Population: 926,331
Households: 392,399
Average household size: 2.31
Median age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $64,435
Housing units: 426,715

Population comparison

2020 Census939,489

2024 estimate926,331

Change−1.4%

Population: 926,331
Median age: 35.5 years
Male: 450,049
Female: 476,282

Median age by sex

Male median age: 34.5 years
Female median age: 36.4 years

Age by sexPopulation distribution

30,199Under 529,262

81,7975–1778,183

43,53618–2443,749

72,78725–3476,525

60,29835–4464,060

50,30945–5452,857

51,22455–6454,964

59,89965+76,682

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5–17

Male

5–9: 31,226
10–14: 31,706
15–17: 18,865

Female

5–9: 28,886
10–14: 31,154
15–17: 18,143

18–24

Male

18–19: 12,887
20: 7,648
21: 5,548
22–24: 17,453

Female

18–19: 12,358
20: 6,009
21: 7,390
22–24: 17,992

25–34

Male

25–29: 36,656
30–34: 36,131

Female

25–29: 38,419
30–34: 38,106

35–44

Male

35–39: 30,555
40–44: 29,743

Female

35–39: 33,849
40–44: 30,211

45–54

Male

45–49: 24,873
50–54: 25,436

Female

45–49: 26,645
50–54: 26,212

55–64

Male

55–59: 25,973
60–61: 10,301
62–64: 14,950

Female

55–59: 28,024
60–61: 10,917
62–64: 16,023

65+

Male

65–66: 9,715
67–69: 12,020
70–74: 17,229
75–79: 9,881
80–84: 5,862
85+: 5,192

Female

65–66: 11,201
67–69: 14,206
70–74: 19,387
75–79: 12,160
80–84: 8,207
85+: 11,521

RaceMutually exclusive counts

White alone: 467,42950.5%
Black alone: 239,71725.9%
Two or more races: 117,82512.7%
Some other race: 49,8645.4%
Asian alone: 45,1624.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native: 6,1700.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 1640.0%

Derived from published counts

Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino: 157,150
White, not Hispanic: 445,132

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity and White, not Hispanic are reported separately from race.

Family households: 207,992
Married-couple share: 61.2%
With children: 50.5%

Household sizeShare of households

148,78537.9%

1 person

121,70831.0%

2 people

53,02013.5%

3 people

38,2499.7%

4 people

30,6377.8%

5+ people

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5+ people

5 People: 19,132
6 People: 7,258
7 Plus People: 4,247

Family householdsEach subgroup is compared with its parent

All family households207,992

Married-couple families127,33461.2% of family households

With children: 48,42938%
Without children: 78,90562%

Other families80,65838.8% of family households

Male householder: 20,56125.5%
Female householder: 60,09774.5%

Family households values
Group	Value	Share of parent
All family households	207,992	Not applicable
Married-couple families	127,334	61.2%
With children	48,429	38%
Without children	78,905	62%
Other families	80,658	38.8%
Male householder	20,561	25.5%
Female householder	60,097	74.5%

Median household: $64,435
Median family: $84,983
Per capita: $38,385

Household incomeShare of households

73,61818.8%

Under $25k

79,97920.4%

$25–49k

68,62517.5%

$50–74k

50,43912.9%

$75–99k

61,30615.6%

$100–149k

29,0707.4%

$150–199k

29,3627.5%

$200k+

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Under $25k

Under $10,000: 25,322
$10,000–$14,999: 19,190
$15,000–$19,999: 13,616
$20,000–$24,999: 15,490

$25–49k

$25,000–$29,999: 15,558
$30,000–$34,999: 17,760
$35,000–$39,999: 14,284
$40,000–$44,999: 16,729
$45,000–$49,999: 15,648

$50–74k

$50,000–$59,999: 29,717
$60,000–$74,999: 38,908

$100–149k

$100,000–$124,999: 37,213
$125,000–$149,999: 24,093

Education universe: 619,605
High school or higher: 89.5%
Bachelor’s or higher: 34.7%

