Milwaukee County, Wisconsin (WI)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 53,325
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 198,768
Renter-occupied apartments: 186,757 (it was 178,961 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 47% |
| State: | 32% |
Land area: 242 sq. mi.
Water area: 948.1 sq. mi.
Population density: 3803 people per square mile (very high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (24.9%), Manufacturing (15.1%), Retail trade (11.7%), Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services (11.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 84%
- Government: 12%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 4%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
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- 445,18348.5%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 229,74025.0%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 152,46716.6%Hispanic or Latino
- 46,2175.0%Asian alone
- 37,5064.1%Two or more races
- 3,2360.4%Some other race alone
- 2,9620.3%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 1,3500.1%Native Hawaiian and Other
Pacific Islander alone
| Median resident age: | 35.5 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 40.4 years |
| Males: 447,146 |  (48.7%) |
| Females: 471,515 |  (51.3%) |
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| Milwaukee County: | 2.0 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $58,214 ($38,100 in 1999)
| This county: | $58,214 |
| Wisconsin: | $70,996 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $858 (lower quartile is $679, upper quartile is $1,159)
| This county: | $858 |
| State: | $845 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $216,900 (it was $100,500 in 2000)
| Milwaukee: | $216,900 |
| Wisconsin: | $252,800 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,544Detached houses: $265,372
Here: $265,372 State: $308,468 Townhouses or other attached units: $230,342
Here: $230,342 State: $265,873 In 2-unit structures: $214,901
Here: $214,901 State: $203,667 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $190,078
Here: $190,078 State: $216,833 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $259,928
Here: $259,928 State: $280,537 Mobile homes: $34,695
Here: $34,695 State: $79,042
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $684
Institutionalized population: 9,997
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 7
- Robberies: 15
- Assaults: 108
- Burglaries: 8
- Thefts: 69
- Auto thefts: 89
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 3
- Rapes: 6
- Robberies: 11
- Assaults: 98
- Burglaries: 7
- Thefts: 72
- Auto thefts: 68
Health of residents in Milwaukee County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2013 to 2021:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.4. This is about average.73.3% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
43.7% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
62.2% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
74.1% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 200 pounds. This is more than average.
Average weight of females is 167 pounds. This is more than average.
Health of residents in Milwaukee County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.3. This is worse than average.70.9% of residents exercised in the past month. This is about average.
49.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is about average.
73.9% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is about average.
69.8% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is about average.
Average weight of males is 197 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 173 pounds. This is more than average.
18.2% of residents keep firearms around their homes. This is less than average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 186 buildings, average cost: $402,600
- 2021: 145 buildings, average cost: $436,100
- 2020: 218 buildings, average cost: $336,000
- 2019: 170 buildings, average cost: $346,800
- 2018: 127 buildings, average cost: $339,600
- 2017: 101 buildings, average cost: $307,600
- 2016: 146 buildings, average cost: $306,800
- 2015: 128 buildings, average cost: $278,500
- 2014: 138 buildings, average cost: $254,400
- 2013: 154 buildings, average cost: $234,000
- 2012: 164 buildings, average cost: $205,100
- 2011: 231 buildings, average cost: $175,500
- 2010: 178 buildings, average cost: $158,000
- 2009: 160 buildings, average cost: $208,400
- 2008: 247 buildings, average cost: $225,800
- 2007: 378 buildings, average cost: $205,000
- 2006: 550 buildings, average cost: $215,700
- 2005: 785 buildings, average cost: $210,500
- 2004: 773 buildings, average cost: $183,000
- 2003: 742 buildings, average cost: $168,600
- 2002: 645 buildings, average cost: $157,700
- 2001: 671 buildings, average cost: $151,100
- 2000: 736 buildings, average cost: $135,100
- 1999: 830 buildings, average cost: $130,900
- 1998: 652 buildings, average cost: $127,100
- 1997: 617 buildings, average cost: $119,800
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $4,156 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $3,891 (1.9%)
| Milwaukee County: | 17.1% |
| Wisconsin: | 10.7% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 35.5 years old
(Males: 34.5 years old, Females: 36.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 43.5 years old, Black residents: 31.4 years old, American Indian residents: 37.9 years old, Asian residents: 30.3 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 26.5 years old, Other race residents: 31.1 years old)
Area name: Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Milwaukee County is $591 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $706 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $890 a month.
Cities in this county include: Milwaukee, West Allis, Wauwatosa, Greenfield, Franklin, Oak Creek, South Milwaukee, Cudahy, Greendale, Whitefish Bay.
2023 air pollution in Milwaukee County:
Nitrogen Dioxide: 0.01 ppm (standard limit: 0.053 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (1-hour): 0.036 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Sulfur Oxides Annual: 0.000 ppm (standard limit: 0.03 ppm). Near U.S. average.
