Compare Milwaukee County, WI vs Milwaukee Metro Area, WI vs Wisconsin (WI) vs United States
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| Metric |
Milwaukee County, WI County |
Milwaukee Metro Area, WI Metro Area |
Wisconsin (WI) State |
United States Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||||
| Total population | 926,331 | 1,568,938 | 5,914,872 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $1,101 | $1,139 | $1,087 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1957 | 1967 | 1975 | 1980 |
| Household income | $64,435 | $78,218 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $38,385 | $45,732 | $43,373 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 17.2% | 12.3% | 10.6% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 45.8% | 45.2% | 41.1% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | ||||
| Total population | 926,331 | 1,568,938 | 5,914,872 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 619,605 | 1,079,400 | 4,099,973 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 392,399 | 656,436 | 2,479,480 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | ||||
| Household income | $64,435 | $78,218 | $77,485 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $38,385 | $45,732 | $43,373 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 17.2% | 12.3% | 10.6% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 45.8% | 45.2% | 41.1% | 47.6% |
| Housing | ||||
| Rent | $1,101 | $1,139 | $1,087 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1957 | 1967 | 1975 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 50.1% | 39.6% | 32.2% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 49.9% | 60.4% | 67.8% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Race | ||||
| White | 50.5% | 65.9% | 80.1% | 61% |
| Black | 25.9% | 15.9% | 6.1% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 4.9% | 4.2% | 3% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 12.7% | 9.9% | 7.6% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 17% | 12.1% | 8% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 83% | 87.9% | 92% | 80.7% |
| Commute | ||||
| Commute rate | 85.6% | 84.8% | 86.9% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 22.0 min | 23.0 min | 22.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 14.4% | 15.2% | 13.1% | 15.1% |
| Education | ||||
| Less than high school | 28.1% | 25.1% | 24.7% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 27.5% | 25.2% | 29.4% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 9.7% | 10.1% | 12.5% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 34.7% | 39.6% | 33.4% | 35.7% |