ZIP Code 53226

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Population: 18,893
Median household income: $86,361
Median home value: $301,400

Covering part of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, ZIP Code 53226 has about 18,893 residents. At $86,361, its median household income sits above Milwaukee County's $62,118.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 53226's population held roughly steady from 18,940 to 18,893, while its median gross rent rose 19.2% from $1,131 to $1,348.

52.6% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1958.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,893
Median age: 39.1 yrs
Median household income: $86,361
Median home value: $301,400
Median gross rent: $1,348
Housing units: 8,912
Homeownership rate: 57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.9%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,94018,893

Median household income

$73,398$86,361

Median home value

$237,200$301,400

Median gross rent

$1,131$1,348

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,940	$73,398	$237,200	$1,131
2020	18,985	$74,851	$251,100	$1,082
2021	18,223	$81,948	$258,800	$1,180
2022	18,595	$87,018	$286,000	$1,310
2023	18,893	$86,361	$301,400	$1,348

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1713.7%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4415.1%

45 to 5411.9%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over8.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	890	4.7%
5 to 17	2,581	13.7%
18 to 24	2,228	11.8%
25 to 34	2,682	14.2%
35 to 44	2,846	15.1%
45 to 54	2,247	11.9%
55 to 64	1,929	10.2%
65 to 74	1,909	10.1%
75 and over	1,581	8.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,846	78.6%
Black or African American	1,365	7.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	121	0.6%
Asian	879	4.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	93	0.5%
Two or more races	570	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,019	5.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.9%

High school graduate14.4%

Some college or associate's22.8%

Bachelor's degree37.7%

Graduate or professional degree22.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	384	2.9%
High school graduate	1,900	14.4%
Some college or associate's	3,003	22.8%
Bachelor's degree	4,968	37.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,939	22.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone71.3%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked4.3%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home16.6%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,213	71.3%
Carpooled	617	6.1%
Public transit	48	0.5%
Walked	435	4.3%
Bicycle	30	0.3%
Worked from home	1,674	16.6%
Other means	95	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,941	34.9%
15 to 29 min	4,064	48.2%
30 to 44 min	1,015	12.0%
45 to 59 min	165	2.0%
60+ min	253	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 7.5% (1,350 of 18,015)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,290	50.5%
Nonfamily households	4,207	49.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1958

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,497	95.3%
Vacant	415	4.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,856	57.1%
Renter-occupied	3,641	42.9%

1-unit, detached52.6%

1-unit, attached5.0%

2 to 4 units12.6%

5 to 19 units7.6%

20 or more units22.1%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,690	52.6%
1-unit, attached	449	5.0%
2 to 4 units	1,119	12.6%
5 to 19 units	674	7.6%
20 or more units	1,970	22.1%
Mobile home & other	10	0.1%

ZIP Code 53226

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