Local government website: www.co.milwaukee.wi.us
Neighboring counties: Berkshire County, Massachusetts 
, Cumberland County, Maine , Rockingham County, New Hampshire , Klamath County, Oregon 
, Franklin County, Iowa , Rock County, Nebraska .
| Here: | 3.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
Current college students: 65,887
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 90.1%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 34.4%
Number of foreign born residents: 89,853 (45.8% naturalized citizens)
| Milwaukee County: | 9.8% |
| Whole state: | 5.0% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 34,1642010 or later
- 23,6992000 to 2009
- 15,1711990 to 1999
- 13,4051980 to 1989
- 7,2431970 to 1979
- 12,060Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 99.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 190,672
- One, attached: 18,819
- Two: 70,738
- 3 or 4: 25,887
- 5 to 9: 26,507
- 10 to 19: 16,078
- 20 to 49: 28,665
- 50 or more: 44,133
- Mobile homes: 1,865
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 338
Housing units in Milwaukee County with a mortgage: 122,174 (13,171 second mortgage, 384 home equity loan, 11,390 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,106
| Here: | 96.8% with mortgage |
| State: | 96.6% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Milwaukee County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 199,153 | 83 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 116,298 | 346 |
| Mainline Protestant | 51,652 | 148 |
| Black Protestant | 38,583 | 96 |
| Other | 24,760 | 62 |
| Orthodox | 9,080 | 9 |
| None | 508,209 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 203
| Milwaukee County: | 2.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
| Here: | 0.03 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 67
| This county: | 0.70 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 262
| Milwaukee County: | 2.75 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 605
| This county: | 6.36 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Milwaukee County: | 8.7% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Milwaukee County: | 29.6% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 13.7% |
| State: | 13.0% |
Agriculture in Milwaukee County:
Average size of farms: 72 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $115,306
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $2491.10
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 84.85%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.36%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $79,945
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 62.54%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 1.52%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $39,603
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.90%
Average age of principal farm operators: 55 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.05
Corn for grain: 644 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 169 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 1519 harvested acres
Vegetables: 226 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 14 acres
Earthquake activity:
Milwaukee County-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 10% greater than the overall U.S. average.On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.4 (5.1 MB, 4.8 MS, 5.4 MW, 5.2 MW, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 317.0 miles away from Milwaukee County center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 119.0 miles away from the county center
On 6/10/1987 at 23:48:54, a magnitude 5.1 (4.9 MB, 4.4 MS, 4.6 MS, 5.1 LG) earthquake occurred 291.4 miles away from the county center
On 4/18/2008 at 09:36:59, a magnitude 5.2 (5.2 MW, Depth: 8.9 mi) earthquake occurred 317.0 miles away from the county center
On 5/2/2015 at 16:23:07, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 2.8 mi) earthquake occurred 140.2 miles away from Milwaukee County center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 78.6 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Wisconsin Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4520-WI: April 4, 2020, FEMA Id: 4520, Natural disaster type: Other
- Wisconsin Severe Winter Storm And Flooding, Incident Period: January 10, 2020 - January 12, 2020, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4477-WI: March 11, 2020, FEMA Id: 4477, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm, Flood
- Wisconsin Severe Winter Storm and Snowstorm, Incident Period: January 31, 2011 to February 03, 2011, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1966: April 05, 2011, FEMA Id: 1966, Natural disaster type: Snowstorm, Winter Storm
- Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: July 20, 2010 to July 24, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1933: August 11, 2010, FEMA Id: 1933, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 05, 2008 to July 25, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1768: June 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 1768, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- Wisconsin Snow, Incident Period: February 05, 2008 to February 06, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3285: March 19, 2008, FEMA Id: 3285, Natural disaster type: Snow
- Wisconsin Hurricane Katrina Evacuation, Incident Period: August 29, 2005 to October 01, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3249: September 13, 2005, FEMA Id: 3249, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Wisconsin Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 07, 2004 to July 03, 2004, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1526: June 18, 2004, FEMA Id: 1526, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Wisconsin Severe Winter Storm, Incident Period: December 11, 2000 to December 31, 2000, Emergency Declared EM-3163: January 24, 2001, FEMA Id: 3163, Natural disaster type: Winter Storm
- Wisconsin Severe Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding, Incident Period: May 26, 2000 to July 19, 2000, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1332: June 24, 2000, FEMA Id: 1332, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
- 9 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Milwaukee County (19) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 15
Emergencies Declared: 4
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 12, Storms: 12, Tornadoes: 4, Winter Storms: 3, Snowstorms: 2, Blizzard: 1, Hurricane: 1, Snow: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 326,733 (70.5%)
- Carpooled: 39,255 (8.5%)
- Bus: 12,727 (2.7%)
- Long-distance train or commuter rail: 157 (0.0%)
- Light rail, streetcar or trolley: 202 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 4,756 (1.0%)
- Bicycle: 2,237 (0.5%)
- Walked: 14,244 (3.1%)
- Worked at home: 63,401 (13.7%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Health care and social assistance (25%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (11%)
- Manufacturing (9%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Finance and insurance (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (5%)
- Production occupations (12%)
- Management occupations (11%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Material moving occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (6%)
- Transportation occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (17%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (10%)
- Management occupations (9%)
- Sales and related occupations (8%)
- Business and financial operations occupations (7%)
- Healthcare support occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (7%)
- Mexico (35%)
- India (6%)
- Burma (Myanmar) (5%)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (4%)
- Thailand (3%)
- Laos (3%)
- Philippines (2%)
- German (12%)
- Polish (5%)
- Irish (2%)
- American (2%)
- European (2%)
- Italian (2%)
- English (1%)
People in group quarters in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 2010:
- 9,814 people in college/university student housing
- 5,216 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 2,699 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 1,648 people in group homes intended for adults
- 1,539 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 1,485 people in state prisons
- 769 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 614 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 218 people in correctional residential facilities
- 176 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 99 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 83 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 68 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals and psychiatric units in other hospitals
- 33 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 16 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 10 people in maritime/merchant vessels
- 3 people in federal detention centers
People in group quarters in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 2000:
- 6,980 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 6,872 people in nursing homes
- 3,777 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 2,556 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 668 people in religious group quarters
- 434 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 391 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 377 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 277 people in homes for the mentally ill
- 264 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 261 people in other group homes
- 188 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 181 people in state prisons
- 167 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 164 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 142 people in homes for the physically handicapped
- 122 people in halfway houses
- 117 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 95 people in short-term care, detention or diagnostic centers for delinquent children
- 80 people in mental (psychiatric) hospitals or wards
- 64 people in other workers' dormitories
- 39 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 31 people in hospitals or wards for drug/alcohol abuse
- 17 people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 12 people in military barracks, etc.
