Housing density: 2,667 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2016: $113,063.
Median contract rent in 2016: $453 (lower quartile is $358, upper quartile is $560)
Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2016: $761
Median gross rent in Milwaukee, WI in 2016: $527
Housing units in Milwaukee with a mortgage: 61,728 (2,609 second mortgage, 6,135 home equity loan, 325 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 31,456
Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $67,664
Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $42,360
Estimated median house or condo value in 2016: $114,700 (it was $79,600 in 2000)
Milwaukee:
$114,700
Wisconsin:
$173,200
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $74,600 - $162,200
Mean price in 2016:
Detached houses: $132,502
Here:
$132,502
State:
$219,030
Townhouses or other attached units: $111,620
Here:
$111,620
State:
$183,917
In 2-unit structures: $132,888
Here:
$132,888
State:
$162,149
In 3-to-4-unit structures: $127,217
Here:
$127,217
State:
$157,587
In 5-or-more-unit structures: $239,038
Here:
$239,038
State:
$204,898
Mobile homes: $100,179
Here:
$100,179
State:
$50,465
Median year house/condo built: 1951
Median year apartment built: 1953
Household type by relationship:
Households: 595,070
In family households: 441,124 (47,774 male householders, 77,320 female householders)
60,891 spouses, 190,813 children (182,753 natural, 3,267 adopted, 4,793 stepchildren), 14,415 grandchildren, 11,577 brothers or sisters, 9,407 parents, 12,415 other relatives, 16,512 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 137,136 (51,644 male householders (40,266 living alone)), 51,545 female householders (41,372 living alone)), 33,947 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 16,810
Size of family households: 48,811 2-persons, 29,540 3-persons, 23,404 4-persons, 14,043 5-persons, 5,549 6-persons, 3,747 7-or-more-persons.
51,993 married couples with children.
84,431 single-parent households (15,991 men, 68,440 women).
80.3% of residents of Milwaukee speak English at home.
13.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (57% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
2.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 16% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
3.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (51% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 16% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
1.1% of residents speak other language at home (75% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 58,300 (9.8%)
(36.7% of them are naturalized citizens)
Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
3171 room
6262 rooms
1,5643 rooms
9,9314 rooms
29,0015 rooms
22,3086 rooms
13,4557 rooms
7,8038 rooms
8,1799+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Milwaukee population
Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
6,0471 room
4,7412 rooms
22,4363 rooms
37,8864 rooms
37,2285 rooms
16,3396 rooms
5,0207 rooms
2,6118 rooms
2,7919+ rooms
Note: State values scaled to Milwaukee population
Year house built
Median 2016 house/condo value by year built ($)
Median house/condo value by year householder moved into unit ($)
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Milwaukee, WI household income distribution
29,061Less than $10,000
19,749$10,000 to $14,999
14,734$15,000 to $19,999
15,731$20,000 to $24,999
11,899$25,000 to $29,999
14,277$30,000 to $34,999
12,144$35,000 to $39,999
9,850$40,000 to $44,999
8,912$45,000 to $49,999
18,488$50,000 to $59,999
22,114$60,000 to $74,999
22,920$75,000 to $99,999
12,195$100,000 to $124,999
7,400$125,000 to $149,999
5,411$150,000 to $199,999
3,398$200,000 or more
Home value of owner-occupied houses in 2016 in Milwaukee, WI
542Less than $10,000
514$10,000 to $14,999
481$15,000 to $19,999
761$20,000 to $24,999
1,213$25,000 to $29,999
1,801$30,000 to $34,999
1,443$35,000 to $39,999
3,757$40,000 to $49,999
3,560$50,000 to $59,999
6,443$60,000 to $69,999
6,033$70,000 to $79,999
6,171$80,000 to $89,999
5,363$90,000 to $99,999
14,433$100,000 to $124,999
12,467$125,000 to $149,999
10,017$150,000 to $174,999
4,938$175,000 to $199,999
5,687$200,000 to $249,999
2,679$250,000 to $299,999
1,957$300,000 to $399,999
1,164$400,000 to $499,999
1,072$500,000 to $749,999
485$750,000 to $999,999
48$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
79$1,500,000 to $1,999,999
76$2,000,000 or more
Rent paid by renters in 2016 in Milwaukee, WI
552Less than $100
496$100 to $149
2,076$150 to $199
3,796$200 to $249
2,147$250 to $299
2,474$300 to $349
2,670$350 to $399
4,791$400 to $449
4,440$450 to $499
8,457$500 to $549
10,047$550 to $599
14,757$600 to $649
13,664$650 to $699
11,531$700 to $749
11,837$750 to $799
15,518$800 to $899
7,929$900 to $999
8,073$1,000 to $1,249
3,040$1,250 to $1,499
2,685$1,500 to $1,999
978$2,000 to $2,499
160$2,500 to $2,999
34$3,000 to $3,499
75$3,500 or more
2,872No cash rent
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
