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53211

Milwaukee, WI · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
34,234
Median household income
$75,256
People below poverty
17.8%
Median home value
$434,500

Income

The median income of households in 53211 was $75,256. An estimated 7.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 16.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 53211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.1
$10,000 to $14,999 4
$15,000 to $24,999 7.3
$25,000 to $34,999 6.7
$35,000 to $49,999 10.2
$50,000 to $74,999 14.4
$75,000 to $99,999 8.3
$100,000 to $149,999 15.4
$150,000 to $199,999 10
$200,000 or more 16.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 53211 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 73397
Female 68061

An estimated 79% of households received earnings. An estimated 21.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $26,490. 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 53211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 79
Social Security 21.6
Retirement income 18.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 3.8
Cash public assistance income 1.5

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 5.8% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 13.9% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 21.2% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 53211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 5.8
People 65 years old and over below poverty 13.9
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 21.2

In 2020-2024, 8.4 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 16.3% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 48.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 17.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 53211 in 2020-2024, 95.4% had health insurance coverage and 4.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 82.4% and public coverage was 22.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 1.8%.


In 2020-2024, 53211 had a total population of 34,234 - 17,524 (51.2%) females and 16,710 (48.8%) males. The median age was 31.7 years. An estimated 14.4% of the population was under 18 years, 44.6% was 19 to 44 years, 18.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.3 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 53211 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 911 601
5 to 9 551 691
10 to 14 638 548
15 to 19 1765 1930
20 to 24 2673 3126
25 to 29 1704 1304
30 to 34 1443 1115
35 to 39 1011 1156
40 to 44 848 881
45 to 49 683 888
50 to 54 714 713
55 to 59 844 815
60 to 64 852 950
65 to 69 498 868
70 to 74 893 789
75 to 79 244 305
80 to 84 266 361
85 and over 172 483

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 81.3% were White; 4.1% were Black or African American; 3.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 4.8% were Asian; 1.5% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7.7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 6% of the people in 53211 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 79.5% of the people in 53211 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,146 households in 53211. The average household size was 2.08 people.

Married-couple households made up 33.9% of the households in 53211 while cohabiting couple households made up 8.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.7% of all households, while 26.8% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 17.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 21.7% were female householders living alone, for a total of 39.5% of all households.

In 53211, 18.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 24.4% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 53211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 33.9
Cohabiting Couples 8.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.8
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 35.2% of males and 33.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 57.8 52.7
Now married, except separated 35.2 33.8
Separated 0.5 0.7
Widowed 1.7 5
Divorced 4.8 7.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 53211, 159 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 30.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.6% of the people living in 53211 were U.S. natives. 58.3% of the 53211 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.4% of 53211 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 53.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 64.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 53211 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 53211.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 53211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 14.6
Asia 47.1
Europe 29.5
Africa 7.2
Northern America 1.6
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 53211 in 2020-2024, 11.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.7% of people at least five years old; 3.2% 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 53211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.7
Other Indo-European languages 4.7
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 2.4
Other languages 1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 76 % of the people at least one year old living in 53211 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 53211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 76
Different house, same county 13.1
Different county, same state 6.5
Different state 3.5
Abroad 0.9

Education

In 2020-2024, 98 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 71.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 53211 was 11,578 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 379 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,468. College or graduate school enrollment was 7,731.

Educational Attainment of People in 53211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 2
High school diploma or equivalency 7.7
Some college, no degree 12.8
Associate's degree 5.8
Bachelor's degree 34.2
Graduate or professional degree 37.5

Disability

In 53211, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.7 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3% of people under 18 years old, to 8.2% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 24.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 53211, 66.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 31.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.8 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,916 80.3
Federal, state, or local government workers 3,144 15.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 759 3.8

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 53211 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 53211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1
Construction 2.4
Manufacturing 9.5
Wholesale trade 0.9
Retail trade 9
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 1.9
Information 1.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 14.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 33.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.8
Other Services, except public administration 3.5
Public administration 2.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 53211 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 11,554 58.3
Service occupations 3,275 16.5
Sales and office occupations 2,895 14.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 580 2.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,529 7.7

Commuting to Work

An estimated 58.8% of 53211 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.6 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 53211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 58.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 6
Walked 9.7
Other means 2.1
Worked from home 18.3

In 2020-2024, 53211 had a total of 16,195 housing units. Of these housing units, 37% 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"). 62.7% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 53211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 37
Apartments in multi-unit structures 62.7
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

5.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 52.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 53211 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 45.1% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 53211 had 15,146 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,049 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 40.1% while renters occupied 59.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.51 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.8.

6.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 11.8% and another 10.4% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 53211:

House Heating Fuel Used in 53211 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 74.3
Electricity 22
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.2
All other fuels 1.3
No fuel used 1.1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 53211 was $434,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 67.9 % had a mortgage. 32.1% 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 $2,552 and for owners without a mortgage it was $1,183.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 53211 was $1,287. 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.