- 9 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
- 7 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 3 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 2 people in crews of maritime vessels
4.52% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($59,601 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 4.52% |
| Wisconsin average: | 6.07% |
0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($97 average AGI)
Milwaukee County: 0.01% Wisconsin average: 0.00%
2.35% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($27,601 average AGI)
2.15% relocated from other states ($31,903 average AGI)
Milwaukee County: 2.15% Wisconsin average: 2.19%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Waukesha County, WI |  0.88% ($56,488 average AGI) |
| from Cook County, IL | 0.26% ($77,754) |
| from Racine County, WI | 0.25% ($55,594) |
| from Dane County, WI | 0.19% ($53,216) |
| from Ozaukee County, WI | 0.15% ($94,061) |
| from Washington County, WI | 0.15% ($52,582) |
| from Kenosha County, WI | 0.10% ($64,508) |
6.14% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($69,652 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 6.14% |
| Wisconsin average: | 6.10% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($47 average AGI)
Milwaukee County: 0.01% Wisconsin average: 0.00%
3.44% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($39,802 average AGI)
2.69% relocated to other states ($29,803 average AGI)
Milwaukee County: 2.69% Wisconsin average: 2.22%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Waukesha County, WI | 1.40% ($84,533 average AGI) |
| to Racine County, WI | 0.34% ($58,553) |
| to Ozaukee County, WI | 0.30% ($95,789) |
| to Washington County, WI | 0.30% ($65,361) |
| to Cook County, IL | 0.20% ($66,562) |
| to Dane County, WI | 0.17% ($56,222) |
| to Maricopa County, AZ | 0.15% ($51,054) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 16.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 15.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 12.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 9.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 8.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 10.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 8.5
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 3.1%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 131,438 (105,512 aged, 25,926 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 20,789 (8%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin in 1999 - 2019:
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (15,528)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (10,049)
- Unspecified dementia (8,332)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (6,547)
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (6,134)
- Stroke, not specified as haemorrhage or infarction (4,734)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (4,438)
- Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, so described (4,285)
- Congestive heart failure (3,607)
- Hypertensive heart disease without (congestive) heart failure (3,126)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 14%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 8%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 15,154
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 333
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 41,510
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 1,585
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 935
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 11
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 61
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 73
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 7
Beer, wine & liquor stores per 100,000 population in 2005: 1
Fitness & recreation sports centers per 100,000 population in 2005: 6,797
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 129.8. This is more than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 94.9
- Cut/Pierce - 11.0
- Suffocation - 4.8
- Other - 19.1
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 109.9. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 44.3
- Suffocation - 27.3
- Poisoning - 25.6
- Fall - 4.7
- Other - 8.1
Household type by relationship:
Households: 918,661- Male householders: 178,512 (70,266 living alone), Female householders: 209,928 (77,564 living alone)
126,906 spouses (124,926 opposite-sex spouses), 35,000 unmarried partners, (32,844 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 264,366 children (251,306 natural, 6,335 adopted, 6,725 stepchildren), 16,913 grandchildren, 12,069 brothers or sisters, 10,388 parents, 855 foster children, 15,761 other relatives, 29,563 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 18,400
Size of family households: 87,323 2-persons, 53,117 3-persons, 35,832 4-persons, 16,833 5-persons, 6,673 6-persons, 4,686 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 147,830 1-person, 31,204 2-persons, 3,966 3-persons, 858 4-persons, 118 5-persons.
102,495 married couples with children.
93,105 single-parent households (20,899 men, 72,206 women).
81.6% of residents of Milwaukee speak English at home.