Educational attainmentAttainment distribution

25,7154.2%

Less than 9th grade

39,0986.3%

Grades 9–12, no diploma

170,14027.5%

High school or equivalent

119,70019.3%

Some college, no degree

50,0258.1%

Associate degree

137,07622.1%

Bachelor’s degree

77,85112.6%

Graduate or professional

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Less than 9th grade

No Schooling: 10,852
Nursery School: 59
Kindergarten: 59
First Grade: 299
Second Grade: 542
Third Grade: 1,199
Fourth Grade: 915
Fifth Grade: 1,297
Sixth Grade: 5,018
Seventh Grade: 1,576
Eighth Grade: 3,899

Grades 9–12, no diploma

Ninth Grade: 6,334
Tenth Grade: 8,235
Eleventh Grade: 12,763
Twelfth No Diploma: 11,766

High school or equivalent

Regular High School Diploma: 147,196
Ged Or Alternative Credential: 22,944

Some college, no degree

Some College Under 1 Year: 33,200
Some College 1 Or More Years No Degree: 86,500

Graduate or professional

Masters Degree: 55,563
Professional School Degree: 12,329
Doctorate Degree: 9,959

Educational attainment values
Category	Value
Less than 9th grade	25,715
Grades 9–12, no diploma	39,098
High school or equivalent	170,140
Some college, no degree	119,700
Associate degree	50,025
Bachelor’s degree	137,076
Graduate or professional	77,851

Marital status by sexMale and Female

8,07927,097

Widowed

33,27844,796

Divorced

4,7547,600

Separated

142,150142,422

Now Married

173,411172,665

Never Married

12,32714,416

Married Spouse Absent

129,823128,006

Married Spouse Present

Marital status by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Widowed	8,079	27,097
Divorced	33,278	44,796
Separated	4,754	7,600
Now Married	142,150	142,422
Never Married	173,411	172,665
Married Spouse Absent	12,327	14,416
Married Spouse Present	129,823	128,006

Median home value: $230,700
Median gross rent: $1,101

Housing tenure

Owner: 195,76649.9%
Renter: 196,63350.1%

Housing occupancy

Occupied: 392,39992.0%
Vacant: 34,3168.0%

Derived from published counts

Owner financing

Owners with mortgage: 127,264
Owners without mortgage: 68,502

Vacancy reason

For rent12,921

37.7%

For sale1,431

4.2%

Rented, not occupied874

2.5%

Sold, not occupied858

2.5%

Seasonal1,509

4.4%

Migrant workers0

0.0%

Other16,723

48.7%

Structure type

Detached192,781

45.2%

Attached18,807

4.4%

2–4 units95,495

22.4%

5–19 units44,656

10.5%

20+ units72,759

17.1%

Mobile or other2,217

0.5%

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2–4 units

Structure 2 Units: 69,727
Structure 3–4 Units: 25,768

5–19 units

Structure 5–9 Units: 26,573
Structure 10–19 Units: 18,083

20+ units

Structure 20–49 Units: 29,483
Structure 50 Plus Units: 43,276

Mobile or other

Structure Mobile Home: 2,069
Structure Boat Rv Van Other: 148

Year builtHousing units by period

240,44756.3%

Before 1960

96,01422.5%

1960–79

46,98511.0%

1980–99

40,2029.4%

2000–19

3,0670.7%

2020+

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Before 1960

1939 Earlier: 118,608
1940–1949: 40,688
1950–1959: 81,151

1960–79

1960–1969: 50,911
1970–1979: 45,103

1980–99

1980–1989: 23,752
1990–1999: 23,233

2000–19

2000–2009: 21,869
2010–2019: 18,333

Move-in periodOwner and Renter

Before 1990

32,908

3,170

1990s

28,872

5,071

2000s

39,562

12,819

2010s

67,136

94,890

2020–22

23,211

64,838

2023+

4,077

15,845

Home valueOwner-occupied homes

21,26410.9%

Under $100k

90,47346.2%

$100–249k

68,74835.1%

$250–499k

9,9275.1%

$500–749k

3,0741.6%

$750–999k

1,4430.7%

$1–1.49m

8370.4%

$1.5m+

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Under $100k

Under 10000: 1,759
10000–14999: 861
15000–19999: 1,212
20000–24999: 1,249
25000–29999: 572
30000–34999: 927
35000–39999: 369
40000–49999: 1,277
50000–59999: 1,679
60000–69999: 2,028
70000–79999: 2,443
80000–89999: 3,154
90000–99999: 3,734

