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53154

Oak Creek, WI · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
37,325
Median household income
$96,555
People below poverty
4.9%
Median home value
$331,700

Income

The median income of households in 53154 was $96,555. An estimated 2.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 10.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 53154 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.4
$10,000 to $14,999 2.2
$15,000 to $24,999 3.8
$25,000 to $34,999 6.4
$35,000 to $49,999 7.7
$50,000 to $74,999 12.8
$75,000 to $99,999 17.1
$100,000 to $149,999 23.9
$150,000 to $199,999 12.9
$200,000 or more 10.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 53154 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 77597
Female 64573

An estimated 81% of households received earnings. An estimated 27.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,924. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 53154 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 81
Social Security 27.6
Retirement income 26.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.2
Cash public assistance income 1.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 4.9 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 4.4% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 8.2% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 4.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 53154 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 4.9
Children under 18 years below poverty 4.4
People 65 years old and over below poverty 8.2
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 4.3

In 2020-2024, 9.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 28.1% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 44.2% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 30.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 53154 in 2020-2024, 96% had health insurance coverage and 4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 81.1% and public coverage was 26.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 3.9%.


In 2020-2024, 53154 had a total population of 37,325 - 18,605 (49.8%) females and 18,720 (50.2%) males. The median age was 39.4 years. An estimated 21.1% of the population was under 18 years, 34.1% was 19 to 44 years, 28.2% was 45 to 64 years, and 15.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 53154 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 908 1045
5 to 9 937 1076
10 to 14 1005 1346
15 to 19 1259 886
20 to 24 994 973
25 to 29 1580 1561
30 to 34 1681 1254
35 to 39 1052 1276
40 to 44 1128 1221
45 to 49 1206 1316
50 to 54 1271 1055
55 to 59 1728 1526
60 to 64 1155 1259
65 to 69 1173 1005
70 to 74 695 526
75 to 79 580 592
80 to 84 169 357
85 and over 199 331

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 75.7% were White; 4.6% were Black or African American; 2.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 6.1% were Asian; 2.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 10.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.2% of the people in 53154 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 73% of the people in 53154 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,728 households in 53154. The average household size was 2.36 people.

Married-couple households made up 47.2% of the households in 53154 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.1% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 21.8% of all households, while 21% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 15% were female householders living alone, for a total of 32.9% of all households.

In 53154, 25.9% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 25.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 53154 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 47.2
Cohabiting Couples 10.1
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 51.2% of males and 50.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 35.6 29.1
Now married, except separated 51.2 50.6
Separated 0.6 1.1
Widowed 2.8 7.5
Divorced 9.8 11.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 53154, 422 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 27.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 87.9% of the people living in 53154 were U.S. natives. 68.6% of the 53154 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 12.1% of 53154 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 48.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 55.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 53154 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 53154.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 53154 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 17
Asia 51.9
Europe 21
Africa 8.9
Northern America 0.8
Oceania 0.2

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 53154 in 2020-2024, 17.1 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 5.5% of people at least five years old; 5.1% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 53154 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 5.5
Other Indo-European languages 5.9
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 3
Other languages 2.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 53154 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 53154 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.8
Different house, same county 5.5
Different county, same state 2.8
Different state 2.4
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2020-2024, 95.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 39.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 4.8% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 53154 was 8,476 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 399 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 6,069. College or graduate school enrollment was 2,008.

Educational Attainment of People in 53154 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 4.8
High school diploma or equivalency 26.1
Some college, no degree 18.1
Associate's degree 11.5
Bachelor's degree 27
Graduate or professional degree 12.3

Disability

In 53154, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.7% of people under 18 years old, to 9.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.9% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 53154, 70.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 28.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 81.9% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 13.3% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 17,512 81.9
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,845 13.3
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 953 4.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 53154 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 53154 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.6
Construction 5.2
Manufacturing 16.3
Wholesale trade 3.7
Retail trade 12.5
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 10.4
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 8.9
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 21.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 4.7
Other Services, except public administration 3.3
Public administration 3

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 53154 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 9,591 44.9
Service occupations 2,318 10.8
Sales and office occupations 4,778 22.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,374 6.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,322 15.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 77.6% of 53154 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.1% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 23 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 53154 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 77.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.1
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.2
Walked 1
Other means 1.5
Worked from home 11.7

In 2020-2024, 53154 had a total of 16,183 housing units. Of these housing units, 57.4% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 41.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 53154 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 57.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 41.3
Mobile homes 1.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

14.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 3.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 53154 was 5.2 rooms, and of these housing units 54.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 53154 had 15,728 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 455 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 57.5% while renters occupied 42.5%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.67 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.95.

3.4% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.5% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 3.8% and another 19.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 53154:

House Heating Fuel Used in 53154 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 72.9
Electricity 25.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 1
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 53154 was $331,700.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.4 % had a mortgage. 36.6% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,922 and for owners without a mortgage it was $838.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 53154 was $1,452. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.