11.6% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
3.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (55% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 4% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (73% speak English very well, 13% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $5,904,383,000 ($6,362 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $251,111,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $2,054,850,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $1,323,323,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $14,866,000
Federal grants: $1,579,429,000
Federal procurement contracts: $306,303,000 ($132,500,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $625,612,000 ($85,940,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $120,718,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $305,090,000
Federal Government insurance: $203,746,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 78,423| Here: | 85 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 65 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 46,135
| Here: | 50 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 44 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +15,873
| Here: | +17 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +8 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -65,081
| Here: |  -71 per 1000 residents |
| State: |  +3 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 174.40 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.5 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.1 |
- Year house built in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- 2,5492020 or later
- 20,6092010 to 2019
- 20,3412000 to 2009
- 20,6661990 to 1999
- 22,9281980 to 1989
- 43,0901970 to 1979
- 51,5511960 to 1969
- 80,5891950 to 1959
- 38,1991940 to 1949
- 123,1801939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- 3831 room
- 6052 rooms
- 3,3593 rooms
- 20,3344 rooms
- 42,4115 rooms
- 47,9396 rooms
- 30,2887 rooms
- 20,5808 rooms
- 25,0569+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- 10,5731 room
- 11,5802 rooms
- 39,0903 rooms
- 57,2954 rooms
- 43,9995 rooms
- 21,1206 rooms
- 8,3427 rooms
- 2,8128 rooms
- 2,6749+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- 470no bedroom
- 4,4681 bedroom
- 41,1942 bedrooms
- 98,8573 bedrooms
- 37,5174 bedrooms
- 8,4495+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
- 12,685no bedroom
- 52,7431 bedroom
- 81,0282 bedrooms
- 41,3433 bedrooms
- 7,6654 bedrooms
- 2,0215+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Milwaukee County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 6,878no vehicle
- 65,0771 vehicle
- 84,8182 vehicles
- 25,6083 vehicles
- 5,9354 vehicles
- 2,6395+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Milwaukee County in renter-occupied apartments
- 44,326no vehicle
- 102,3541 vehicle
- 41,8132 vehicles
- 6,9583 vehicles
- 1,4214 vehicles
- 6135+ vehicles
85.8% of Milwaukee County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Wisconsin.
| Milwaukee County: | 85.8% |
| State average: | 87.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 614,666
- Other state: 195,450
- Northeast: 17,845
- Midwest: 102,049
- South: 53,141
- West: 22,415
- 85.6%Utility gas
- 10.9%Electricity
- 1.4%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.3%Other fuel
- 0.2%Wood
- 67.2%Utility gas
- 28.9%Electricity
- 1.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.2%Other fuel
- 0.9%No fuel used
- 0.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22,747
| Here: | 23.3% |
| Wisconsin: | 16.7% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 10,711
| Here: | 21.7% |
| Wisconsin: | 12.5% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 14,087
| Here: | 30.8% |
| Wisconsin: | 17.5% |
Milwaukee County government finances - Expenditure in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $49,830,000
Cash and Securities: $28,583,000
- Charges - Other: $231,856,000
Other: $201,917,000
Air Transportation: $95,243,000
Air Transportation: $78,647,000
Parks and Recreation: $44,546,000
Parks and Recreation: $39,434,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $23,205,000
Regular Highways: $20,223,000
Parks and Recreation: $20,100,000
Air Transportation: $17,509,000
Transit Utilities: $16,309,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,115,000
Transit Utilities: $11,473,000
Regular Highways: $7,631,000
General Public Buildings: $4,091,000
General Public Buildings: $1,304,000
Public Welfare - Other: $999,000
Correctional Institutions: $848,000
Correctional Institutions: $254,000
Public Welfare - Other: $146,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $219,981,000
Health - Other: $199,392,000
Transit Utilities: $162,740,000
Transit Utilities: $144,121,000
Correctional Institutions: $124,454,000
Parks and Recreation: $113,710,000
Correctional Institutions: $109,819,000
Parks and Recreation: $88,050,000
Air Transportation: $85,778,000
Public Welfare - Other: $74,828,000
Public Welfare - Other: $72,602,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,456,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $71,958,000
Air Transportation: $61,127,000
Police Protection: $53,214,000
Police Protection: $45,768,000
General - Other: $38,145,000
General - Other: $34,661,000
Central Staff Services: $24,577,000
Regular Highways: $23,086,000
Regular Highways: $22,292,000
Financial Administration: $18,622,000
Central Staff Services: $16,995,000
Financial Administration: $16,736,000
General Public Buildings: $1,924,000
General Public Buildings: $1,275,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $507,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $495,000
Libraries: $67,000
Libraries: $67,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $44,748,000
Other: $39,116,000
Housing and Community Development: $20,687,000
Housing and Community Development: $18,565,000
Public Welfare: $15,905,000
Highways: $14,725,000
Public Welfare: $10,176,000
Highways: $3,003,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,179,000
Health and Hospitals: $605,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $34,516,000