11,9872010 or later
18,4742000 to 2009
13,6871990 to 1999
10,4861980 to 1989
5,1091970 to 1979
6,454Before 1970
Note: State values scaled to Milwaukee population
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 3,262
5 to 9 minutes: 21,590
10 to 14 minutes: 42,515
15 to 19 minutes: 58,324
20 to 24 minutes: 51,118
25 to 29 minutes: 16,598
30 to 34 minutes: 37,064
35 to 39 minutes: 5,327
40 to 44 minutes: 5,089
45 to 59 minutes: 9,876
60 to 89 minutes: 7,508
90 or more minutes: 3,814
Percentage of workers working in this county: 80.3% Number of people working at home: 9,304 (3.4% of all workers)
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 216,510 (75%)
Carpooled: 25,545 (9%)
Bus or trolley bus: 18,752 (6%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 80 (0%)
Railroad: 326 (0%)
Taxi: 2,809 (1%)
Bicycle: 2,454 (1%)
Walked: 13,111 (5%)
Worked at home: 9,304 (3%)
First ancestries reported:
German: 30,480
Polish: 12,588
Irish: 6,082
American: 4,511
Italian: 3,891
European: 3,817
African: 2,425
English: 2,121
Norwegian: 1,912
Arab: 1,185
Serbian: 1,001
Palestinian: 840
Russian: 790
Dutch: 787
French (except Basque): 697
Somali: 694
Jamaican: 627
Swedish: 618
Nigerian: 603
Czech: 587
Eastern European: 540
German Russian: 536
Hungarian: 530
Greek: 506
Jordanian: 476
Croatian: 465
French Canadian: 443
Scottish: 439
Scandinavian: 408
Finnish: 354
Egyptian: 335
Scotch-Irish: 313
British: 304
Moroccan: 291
Ukrainian: 286
Belgian: 283
Slovak: 276
Danish: 272
Northern European: 261
Austrian: 244
Yugoslavian: 219
Slovene: 209
Swiss: 205
Welsh: 203
Liberian: 162
Lithuanian: 161
Sierra Leonean: 149
Haitian: 140
Iraqi: 129
Turkish: 125
Romanian: 115
Brazilian: 113
Ethiopian: 110
Canadian: 100
Latvian: 100
Slavic: 95
Czechoslovakian: 80
Armenian: 77
Iranian: 73
Bulgarian: 61
Kenyan: 57
Cajun: 50
Lebanese: 49
Luxemburger: 35
Barbadian: 33
West Indian: 32
Portuguese: 32
Albanian: 31
Estonian: 24
Ghanaian: 23
Belizean: 21
Maltese: 19
Celtic: 18
Bahamian: 14
Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 14
South African: 12
Guyanese: 7
Macedonian: 7
Syrian: 6
Senegalese: 6
Israeli: 5
U.S. Virgin Islander: 5
Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 4
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):
47%Mexico
7%Laos
5%Thailand
2%India
2%China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan
2%Jordan
1%Germany
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 391,244
Other state: 131,986
Northeast: 8,924
Midwest: 64,819
South: 46,564
West: 11,679
80% of Milwaukee residents lived in the same house 1 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Wisconsin.
Milwaukee:
80.0%
State average:
85.4%
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
No schooling: 3,292
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,425
5th and 6th grade: 2,438
7th and 8th grade: 2,921
9th grade: 3,263
10th grade: 4,830
11th grade: 8,068
12th grade, no diploma: 4,902
High school graduate (or equivalency): 54,978
Less than 1 year of college: 9,476
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 27,491
Associate degree: 11,191
Bachelor's degree: 23,504
Master's degree: 9,674
Professional school degree: 2,624
Doctorate degree: 1,452
Educational Attainment for Males (%)
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
No schooling: 3,795
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,747
5th and 6th grade: 2,894
7th and 8th grade: 3,203
9th grade: 3,146
10th grade: 4,722
11th grade: 7,391
12th grade, no diploma: 3,458
High school graduate (or equivalency): 54,959
Less than 1 year of college: 12,184
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 32,617
Associate degree: 16,190
Bachelor's degree: 31,999
Master's degree: 13,006
Professional school degree: 1,972
Doctorate degree: 1,188
Educational Attainment for Females (%)
Class of Workers in 2016 (%)
Unemployment by race in 2016
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
4.2%Males
3.3%Females
Unemployment rate for Black residents
13.9%Males
13.2%Females
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
13.3%Males
7.3%Females
Unemployment rate for Asian residents
6.6%Males
6.8%Females
Unemployment rate for other race residents
8.2%Males
11.4%Females
Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
10.4%Males
14.7%Females
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
7.8%Males
6.4%Females
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 100,310
One, attached: 16,555
Two: 54,913
3 or 4: 18,748
5 to 9: 16,566
10 to 19: 9,479
20 to 49: 17,077
50 or more: 21,097
Mobile homes: 1,385
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 109
Median worth of mobile homes: $79,600
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities in 2016: 2.1%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities in 2016: 5.8%
House/condo owner moved in on average 13 years ago
Renter moved in on average 2 years ago
Year Householders Moved Into Residence in Milwaukee:
Most commonly used house heating fuel in Milwaukee
German: 30,480
