ZIP Code 53235

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

Population: 9,318
Median household income: $58,490
Median home value: $207,200

ZIP Code 53235 (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin) is home to about 9,318 residents. The median household income of $58,490 is below the Milwaukee County median ($62,118).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 53235's population declined 2.1% from 9,519 to 9,318, while its median gross rent rose 18.8% from $752 to $893.

The median gross rent is $893. 30.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,318
Median age: 53.6 yrs
Median household income: $58,490
Median home value: $207,200
Median gross rent: $893
Housing units: 5,279
Homeownership rate: 54.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.1%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,5199,318

Median household income

$44,563$58,490

Median home value

$152,300$207,200

Median gross rent

$752$893

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,519	$44,563	$152,300	$752
2020	9,555	$48,879	$159,300	$750
2021	9,254	$48,573	$169,600	$783
2022	9,288	$51,749	$196,200	$882
2023	9,318	$58,490	$207,200	$893

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

Age distribution

Under 53.7%

5 to 177.1%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3413.7%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6424.4%

65 to 7412.8%

75 and over10.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	341	3.7%
5 to 17	659	7.1%
18 to 24	468	5.0%
25 to 34	1,276	13.7%
35 to 44	1,176	12.6%
45 to 54	987	10.6%
55 to 64	2,269	24.4%
65 to 74	1,192	12.8%
75 and over	950	10.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,317	78.5%
Black or African American	600	6.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	59	0.6%
Asian	113	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	22	0.2%
Two or more races	148	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,059	11.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma6.1%

High school graduate32.1%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree21.8%

Graduate or professional degree8.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	477	6.1%
High school graduate	2,522	32.1%
Some college or associate's	2,487	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,713	21.8%
Graduate or professional degree	651	8.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone75.4%

Carpooled4.8%

Public transit1.1%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home17.2%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,482	75.4%
Carpooled	221	4.8%
Public transit	51	1.1%
Walked	41	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	795	17.2%
Other means	25	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	829	21.7%
15 to 29 min	1,747	45.7%
30 to 44 min	779	20.4%
45 to 59 min	347	9.1%
60+ min	118	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 1.81
Poverty rate: 15.0% (1,393 of 9,275)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,116	42.2%
Nonfamily households	2,893	57.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1959

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,009	94.9%
Vacant	270	5.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,731	54.5%
Renter-occupied	2,278	45.5%

1-unit, detached44.8%

1-unit, attached4.2%

2 to 4 units15.0%

5 to 19 units6.3%

20 or more units29.5%

Mobile home & other0.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,364	44.8%
1-unit, attached	224	4.2%
2 to 4 units	793	15.0%
5 to 19 units	332	6.3%
20 or more units	1,559	29.5%
Mobile home & other	7	0.1%

ZIP Code 53235

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