Interest on Debt: $32,562,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,346,000
Other: $6,786,000
Highways: $1,140,000
Highways: $866,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $782,950,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $730,612,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $677,152,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $625,694,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $155,280,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,821,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,203,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,865,000
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $29,613,000
Donations From Private Sources: $27,752,000
General Revenue - Other: $18,745,000
Interest Earnings: $12,950,000
Rents: $8,793,000
Rents: $8,517,000
General Revenue - Other: $8,423,000
Interest Earnings: $3,953,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,491,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,260,000
Sale of Property: $132,000
Sale of Property: $44,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $20,395,000
Central Staff Services: $20,090,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $301,799,000
Cash and Securities: $292,340,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $39,245,000
Transit Utilities: $35,869,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $67,027,000
Beginning: $66,147,000
Beginning: $65,224,000
End of Fiscal Year: $64,016,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $75,537,000
Cash and Securities: $40,973,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $85,851,000
Public Welfare: $82,052,000
Other: $75,348,000
Other: $72,695,000
General Local Government Support: $43,709,000
Health and Hospitals: $42,926,000
General Local Government Support: $42,106,000
Health and Hospitals: $40,602,000
Highways: $24,309,000
Highways: $21,863,000
Education: $8,574,000
Education: $6,923,000
Transit Utilities: $899,000
Transit Utilities: $747,000
Housing and Community Development: $301,000
- Tax - Property: $287,863,000
Property: $284,546,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $82,113,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $74,370,000
Motor Vehicle License: $16,186,000
Motor Vehicle License: $14,197,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,535,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,350,000
Other License: $1,199,000
Other License: $1,132,000
Milwaukee County government finances - Revenue in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $49,830,000
Cash and Securities: $28,583,000
- Charges - Other: $231,856,000
Other: $201,917,000
Air Transportation: $95,243,000
Air Transportation: $78,647,000
Parks and Recreation: $44,546,000
Parks and Recreation: $39,434,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $23,205,000
Regular Highways: $20,223,000
Parks and Recreation: $20,100,000
Air Transportation: $17,509,000
Transit Utilities: $16,309,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,115,000
Transit Utilities: $11,473,000
Regular Highways: $7,631,000
General Public Buildings: $4,091,000
General Public Buildings: $1,304,000
Public Welfare - Other: $999,000
Correctional Institutions: $848,000
Correctional Institutions: $254,000
Public Welfare - Other: $146,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $219,981,000
Health - Other: $199,392,000
Transit Utilities: $162,740,000
Transit Utilities: $144,121,000
Correctional Institutions: $124,454,000
Parks and Recreation: $113,710,000
Correctional Institutions: $109,819,000
Parks and Recreation: $88,050,000
Air Transportation: $85,778,000
Public Welfare - Other: $74,828,000
Public Welfare - Other: $72,602,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,456,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $71,958,000
Air Transportation: $61,127,000
Police Protection: $53,214,000
Police Protection: $45,768,000
General - Other: $38,145,000
General - Other: $34,661,000
Central Staff Services: $24,577,000
Regular Highways: $23,086,000
Regular Highways: $22,292,000
Financial Administration: $18,622,000
Central Staff Services: $16,995,000
Financial Administration: $16,736,000
General Public Buildings: $1,924,000
General Public Buildings: $1,275,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $507,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $495,000
Libraries: $67,000
Libraries: $67,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $44,748,000
Other: $39,116,000
Housing and Community Development: $20,687,000
Housing and Community Development: $18,565,000
Public Welfare: $15,905,000
Highways: $14,725,000
Public Welfare: $10,176,000
Highways: $3,003,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,179,000
Health and Hospitals: $605,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $34,516,000
Interest on Debt: $32,562,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,346,000
Other: $6,786,000
Highways: $1,140,000
Highways: $866,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $782,950,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $730,612,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $677,152,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $625,694,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $155,280,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,821,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,203,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,865,000
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $29,613,000
Donations From Private Sources: $27,752,000
General Revenue - Other: $18,745,000
Interest Earnings: $12,950,000
Rents: $8,793,000
Rents: $8,517,000
General Revenue - Other: $8,423,000
Interest Earnings: $3,953,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,491,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,260,000
Sale of Property: $132,000
Sale of Property: $44,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $20,395,000
Central Staff Services: $20,090,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $301,799,000
Cash and Securities: $292,340,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $39,245,000
Transit Utilities: $35,869,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $67,027,000
Beginning: $66,147,000