$100–249k

100000–124999: 10,248
125000–149999: 9,117
150000–174999: 18,812
175000–199999: 16,377
200000–249999: 35,919

$250–499k

250000–299999: 24,436
300000–399999: 29,312
400000–499999: 15,000

$1.5m+

1500000–1999999: 273
2000000+: 564

Gross rentRenter-occupied homes

Under $50012,384

6.4%

$500–99964,368

33.5%

$1,000–1,49974,081

38.6%

$1,500–1,99928,256

14.7%

$2,000–2,4997,648

4.0%

$2,500–2,9992,533

1.3%

$3,000+2,757

1.4%

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Under $500

Under 100: 492
100–149: 154
150–199: 325
200–249: 865
250–299: 2,475
300–349: 2,307
350–399: 1,944
400–449: 2,062
450–499: 1,760

$500–999

500–549: 1,866
550–599: 1,528
600–649: 2,597
650–699: 3,654
700–749: 5,390
750–799: 6,712
800–899: 19,167
900–999: 23,454

$1,000–1,499

1000–1249: 47,872
1250–1499: 26,209

$3,000+

3000–3499: 1,031
3500+: 1,726

Vehicle availabilityOwner and Renter

No vehicle

6,739

42,439

1 vehicle

64,966

104,305

2 vehicles

88,610

41,261

3 vehicles

26,317

6,893

4 vehicles

6,712

1,173

5+ vehicles

2,422

562

Workers age 16+: 446,476
Average commute: 22.2 min

Travel mode

Drive alone: 307,63168.9%Derived from published counts
Carpool: 37,8708.5%Derived from published counts
Public transit: 15,3923.4%Derived from published counts
Walk or bicycle: 15,6323.5%Derived from published counts
Work from home: 64,44714.4%Derived from published counts
Other: 5,5041.2%Derived from published counts

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Walk or bicycle

Walked: 13,614
Bicycle: 2,018

Other

Other Transportation: 3,746
Motorcycle: 371
Taxi Or Ride Hailing: 1,387

Commute timeWorkers by travel time

102,71926.9%

Under 15 min

177,77146.5%

15–29 min

73,18419.2%

30–44 min

13,3323.5%

45–59 min

15,0233.9%

60+ min

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Under 15 min

Under 5: 7,333
5–9: 35,043
10–14: 60,343

15–29 min

15–19: 75,060
20–24: 72,150
25–29: 30,561

30–44 min

30–34: 53,463
35–39: 10,165
40–44: 9,556

60+ min

60–89: 9,676
90+: 5,347

Population age 16+: 731,663
Civilian labor force: 475,987
Employed: 453,153
Unemployed: 22,834
Unemployment rate: 4.8%
Poverty universe: 908,298
Persons below poverty: 156,419
Gini index: 0.47
White-collar workers: 268,451
Blue-collar workers: 104,480

Occupation by sexMale and Female

Service Occupations

31,894

48,328

Sales Office Occupations

30,529

53,263

Management Business Science Arts

82,293

102,366

Production Transportation Material Moving

56,309

21,092

Natural Resources Construction Maintenance

25,564

1,515

Occupation by sex values
Category	Male	Female
Service Occupations	31,894	48,328
Sales Office Occupations	30,529	53,263
Management Business Science Arts	82,293	102,366
Production Transportation Material Moving	56,309	21,092
Natural Resources Construction Maintenance	25,564	1,515

Employment and commuting

Resident workers: 409,827
Workplace jobs: 452,061
Internal commuters: 270,004
Inbound commuters: 182,057
Outbound commuters: 139,823
Net worker inflow: 42,234

Coverage status

Insured: 853,54192.8%Derived from published counts
Uninsured: 65,9847.2%

Uninsured by ageResidents without coverage

7,21010.9%

Under 19

27,51841.7%

Age 19–34

30,28245.9%

Age 35–64

9741.5%

Age 65+

Nativity

Native born: 834,92590.1%
Foreign born: 91,4069.9%

Citizenship

Naturalized citizen: 41,439
Not a citizen: 49,967

Residential mobility

Same house: 797,100
Within same county: 81,029
From another county: 17,859
From another state: 16,745
From abroad: 3,252

Source vintages

Demographics: 2024 ACS 5-year
Historical baseline: 2020 Census
Employment: 2023 LODES

Report quality

Status: complete
kind: published geography
estimated: false

Historical housing baseline

2020 housing units: 424,191

The 2020 Census is used only as a historical population and housing baseline. It is not an annual population series and no intermediate years are inferred.

