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Metric 53218 – Milwaukee, WI
ZIP Code
Milwaukee County, WI
County
Milwaukee, WI
City
Milwaukee Metro Area, WI
Metro Area
Wisconsin (WI)
State
Overview
Total population 41,196 926,331 566,973 1,568,938 5,914,872
Rent $1,067 $1,101 $1,059 $1,139 $1,087
Year built 1956 1957 1953 1967 1975
Household income $45,642 $64,435 $54,234 $78,218 $77,485
Per capita income $22,824 $38,385 $30,994 $45,732 $43,373
Poverty rate 25.9% 17.2% 22.8% 12.3% 10.6%
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.9% 3.2% 3.0%
Household size 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3
Rent over 30% of income 53.1% 45.8% 47.8% 45.2% 41.1%
Demographics
Total population 41,196 926,331 566,973 1,568,938 5,914,872
Adults over 25 23,828 619,605 356,773 1,079,400 4,099,973
Total households 15,127 392,399 232,520 656,436 2,479,480
Household size 2.7 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.3
Income & Poverty
Household income $45,642 $64,435 $54,234 $78,218 $77,485
Per capita income $22,824 $38,385 $30,994 $45,732 $43,373
Poverty rate 25.9% 17.2% 22.8% 12.3% 10.6%
Unemployment rate 3.4% 3.9% 3.2% 3.0%
Rent over 30% of income 53.1% 45.8% 47.8% 45.2% 41.1%
Housing
Rent $1,067 $1,101 $1,059 $1,139 $1,087
Year built 1956 1957 1953 1967 1975
Households that rent 57.1% 50.1% 58.2% 39.6% 32.2%
Households that own 42.9% 49.9% 41.8% 60.4% 67.8%
Rooms per home (all homes) 4.9 5.0 4.8 5.4 5.6
Race
White 9.7% 50.5% 34.2% 65.9% 80.1%
Black 71.6% 25.9% 38.5% 15.9% 6.1%
Asian 10.9% 4.9% 5.1% 4.2% 3%
Two or more races 3.8% 12.7% 14.7% 9.9% 7.6%
Ethnicity
Hispanic or Latino 5.2% 17% 20.9% 12.1% 8%
Not Hispanic or Latino 94.8% 83% 79.1% 87.9% 92%
Commute
Commute rate 90.1% 85.6% 87.1% 84.8% 86.9%
Commute time to work 23.0 min 22.0 min 22.0 min 23.0 min 22.0 min
Work from home 9.9% 14.4% 12.9% 15.2% 13.1%
Education
Less than high school 35.9% 28.1% 32.4% 25.1% 24.7%
High school graduate or GED 42.5% 27.5% 30.4% 25.2% 29.4%
Some college or associate degree 10.9% 9.7% 9.8% 10.1% 12.5%
Bachelor’s degree or higher 10.7% 34.7% 27.4% 39.6% 33.4%