Beginning: $65,224,000
End of Fiscal Year: $64,016,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $75,537,000
Cash and Securities: $40,973,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $85,851,000
Public Welfare: $82,052,000
Other: $75,348,000
Other: $72,695,000
General Local Government Support: $43,709,000
Health and Hospitals: $42,926,000
General Local Government Support: $42,106,000
Health and Hospitals: $40,602,000
Highways: $24,309,000
Highways: $21,863,000
Education: $8,574,000
Education: $6,923,000
Transit Utilities: $899,000
Transit Utilities: $747,000
Housing and Community Development: $301,000
- Tax - Property: $287,863,000
Property: $284,546,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $82,113,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $74,370,000
Motor Vehicle License: $16,186,000
Motor Vehicle License: $14,197,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,535,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,350,000
Other License: $1,199,000
Other License: $1,132,000
Milwaukee County government finances - Debt in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $49,830,000
Cash and Securities: $28,583,000
- Charges - Other: $231,856,000
Other: $201,917,000
Air Transportation: $95,243,000
Air Transportation: $78,647,000
Parks and Recreation: $44,546,000
Parks and Recreation: $39,434,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $23,205,000
Regular Highways: $20,223,000
Parks and Recreation: $20,100,000
Air Transportation: $17,509,000
Transit Utilities: $16,309,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,115,000
Transit Utilities: $11,473,000
Regular Highways: $7,631,000
General Public Buildings: $4,091,000
General Public Buildings: $1,304,000
Public Welfare - Other: $999,000
Correctional Institutions: $848,000
Correctional Institutions: $254,000
Public Welfare - Other: $146,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $219,981,000
Health - Other: $199,392,000
Transit Utilities: $162,740,000
Transit Utilities: $144,121,000
Correctional Institutions: $124,454,000
Parks and Recreation: $113,710,000
Correctional Institutions: $109,819,000
Parks and Recreation: $88,050,000
Air Transportation: $85,778,000
Public Welfare - Other: $74,828,000
Public Welfare - Other: $72,602,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,456,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $71,958,000
Air Transportation: $61,127,000
Police Protection: $53,214,000
Police Protection: $45,768,000
General - Other: $38,145,000
General - Other: $34,661,000
Central Staff Services: $24,577,000
Regular Highways: $23,086,000
Regular Highways: $22,292,000
Financial Administration: $18,622,000
Central Staff Services: $16,995,000
Financial Administration: $16,736,000
General Public Buildings: $1,924,000
General Public Buildings: $1,275,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $507,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $495,000
Libraries: $67,000
Libraries: $67,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $44,748,000
Other: $39,116,000
Housing and Community Development: $20,687,000
Housing and Community Development: $18,565,000
Public Welfare: $15,905,000
Highways: $14,725,000
Public Welfare: $10,176,000
Highways: $3,003,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,179,000
Health and Hospitals: $605,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $34,516,000
Interest on Debt: $32,562,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,346,000
Other: $6,786,000
Highways: $1,140,000
Highways: $866,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $782,950,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $730,612,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $677,152,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $625,694,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $155,280,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,821,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,203,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,865,000
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $29,613,000
Donations From Private Sources: $27,752,000
General Revenue - Other: $18,745,000
Interest Earnings: $12,950,000
Rents: $8,793,000
Rents: $8,517,000
General Revenue - Other: $8,423,000
Interest Earnings: $3,953,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,491,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,260,000
Sale of Property: $132,000
Sale of Property: $44,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $20,395,000
Central Staff Services: $20,090,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $301,799,000
Cash and Securities: $292,340,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $39,245,000
Transit Utilities: $35,869,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $67,027,000
Beginning: $66,147,000
Beginning: $65,224,000
End of Fiscal Year: $64,016,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $75,537,000
Cash and Securities: $40,973,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $85,851,000
Public Welfare: $82,052,000
Other: $75,348,000
Other: $72,695,000
General Local Government Support: $43,709,000
Health and Hospitals: $42,926,000
General Local Government Support: $42,106,000
Health and Hospitals: $40,602,000
Highways: $24,309,000
Highways: $21,863,000
Education: $8,574,000
Education: $6,923,000
Transit Utilities: $899,000
Transit Utilities: $747,000
Housing and Community Development: $301,000
- Tax - Property: $287,863,000
Property: $284,546,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $82,113,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $74,370,000
Motor Vehicle License: $16,186,000
Motor Vehicle License: $14,197,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,535,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,350,000
Other License: $1,199,000
Other License: $1,132,000
Milwaukee County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2020:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $49,830,000
Cash and Securities: $28,583,000
- Charges - Other: $231,856,000
Other: $201,917,000
Air Transportation: $95,243,000
Air Transportation: $78,647,000
Parks and Recreation: $44,546,000
