.9%
Walked	101	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,610	14.0%
Other means	150	1.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,657	26.9%
15 to 29 min	5,136	51.9%
30 to 44 min	1,492	15.1%
45 to 59 min	159	1.6%
60+ min	447	4.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.50
Poverty rate: 16.6% (4,129 of 24,918)

	Count	Share
Family households	5,814	58.5%
Nonfamily households	4,116	41.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,930	90.1%
Vacant	1,089	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,045	40.7%
Renter-occupied	5,885	59.3%

1-unit, detached36.1%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units24.1%

5 to 19 units19.8%

20 or more units14.9%

Mobile home & other0.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,980	36.1%
1-unit, attached	528	4.8%
2 to 4 units	2,660	24.1%
5 to 19 units	2,182	19.8%
20 or more units	1,639	14.9%
Mobile home & other	30	0.3%

ZIP Code 53225

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