Named-geography values are published ACS estimates; margins of error are retained alongside direct values where supplied.

Geography	Population	Median income	Median age	Owner occupied
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin	926,331	$64,435	35.5 years	49.9%
United States	334,922,500	$80,734	38.9 years	65.2%
Wisconsin	5,914,872	$77,485	40.2 years	67.8%

Category	Male	Female
Under 5	30,199	29,262
5–17	81,797	78,183
18–24	43,536	43,749
25–34	72,787	76,525
35–44	60,298	64,060
45–54	50,309	52,857
55–64	51,224	54,964
65+	59,899	76,682

Category	Value
White alone	467,429
Black alone	239,717
Two or more races	117,825
Some other race	49,864
Asian alone	45,162
American Indian / Alaska Native	6,170
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	164

Category	Value
1 person	148,785
2 people	121,708
3 people	53,020
4 people	38,249
5+ people	30,637

Category	Value
Under $25k	73,618
$25–49k	79,979
$50–74k	68,625
$75–99k	50,439
$100–149k	61,306
$150–199k	29,070
$200k+	29,362

Category	Value
For rent	12,921
For sale	1,431
Rented, not occupied	874
Sold, not occupied	858
Seasonal	1,509
Migrant workers	0
Other	16,723

Category	Value
Detached	192,781
Attached	18,807
2–4 units	95,495
5–19 units	44,656
20+ units	72,759
Mobile or other	2,217

Category	Value
Before 1960	240,447
1960–79	96,014
1980–99	46,985
2000–19	40,202
2020+	3,067

Category	Owner	Renter
Before 1990	32,908	3,170
1990s	28,872	5,071
2000s	39,562	12,819
2010s	67,136	94,890
2020–22	23,211	64,838
2023+	4,077	15,845

Category	Value
Under $100k	21,264
$100–249k	90,473
$250–499k	68,748
$500–749k	9,927
$750–999k	3,074
$1–1.49m	1,443
$1.5m+	837

Category	Value
Under $500	12,384
$500–999	64,368
$1,000–1,499	74,081
$1,500–1,999	28,256
$2,000–2,499	7,648
$2,500–2,999	2,533
$3,000+	2,757

Housing occupancy values
Category	Value
Occupied	392,399
Vacant	34,316

Vehicle availability values
Category	Owner	Renter
No vehicle	6,739	42,439
1 vehicle	64,966	104,305
2 vehicles	88,610	41,261
3 vehicles	26,317	6,893
4 vehicles	6,712	1,173
5+ vehicles	2,422	562

Travel mode values
Category	Value
Drive alone	307,631
Carpool	37,870
Public transit	15,392
Walk or bicycle	15,632
Work from home	64,447
Other	5,504

Coverage status values
Category	Value
Insured	853,541
Uninsured	65,984

Category	Value
Under 15 min	102,719
15–29 min	177,771
30–44 min	73,184
45–59 min	13,332
60+ min	15,023

5–17

18–24

25–34

35–44

45–54

55–64

65+

Ethnicity

5+ people

Under $25k

$25–49k

$50–74k

$100–149k

Less than 9th grade

Grades 9–12, no diploma

High school or equivalent

Some college, no degree

Graduate or professional

Owner financing

2–4 units

5–19 units

20+ units

Mobile or other

Before 1960

1960–79

1980–99

2000–19

Under $100k

$100–249k

$250–499k

$1.5m+

Under $500

$500–999

$1,000–1,499

$3,000+

Walk or bicycle

Other

Under 15 min

15–29 min

30–44 min

60+ min

Employment and commuting

Citizenship

Residential mobility

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