Parks and Recreation: $39,434,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $23,205,000
Regular Highways: $20,223,000
Parks and Recreation: $20,100,000
Air Transportation: $17,509,000
Transit Utilities: $16,309,000
Parks and Recreation: $13,115,000
Transit Utilities: $11,473,000
Regular Highways: $7,631,000
General Public Buildings: $4,091,000
General Public Buildings: $1,304,000
Public Welfare - Other: $999,000
Correctional Institutions: $848,000
Correctional Institutions: $254,000
Public Welfare - Other: $146,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $219,981,000
Health - Other: $199,392,000
Transit Utilities: $162,740,000
Transit Utilities: $144,121,000
Correctional Institutions: $124,454,000
Parks and Recreation: $113,710,000
Correctional Institutions: $109,819,000
Parks and Recreation: $88,050,000
Air Transportation: $85,778,000
Public Welfare - Other: $74,828,000
Public Welfare - Other: $72,602,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $72,456,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $71,958,000
Air Transportation: $61,127,000
Police Protection: $53,214,000
Police Protection: $45,768,000
General - Other: $38,145,000
General - Other: $34,661,000
Central Staff Services: $24,577,000
Regular Highways: $23,086,000
Regular Highways: $22,292,000
Financial Administration: $18,622,000
Central Staff Services: $16,995,000
Financial Administration: $16,736,000
General Public Buildings: $1,924,000
General Public Buildings: $1,275,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $507,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $495,000
Libraries: $67,000
Libraries: $67,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $44,748,000
Other: $39,116,000
Housing and Community Development: $20,687,000
Housing and Community Development: $18,565,000
Public Welfare: $15,905,000
Highways: $14,725,000
Public Welfare: $10,176,000
Highways: $3,003,000
Health and Hospitals: $1,179,000
Health and Hospitals: $605,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $34,516,000
Interest on Debt: $32,562,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $7,346,000
Other: $6,786,000
Highways: $1,140,000
Highways: $866,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $782,950,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $730,612,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $677,152,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $625,694,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $155,280,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $103,821,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $100,203,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,865,000
- Miscellaneous - Donations From Private Sources: $29,613,000
Donations From Private Sources: $27,752,000
General Revenue - Other: $18,745,000
Interest Earnings: $12,950,000
Rents: $8,793,000
Rents: $8,517,000
General Revenue - Other: $8,423,000
Interest Earnings: $3,953,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,491,000
Fines and Forfeits: $2,260,000
Sale of Property: $132,000
Sale of Property: $44,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff Services: $20,395,000
Central Staff Services: $20,090,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $301,799,000
Cash and Securities: $292,340,000
- Revenue - Transit Utilities: $39,245,000
Transit Utilities: $35,869,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $67,027,000
Beginning: $66,147,000
Beginning: $65,224,000
End of Fiscal Year: $64,016,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $75,537,000
Cash and Securities: $40,973,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $85,851,000
Public Welfare: $82,052,000
Other: $75,348,000
Other: $72,695,000
General Local Government Support: $43,709,000
Health and Hospitals: $42,926,000
General Local Government Support: $42,106,000
Health and Hospitals: $40,602,000
Highways: $24,309,000
Highways: $21,863,000
Education: $8,574,000
Education: $6,923,000
Transit Utilities: $899,000
Transit Utilities: $747,000
Housing and Community Development: $301,000
- Tax - Property: $287,863,000
Property: $284,546,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $82,113,000
General Sales and Gross Receipts: $74,370,000
Motor Vehicle License: $16,186,000
Motor Vehicle License: $14,197,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,535,000
Documentary and Stock Transfer: $2,350,000
Other License: $1,199,000
Other License: $1,132,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 33,906
- Number of aged recipients: 2,588
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 31,318
- Number of recipients under 18: 7,243
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 21,225
- Number of recipients older than 64: 5,438
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 9,390
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 16,750
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 303 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 2,235 | $142,232 | 4,098 | $147,464 | 19,904 | $156,982 | 1,085 | $57,892 | 185 | $899,022 | 1,561 | $116,530 | 10 | $75,700 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 124 | $129,976 | 226 | $168,319 | 1,611 | $158,309 | 219 | $37,868 | 8 | $453,750 | 107 | $132,673 | 2 | $40,500 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 383 | $127,204 | 664 | $115,551 | 6,048 | $151,146 | 1,054 | $39,426 | 39 | $944,051 | 596 | $109,824 | 16 | $23,812 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 213 | $132,516 | 397 | $153,980 | 4,182 | $156,997 | 208 | $71,495 | 24 | $675,125 | 267 | $116,127 | 1 | $28,000 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 50 | $118,260 | 120 | $135,117 | 962 | $155,353 | 91 | $57,835 | 2 | $107,500 | 65 | $105,554 | 0 | $0 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 238 full tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,123 | $164,801 | 926 | $183,484 | 1 | $355,000 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 177 | $164,435 | 229 | $175,004 | 10 | $171,000 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 119 | $162,437 | 152 | $194,645 | 2 | $162,500 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 29 | $155,966 | 53 | $205,717 | 0 | $0 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 22 | $145,136 | 12 | $186,833 | 2 | $138,500 |
