ZIP Code 53233

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Population: 14,412
Median household income: $20,306
Median home value: $132,900

ZIP Code 53233 (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin) is home to about 14,412 residents. At $20,306, its median household income sits below Milwaukee County's $62,118.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 53233's population declined 4.8% from 15,143 to 14,412, while its median gross rent rose 22.1% from $693 to $846.

40.4% of workers drive to work alone. 5.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,412
Median age: 22.3 yrs
Median household income: $20,306
Median home value: $132,900
Median gross rent: $846
Housing units: 5,531
Homeownership rate: 3.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
Unemployment rate: 6.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,14314,412

Median household income

$15,635$20,306

Median home value

$81,200$132,900

Median gross rent

$693$846

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,143	$15,635	$81,200	$693
2020	14,850	$16,134	$65,700	$719
2021	14,627	$16,833	$88,800	$771
2022	13,818	$17,746	$88,700	$835
2023	14,412	$20,306	$132,900	$846

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 174.0%

18 to 2452.9%

25 to 3418.1%

35 to 446.6%

45 to 546.4%

55 to 645.3%

65 to 742.2%

75 and over0.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	532	3.7%
5 to 17	582	4.0%
18 to 24	7,621	52.9%
25 to 34	2,609	18.1%
35 to 44	957	6.6%
45 to 54	922	6.4%
55 to 64	757	5.3%
65 to 74	318	2.2%
75 and over	114	0.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,355	44.1%
Black or African American	4,733	32.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	108	0.7%
Asian	870	6.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	47	0.3%
Two or more races	691	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,608	11.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.4%

High school graduate35.5%

Some college or associate's25.4%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,269	22.4%
High school graduate	2,016	35.5%
Some college or associate's	1,442	25.4%
Bachelor's degree	494	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	456	8.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone40.4%

Carpooled8.2%

Public transit8.4%

Walked31.5%

Bicycle1.4%

Worked from home9.2%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,320	40.4%
Carpooled	468	8.2%
Public transit	483	8.4%
Walked	1,810	31.5%
Bicycle	79	1.4%
Worked from home	530	9.2%
Other means	47	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,121	40.7%
15 to 29 min	2,077	39.9%
30 to 44 min	657	12.6%
45 to 59 min	165	3.2%
60+ min	187	3.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.97
Poverty rate: 62.1% (5,647 of 9,090)

	Count	Share
Family households	872	19.4%
Nonfamily households	3,619	80.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,491	81.2%
Vacant	1,040	18.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	148	3.3%
Renter-occupied	4,343	96.7%

1-unit, detached5.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units20.8%

20 or more units66.3%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	278	5.0%
1-unit, attached	60	1.1%
2 to 4 units	377	6.8%
5 to 19 units	1,148	20.8%
20 or more units	3,668	66.3%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 53233

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