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Total population: 604,477 (All urban)

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 249,215 (232,178 occupied: 105,186 owner occupied, 126,992 renter occupied)
% of renters here:  55%
State:  32%

Housing density: 2594 houses/condos per square mile


Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $192,670.


Median contract rent in 2007: $571 (lower quartile is $462, upper quartile is $698)


Housing units in Milwaukee with a mortgage: 56,351 (6,891 second mortgage, 8,368 home equity loan, 337 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 25,957





Milwaukee,WI index of house prices



Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $143,700 (it was $79,600 in 2000)
Milwaukee:  $143,700
Wisconsin:  $168,800
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $106,500 - $174,500

Mean price in 2007:
Detached houses: $153,358
Here:  $153,358
State:  $215,427

Townhouses or other attached units: $153,114
Here:  $153,114
State:  $196,806

In 2-unit structures: $149,900
Here:  $149,900
State:  $167,968

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $174,297
Here:  $174,297
State:  $190,048

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $205,340
Here:  $205,340
State:  $174,098

Mobile homes: $40,162
Here:  $40,162
State:  $36,669

Median year house/condo built: 1950

Median year apartment built: 1951

Household type by relationship

Households: 580,522
  • In family households: 460,333 (76,827 male householders, 59,500 female householders)
    77,555 spouses, 186,802 children (175,722 natural, 4,229 adopted, 6,851 stepchildren), 16,188 grandchildren, 8,922 brothers or sisters, 4,395 parents, 12,033 other relatives, 18,111 non-relatives
  • In nonfamily households: 120,189 (45,398 male householders (35,259 living alone)), 50,587 female householders (42,451 living alone)), 24,204 nonrelatives
  • In group quarters: 16,434 (6,430 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 51,064 2-persons, 32,803 3-persons, 25,451 4-persons, 14,387 5-persons, 6,741 6-persons, 5,881 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 77,710 1-person, 14,755 2-persons, 2,345 3-persons, 754 4-persons, 252 5-persons, 93 6-persons, 76 7-or-more-persons.

68,720 married couples with children.
75,110 single-parent households (9,190 men, 65,920 women).

84.1% of residents of Milwaukee speak English at home.
10.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 19% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
3.0% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (65% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
2.3% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (46% speak English very well, 32% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
0.5% of residents speak other language at home (70% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 7% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 46,122 (7.7%)
(31.2% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:  5.6
State:  6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:  4.2
State:  4.1

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
  • 1 room: 134
  • 2 rooms: 905
  • 3 rooms: 2,802
  • 4 rooms: 11,795
  • 5 rooms: 34,700
  • 6 rooms: 26,373
  • 7 rooms: 13,569
  • 8 rooms: 7,445
  • 9 or more rooms: 7,463



Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
  • 1 room: 6,576
  • 2 rooms: 11,374
  • 3 rooms: 21,662
  • 4 rooms: 32,366
  • 5 rooms: 31,864
  • 6 rooms: 14,268
  • 7 rooms: 5,032
  • 8 rooms: 2,075
  • 9 or more rooms: 1,775



Year house built:

  • 1999 to March 2000: 988
  • 1995 to 1998: 2,705
  • 1990 to 1994: 3,301
  • 1980 to 1989: 9,710
  • 1970 to 1979: 24,935
  • 1960 to 1969: 34,418
  • 1950 to 1959: 56,820
  • 1940 to 1949: 32,596
  • 1939 or earlier: 83,742


Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Milwaukee:
  • no bedroom: 362
  • 1 bedroom: 3,423
  • 2 bedrooms: 28,595
  • 3 bedrooms: 51,465
  • 4 bedrooms: 16,979
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 4,362



Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Milwaukee:
  • no bedroom: 8,384
  • 1 bedroom: 34,658
  • 2 bedrooms: 52,477
  • 3 bedrooms: 25,189
  • 4 bedrooms: 4,617
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 1,667



Owners and renters by unit type in %



Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders



Cars and other vehicles available in Milwaukee in owner-occupied houses/condos:
  • no vehicle: 9,322
  • 1 vehicle: 41,358
  • 2 vehicles: 40,957
  • 3 vehicles: 10,449
  • 4 vehicles: 2,301
  • 5 or more vehicles: 799



Cars and other vehicles available in Milwaukee in n renter-occupied apartments
  • no vehicle: 40,267
  • 1 vehicle: 59,819
  • 2 vehicles: 22,065
  • 3 vehicles: 3,496
  • 4 vehicles: 847
  • 5 or more vehicles: 498


Milwaukee, WI house values


Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Milwaukee, WI:

  • Less than $10,000: 196
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 98
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 160
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 257
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 414
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 526
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 686
  • $40,000 to $49,999: 1952
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 3055
  • $60,000 to $69,999: 4191
  • $70,000 to $79,999: 4827
  • $80,000 to $89,999: 4912
  • $90,000 to $99,999: 5590
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 14140
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 15812
  • $150,000 to $174,999: 15741
  • $175,000 to $199,999: 9827
  • $200,000 to $249,999: 12474
  • $250,000 to $299,999: 5044
  • $300,000 to $399,999: 2876
  • $400,000 to $499,999: 949
  • $500,000 to $749,999: 682
  • $750,000 to $999,999: 206
  • $1,000,000 or more: 389
 


Milwaukee rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Milwaukee:

  • Less than $100: 1,215 people
  • $100 to $149: 1,144
  • $150 to $199: 2,075
  • $200 to $249: 3,317
  • $250 to $299: 2,823
  • $300 to $349: 3,648
  • $350 to $399: 5,430
  • $400 to $449: 8,016
  • $450 to $499: 11,582
  • $500 to $549: 11,703
  • $550 to $599: 12,054
  • $600 to $649: 11,078
  • $650 to $699: 9,022
  • $700 to $749: 7,184
  • $750 to $799: 5,476
  • $800 to $899: 6,995
  • $900 to $999: 3,211
  • $1,000 to $1,249: 3,353
  • $1,250 to $1,499: 1,098
  • $1,500 to $1,999: 958
  • $2,000 or more: 630
  • No cash rent: 2,401
 



Year of entry for the foreign-born population
  • 1995 to March 2000: 15,075
  • 1990 to 1994: 8,998
  • 1985 to 1989: 6,131
  • 1980 to 1984: 4,355
  • 1975 to 1979: 3,557
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,552
  • 1970 to 1974: 1,202
  • 1965 to 1969: 5,252

Milwaukee, WI Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 82.4%
Number of people working at home: 4,368 (1.7% of all workers)


Milwaukee travel time to work

Travel time to work

  • Less than 5 minutes: 5179
  • 5 to 9 minutes: 22611
  • 10 to 14 minutes: 40365
  • 15 to 19 minutes: 50279
  • 20 to 24 minutes: 45976
  • 25 to 29 minutes: 17207
  • 30 to 34 minutes: 32566
  • 35 to 39 minutes: 4571
  • 40 to 44 minutes: 4610
  • 45 to 59 minutes: 10794
  • 60 to 89 minutes: 7083
  • 90 or more minutes: 4280
 


Milwaukee mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

  • Drove a car alone: 171,820 (69%)
  • Carpooled: 33,980 (14%)
  • Bus or trolley bus: 24,947 (10%)
  • Streetcar or trolley car: 122 (0%)
  • Subway or elevated: 42 (0%)
  • Railroad: 90 (0%)
  • Ferryboat: 15 (0%)
  • Taxi: 418 (0%)
  • Motorcycle: 171 (0%)
  • Bicycle: 833 (0%)
  • Walked: 11,770 (5%)
  • Other means: 1,313 (1%)
  • Worked at home: 4,368 (2%)
 


Milwaukee, WI household income

Household income:

  • Less than $10,000: 32701
  • $10,000 to $14,999: 18446
  • $15,000 to $19,999: 18812
  • $20,000 to $24,999: 19055
  • $25,000 to $29,999: 18106
  • $30,000 to $34,999: 17403
  • $35,000 to $39,999: 15456
  • $40,000 to $44,999: 13635
  • $45,000 to $49,999: 11870
  • $50,000 to $59,999: 19250
  • $60,000 to $74,999: 20240
  • $75,000 to $99,999: 16387
  • $100,000 to $124,999: 5526
  • $125,000 to $149,999: 2252
  • $150,000 to $199,999: 1599
  • $200,000 or more: 1574
 


First ancestries reported:

 Other groups: 258959
 German: 93137
 Polish: 42346
 Irish: 19907
 Italian: 13797
 United States or American: 11106
 English: 7976
 Norwegian: 7659
 Subsaharan African:: 7394
 African: 6440
 French (except Basque): 5199
 Swedish: 2829
 French Canadian: 2073
 Czech: 2017
 Dutch: 2001
 Russian: 1930
 European: 1830
 Arab:: 1735
 Scotch-Irish: 1519
 Hungarian: 1511
 Scottish: 1498
 Danish: 1473
 Serbian: 1420
 Croatian: 1383
 Austrian: 1361
 West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 1311
 Greek: 1266
 Jamaican: 958
 Slovak: 875
 Slovene: 855
 Finnish: 846
 Arab/Arabic: 827
 Swiss: 784
 Welsh: 651
 Czechoslovakian: 644
 Ukrainian: 623
 Belgian: 483
 Lithuanian: 473
 Yugoslavian: 448
 British: 419
 Nigerian: 310
 Scandinavian: 301
 Palestinian: 257
 Latvian: 256
 Canadian: 250
 Armenian: 248
 Iranian: 216
 Luxemburger: 197
 Romanian: 196
 Albanian: 185
 Lebanese: 169
 Ethiopian: 145
 Other Arab: 144
 Jordanian: 140
 Slavic: 134
 Ugandan: 132
 Turkish: 126
 Egyptian: 103
 Eastern European: 98
 Northern European: 88
 Haitian: 86
 German Russian: 83
 British West Indian: 77
 Bulgarian: 72
 South African: 71
 Sierra Leonean: 63
 Other Subsaharan African: 61
 Portuguese: 61
 Syrian: 56
 Belizean: 49
 Australian: 49
 Somalian: 48
 Acadian/Cajun: 46
 Pennsylvania German: 43
 Kenyan: 43
 Israeli: 42
 Trinidadian and Tobagonian: 42
 West Indian: 41
 Guyanese: 38
 Barbadian: 35
 Moroccan: 33
 Brazilian: 31
 Estonian: 31
 Sudanese: 25
 Celtic: 25
 Ghanian: 23
 Icelander: 19
 Liberian: 19
 Alsatian: 17
 Soviet Union: 16
 New Zealander: 15
 Senegalese: 14
 Bahamian: 10
 Bermudan: 9
 Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac: 8
 Basque: 7
 Macedonian: 6
 Iraqi: 6
 Other West Indian: 4


Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):



  • Mexico (46%)
  • Laos (10%)
  • Germany (3%)
  • Thailand (3%)
  • India (3%)
  • Poland (2%)
  • Yugoslavia (2%)


Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 389408
  • Northeast: 9904
  • Midwest: 67269
  • South: 63606
  • West: 9623

51% of Milwaukee residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 45% lived in Wisconsin.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 2,712
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,296
  • 5th and 6th grade: 3,967
  • 7th and 8th grade: 5,361
  • 9th grade: 4,431
  • 10th grade: 6,647
  • 11th grade: 7,709
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 9,388
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 47,623
  • Less than 1 year of college: 10,281
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 23,844
  • Associate degree: 9,455
  • Bachelor's degree: 20,066
  • Master's degree: 6,119
  • Professional school degree: 2,441
  • Doctorate degree: 1,463


Educational Attainment for Males


Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

  • No schooling: 3,237
  • Nursery to 4th grade: 1,186
  • 5th and 6th grade: 3,079
  • 7th and 8th grade: 6,478
  • 9th grade: 4,852
  • 10th grade: 8,298
  • 11th grade: 10,343
  • 12th grade, no diploma: 9,963
  • High school graduate (or equivalency): 58,952
  • Less than 1 year of college: 13,066
  • Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 25,824
  • Associate degree: 10,571
  • Bachelor's degree: 23,444
  • Master's degree: 8,331
  • Professional school degree: 1,923
  • Doctorate degree: 955


Educational Attainment for Females




Class of Workers


Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.5%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 18.7%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 15.1%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 15.1%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 9.1%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 8.3%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 10.7%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 10.4%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 13.7%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.9%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 12.8%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 11.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 12.7%


Median household income in 2007 for:

  • White non-Hispanic householders: $45,580
  • Black householders: $25,658
  • American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $17,591
  • Asian householders: $41,191
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $44,893
  • Some other race householders: $34,560
  • Two or more races householders: $30,514
  • Hispanic or Latino race householders: $35,317

Milwaukee household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Milwaukee household income for Black householders

Milwaukee household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Milwaukee household income for Asian householders

Milwaukee household income for Some other race householders

Milwaukee household income for Two or more races householders

Milwaukee household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Milwaukee marital status for males

Milwaukee marital status for females


Median 2007 house value for:

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $158,864
  • Black or African American householders: $100,192
  • American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $145,685
  • Asian householders: $127,271
  • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $234,685
  • Some other race householders: $113,732
  • Two or more races householders: $129,257
  • Hispanic or Latino householders: $118,065

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 98,341
  • One, attached: 14,626
  • Two: 57,712
  • 3 or 4: 19,711
  • 5 to 9: 14,471
  • 10 to 19: 10,603
  • 20 to 49: 15,435
  • 50 or more: 17,344
  • Mobile homes: 897
  • Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 75

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,359


Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%


Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Milwaukee:

 


Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
  • Utility gas (90%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (6%)
  • Electricity (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)


Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
  • Utility gas (80%)
  • Electricity (13%)
  • Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
  • Other fuel (2%)
  • No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 15,007
Here:  18.7%
Wisconsin:  16.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 5,525
Here:  15.2%
Wisconsin:  9.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13,436
Here:  35.5%
Wisconsin:  18.1%



School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students



School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)


Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)


 

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