| Most common first names in Milwaukee County, WI among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| John | 8,508 | 75.0 years |
| Mary | 6,493 | 79.7 years |
| Joseph | 5,420 | 76.0 years |
| William | 5,306 | 74.9 years |
| Robert | 4,676 | 69.6 years |
| Frank | 4,354 | 77.3 years |
| Helen | 4,023 | 80.9 years |
| George | 3,994 | 75.9 years |
| Edward | 3,909 | 75.3 years |
| Anna | 3,675 | 83.8 years |
| Most common last names in Milwaukee County, WI among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson | 1,733 | 73.0 years |
| Smith | 1,508 | 72.3 years |
| Miller | 1,154 | 76.1 years |
| Schmidt | 1,082 | 78.2 years |
| Williams | 962 | 69.1 years |
| Brown | 941 | 70.9 years |
| Anderson | 892 | 75.3 years |
| Mueller | 799 | 78.7 years |
| Jones | 785 | 70.0 years |
| Schultz | 758 | 76.0 years |
| Businesses in Milwaukee County, WI | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDI | 9 | Justice | 3 | |
| ALDO | 3 | KFC | 14 | |
| AMF Bowling | 3 | Kmart | 4 | |
| AT&T | 8 | Kohl's | 5 | |
| Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | Kroger | 1 | |
| Abercrombie Kids | 1 | LA Fitness | 1 | |
| Ace Hardware | 11 | La Quinta | 3 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 17 | La-Z-Boy | 2 | |
| Aeropostale | 3 | Lane Bryant | 2 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 3 | Lane Furniture | 8 | |
| Ann Taylor | 2 | LensCrafters | 4 | |
| Apple Store | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 6 | |
| Applebee's | 9 | Long John Silver's | 2 | |
| Arby's | 8 | Lowe's | 3 | |
| Ashley Furniture | 1 | Macy's | 1 | |
| Audi | 2 | MainStay | 1 | |
| AutoZone | 8 | Marriott | 4 | |
| Avenue | 1 | Marshalls | 1 | |
| BMW | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 12 | |
| Bakers | 1 | Maurices | 1 | |
| Bakers Square | 3 | Mazda | 2 | |
| Bally Total Fitness | 3 | McDonald's | 42 | |
| Banana Republic | 2 | Men's Wearhouse | 5 | |
| Barnes & Noble | 3 | Menards | 4 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 2 | Motel 6 | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 4 | Motherhood Maternity | 2 | |
| Baymont Inn | 1 | New Balance | 12 | |
| Bebe | 1 | New York & Co | 2 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | Nike | 35 | |
| Best Western | 3 | Nissan | 2 | |
| Blockbuster | 10 | Office Depot | 3 | |
| Brooks Brothers | 2 | OfficeMax | 7 | |
| Brookstone | 1 | Old Country Buffet | 2 | |
| Budget Car Rental | 3 | Old Navy | 2 | |
| Buffalo Wild Wings | 5 | Olive Garden | 2 | |
| Burger King | 16 | Outback | 1 | |
| CVS | 13 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
| Cache | 1 | Pac Sun | 2 | |
| CarMax | 1 | Panda Express | 3 | |
| Caribou Coffee | 2 | Panera Bread | 5 | |
| Carson Pirie Scott | 4 | Papa John's Pizza | 7 | |
| Casual Male XL | 2 | Payless | 10 | |
| Catherines | 2 | Penske | 9 | |
| Charlotte Russe | 2 | PetSmart | 1 | |
| Chevrolet | 4 | Pier 1 Imports | 3 | |
| Chico's | 2 | Pizza Hut | 11 | |
| Chipotle | 4 | Plato's Closet | 1 | |
| Chuck E. Cheese's | 2 | Popeyes | 6 | |
| Church's Chicken | 1 | Pottery Barn | 1 | |
| Cinnabon | 1 | Qdoba Mexican Grill | 12 | |
| Clarion | 1 | Quiznos | 6 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 3 | RadioShack | 13 | |
| Coldwater Creek | 2 | Ramada | 1 | |
| Comfort Inn | 1 | Red Lobster | 2 | |
| Comfort Suites | 2 | Red Robin | 1 | |
| Crate & Barrel | 1 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 40 | Ruby Tuesday | 2 | |
| Curves | 8 | Rue21 | 1 | |
| DHL | 3 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 2 | |
| Dairy Queen | 9 | SAS Shoes | 2 | |
| Days Inn | 3 | SONIC Drive-In | 1 | |
| Deb | 1 | Sam's Club | 3 | |
| Dennys | 4 | Sears | 8 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 8 | Sephora | 1 | |
| Dunkin Donuts | 2 | Shoe Carnival | 1 | |
| Eddie Bauer | 2 | Skechers USA | 1 | |
| Express | 2 | Soma Intimates | 1 | |
| Extended Stay America | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 2 | |
| Famous Footwear | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 10 | |
| Fashion Bug | 5 | Starbucks | 35 | |
| FedEx | 118 | Subway | 35 | |
| Finish Line | 2 | Super 8 | 2 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 4 | T-Mobile | 28 | |
| Foot Locker | 7 | T.G.I. Driday's | 2 | |
| Ford | 4 | T.J.Maxx | 4 | |
| Forever 21 | 3 | Taco Bell | 18 | |
| Fredericks Of Hollywood | 1 | Talbots | 2 | |
| GNC | 11 | Target | 7 | |
| GameStop | 13 | The Athlete's Foot | 2 | |
| Gap | 3 | The Cheesecake Factory | 2 | |
| Goodwill | 1 | The Limited | 1 | |
| Gymboree | 3 | Torrid | 1 | |
| H&M | 1 | Toyota | 3 | |
| H&R Block | 36 | Toys"R"Us | 2 | |
| Hardee's | 1 | Trader Joe's | 1 | |
| Hilton | 3 | True Value | 9 | |
| Holiday Inn | 8 | U-Haul | 21 | |
| Hollister Co. | 1 | U.S. Cellular | 13 | |
| Home Depot | 4 | UPS | 121 | |
| Honda | 3 | Urban Outfitters | 1 | |
| Hot Topic | 2 | Vans | 7 | |
| Hyatt | 2 | Verizon Wireless | 7 | |
| Hyundai | 2 | Victoria's Secret | 3 | |
| IHOP | 2 | Volkswagen | 2 | |
| J. Jill | 2 | Walgreens | 18 | |
| J.Crew | 2 | Walmart | 4 | |
| JCPenney | 2 | Wendy's | 14 | |
| JoS. A. Bank | 2 | Wet Seal | 2 | |
| Johnny Rockets | 1 | Whole Foods Market | 1 | |
| Jones New York | 10 | YMCA | 10 | |
| Journeys | 3 | |||
Milwaukee County on our top lists:
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest average weight of females"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant congregations"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Black Protestant adherents"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents"
- #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Orthodox adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest surface withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #42 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #53 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that keep firearms around their homes"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations"
- #54 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Mainline Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant adherents"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"