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53205

Milwaukee, WI · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
9,265
Median household income
$31,529
People below poverty
45%
Median home value
$124,200

Income

The median income of households in 53205 was $31,529. An estimated 14.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 0.4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 53205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 14.7
$10,000 to $14,999 11.9
$15,000 to $24,999 18.3
$25,000 to $34,999 9.9
$35,000 to $49,999 13
$50,000 to $74,999 10.1
$75,000 to $99,999 11.6
$100,000 to $149,999 6.8
$150,000 to $199,999 3.4
$200,000 or more 0.4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 53205 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 47665
Female 39477

An estimated 72.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.8% of households received Social Security and an estimated 9.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $15,255. 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 53205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.8
Social Security 30.8
Retirement income 9.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 10.6
Cash public assistance income 1.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 45 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 62.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 35.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 35.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 53205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 45
Children under 18 years below poverty 62.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 35.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 35.3

In 2020-2024, 58.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 49.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 31.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 49.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 53205 in 2020-2024, 92.8% had health insurance coverage and 7.2% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 38% and public coverage was 64.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4%.


In 2020-2024, 53205 had a total population of 9,265 - 4,844 (52.3%) females and 4,421 (47.7%) males. The median age was 27.9 years. An estimated 34.9% of the population was under 18 years, 33.9% was 19 to 44 years, 17.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 9.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 53205 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 539 285
5 to 9 615 453
10 to 14 437 437
15 to 19 344 430
20 to 24 210 447
25 to 29 373 439
30 to 34 345 560
35 to 39 200 330
40 to 44 136 105
45 to 49 174 159
50 to 54 269 276
55 to 59 177 197
60 to 64 180 231
65 to 69 181 193
70 to 74 109 177
75 to 79 54 79
80 to 84 39 8
85 and over 39 38

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 6.1% were White; 84.9% were Black or African American; 0.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 3.5% were Asian; 37.9% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 2.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.4% of the people in 53205 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 5.7% of the people in 53205 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 3,539 households in 53205. The average household size was 2.55 people.

Married-couple households made up 11% of the households in 53205 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 57.8% of all households, while 24.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.7% of households were male householders living alone, and 22.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 40.4% of all households.

In 53205, 36.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 22.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 53205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 11
Cohabiting Couples 6.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
57.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 13.2% of males and 12.4% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 69.9 66.6
Now married, except separated 13.2 12.4
Separated 1.1 6.2
Widowed 3.9 3.6
Divorced 11.9 11.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 53205, 166 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 53% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 96.2% of the people living in 53205 were U.S. natives. 72.7% of the 53205 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 3.8% of 53205 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 47.6% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 79.2 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 53205 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 53205.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 53205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 29.1
Asia 39
Europe 0
Africa 24.8
Northern America 0
Oceania 7.1

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 53205 in 2020-2024, 8.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.5% of people at least five years old; 3.9% 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 53205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.5
Other Indo-European languages 0.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.5
Other languages 1.7

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 82.4 % of the people at least one year old living in 53205 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 53205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 82.4
Different house, same county 15.4
Different county, same state 0.7
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 17.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 53205 was 2,900 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 70 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,418. College or graduate school enrollment was 412.

Educational Attainment of People in 53205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.9
High school diploma or equivalency 35
Some college, no degree 22.3
Associate's degree 11.1
Bachelor's degree 9.9
Graduate or professional degree 7.7

Disability

In 53205, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 17.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 5.3% of people under 18 years old, to 19.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 48.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 53205, 49.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 83.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 2,633 83.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 474 15
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 58 1.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 53205 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 53205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.5
Construction 1.4
Manufacturing 12.6
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 10.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.2
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 36.4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 9.7
Other Services, except public administration 2.1
Public administration 3.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 53205 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 797 25.2
Service occupations 993 31.4
Sales and office occupations 597 18.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 102 3.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 676 21.4

Commuting to Work

An estimated 50.3% of 53205 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 14.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 53205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 50.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 14.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 12.1
Walked 2.3
Other means 6.7
Worked from home 14.4

In 2020-2024, 53205 had a total of 4,074 housing units. Of these housing units, 39.5% 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"). 60.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 53205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 39.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 60.2
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

12% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 34.9% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 53205 was 4.5 rooms, and of these housing units 43.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 53205 had 3,539 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 535 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 27.4% while renters occupied 72.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.75 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.48.

7.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.9% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 42.4% and another 7.7% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 53205:

House Heating Fuel Used in 53205 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 70.8
Electricity 28.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0.5

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 53205 was $124,200.

Of the owner-occupied households, 51.6 % had a mortgage. 48.4% 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 $1,581 and for owners without a mortgage it was $525.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 53205 was $869. 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.