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53219

Milwaukee, WI · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
34,764
Median household income
$70,388
People below poverty
12.1%
Median home value
$203,900

Income

The median income of households in 53219 was $70,388. An estimated 5.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.1% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 53219 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.1
$10,000 to $14,999 3.6
$15,000 to $24,999 5
$25,000 to $34,999 7.9
$35,000 to $49,999 16.2
$50,000 to $74,999 15.8
$75,000 to $99,999 15.6
$100,000 to $149,999 20.1
$150,000 to $199,999 6.7
$200,000 or more 4.1

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 53219 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60555
Female 50232

An estimated 77.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 30.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 22.6 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $23,322. 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 53219 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 77.1
Social Security 30.1
Retirement income 22.6
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4.7
Cash public assistance income 1.9

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 12.1 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 13.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 14.7% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10.7% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 53219 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 12.1
Children under 18 years below poverty 13.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 14.7
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10.7

In 2020-2024, 17.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 46.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 34.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 29.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 53219 in 2020-2024, 92.4% had health insurance coverage and 7.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 64.5% and public coverage was 39.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5%.


In 2020-2024, 53219 had a total population of 34,764 - 17,623 (50.7%) females and 17,141 (49.3%) males. The median age was 38.3 years. An estimated 22.8% of the population was under 18 years, 34% was 19 to 44 years, 24.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 16.1 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 53219 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 1005 1113
5 to 9 993 1165
10 to 14 1141 1091
15 to 19 1430 823
20 to 24 1001 770
25 to 29 1395 1399
30 to 34 1166 1162
35 to 39 1227 1460
40 to 44 1131 1109
45 to 49 1091 897
50 to 54 948 1104
55 to 59 1275 1095
60 to 64 980 1196
65 to 69 982 1211
70 to 74 716 821
75 to 79 362 351
80 to 84 134 366
85 and over 164 490

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 59.2% were White; 7.3% were Black or African American; 2.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 2.5% were Asian; 2.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 21.5% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 31.9% of the people in 53219 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 55.7% of the people in 53219 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 15,157 households in 53219. The average household size was 2.27 people.

Married-couple households made up 34.9% of the households in 53219 while cohabiting couple households made up 11.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 30.5% of all households, while 22.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 18.4% of households were male householders living alone, and 18.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 37% of all households.

In 53219, 26.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 29.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 53219 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 34.9
Cohabiting Couples 11.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
22.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
30.5

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 38.2% of males and 38.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 45.9 37
Now married, except separated 38.2 38.8
Separated 0.8 1.9
Widowed 2 7.3
Divorced 13 15.1

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 53219, 419 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 47% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 90.7% of the people living in 53219 were U.S. natives. 73% of the 53219 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 9.3% of 53219 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 39.3% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 74.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 53219 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 53219.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 53219 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 71.8
Asia 19.8
Europe 8.2
Africa 0.2
Northern America 0.1
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 53219 in 2020-2024, 23.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 20.3% of people at least five years old; 8.5% 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 53219 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 20.3
Other Indo-European languages 1.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.9
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 53219 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 53219 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92.2
Different house, same county 5
Different county, same state 1.9
Different state 0.6
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.5 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9.4% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 53219 was 7,477 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 363 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,638. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,476.

Educational Attainment of People in 53219 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9.4
High school diploma or equivalency 32.1
Some college, no degree 21.8
Associate's degree 8.8
Bachelor's degree 19.6
Graduate or professional degree 8.2

Disability

In 53219, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 13.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 4.8% of people under 18 years old, to 11.7% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 53219, 63.7 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 86.4% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 11.5% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 1.9 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 15,361 86.4
Federal, state, or local government workers 2,039 11.5
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 345 1.9

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 53219 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 53219 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.1
Construction 6.4
Manufacturing 16.9
Wholesale trade 2.8
Retail trade 9.1
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 4.2
Information 1.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 10.5
Other Services, except public administration 5
Public administration 3.6

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 53219 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 6,578 37
Service occupations 2,868 16.1
Sales and office occupations 3,650 20.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,269 7.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 3,411 19.2

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.8% of 53219 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 7.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 53219 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.8
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 7.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 2.1
Walked 1.1
Other means 0.6
Worked from home 11.9

In 2020-2024, 53219 had a total of 15,855 housing units. Of these housing units, 63% 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"). 36.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.1% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 53219 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 63
Apartments in multi-unit structures 36.8
Mobile homes 0.1
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.4% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 23% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 53219 was 5 rooms, and of these housing units 51.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 53219 had 15,157 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 698 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 62.3% while renters occupied 37.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.4 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.05.

2.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.2% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 8% and another 11.9% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 53219:

House Heating Fuel Used in 53219 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 81.4
Electricity 16
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.4
All other fuels 0.8
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 53219 was $203,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 69 % had a mortgage. 31% 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 $1,549 and for owners without a mortgage it was $709.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 53219 was $995. 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.