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53225

Milwaukee, WI · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
25,187
Median household income
$56,545
People below poverty
17%
Median home value
$188,400

Income

The median income of households in 53225 was $56,545. An estimated 5.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 53225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 5.9
$10,000 to $14,999 4.5
$15,000 to $24,999 5.8
$25,000 to $34,999 9
$35,000 to $49,999 17.3
$50,000 to $74,999 22.7
$75,000 to $99,999 12.4
$100,000 to $149,999 15.1
$150,000 to $199,999 4.9
$200,000 or more 2.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 53225 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 51494
Female 48702

An estimated 78.4% of households received earnings. An estimated 22.4% of households received Social Security and an estimated 18.7 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,424. 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 53225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 78.4
Social Security 22.4
Retirement income 18.7
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 9.3
Cash public assistance income 1.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 17 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 23.1% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 15.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 53225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 17
Children under 18 years below poverty 23.1
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 15.9

In 2020-2024, 23.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 57% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 17.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 50.2% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 53225 in 2020-2024, 93.2% had health insurance coverage and 6.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 53.5% and public coverage was 46.3%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2%.


In 2020-2024, 53225 had a total population of 25,187 - 12,968 (51.5%) females and 12,219 (48.5%) males. The median age was 32.6 years. An estimated 28.5% of the population was under 18 years, 38% was 19 to 44 years, 19.3% was 45 to 64 years, and 12.7 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 53225 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 877 904
5 to 9 1084 1154
10 to 14 967 1142
15 to 19 669 763
20 to 24 1025 675
25 to 29 920 1120
30 to 34 1030 1226
35 to 39 843 819
40 to 44 1058 865
45 to 49 779 647
50 to 54 660 625
55 to 59 430 671
60 to 64 669 376
65 to 69 558 657
70 to 74 257 495
75 to 79 137 365
80 to 84 115 162
85 and over 141 302

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 24% were White; 59.7% were Black or African American; 0.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 6.7% were Asian; 33.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 7% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 4.6% of the people in 53225 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 23.8% of the people in 53225 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 10,014 households in 53225. The average household size was 2.47 people.

Married-couple households made up 25% of the households in 53225 while cohabiting couple households made up 11% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 38.4% of all households, while 25.6% 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 17% were female householders living alone, for a total of 34.7% of all households.

In 53225, 32.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 23.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 53225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 25
Cohabiting Couples 11
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
25.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
38.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 29.4% of males and 28.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 57.9 50.6
Now married, except separated 29.4 28.3
Separated 0.8 2
Widowed 2.1 7.3
Divorced 9.9 11.7

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 53225, 198 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 25.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 91.3% of the people living in 53225 were U.S. natives. 72.5% of the 53225 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 8.7% of 53225 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 44.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 59.6 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 53225 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 53225.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 53225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 13.5
Asia 36.1
Europe 11.5
Africa 38.9
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 53225 in 2020-2024, 11.3 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 3.3% 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 53225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 3.3
Other Indo-European languages 2.2
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 4.1
Other languages 1.6

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 87.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 53225 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 53225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 87.9
Different house, same county 8.2
Different county, same state 2.5
Different state 1.3
Abroad 0.1

Education

In 2020-2024, 92.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.5% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 7.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 53225 was 7,013 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 101 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 5,572. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,340.

Educational Attainment of People in 53225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 7.9
High school diploma or equivalency 37.1
Some college, no degree 25.1
Associate's degree 8.3
Bachelor's degree 16.1
Graduate or professional degree 5.4

Disability

In 53225, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 11.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 1.9% of people under 18 years old, to 11.5% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 32.5% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 53225, 62.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 33.3% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.1% 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 9,859 85
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,168 10.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 521 4.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 53225 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 53225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1
Construction 3.1
Manufacturing 16.7
Wholesale trade 1.8
Retail trade 11.3
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 6.6
Information 1
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 9.8
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 8.5
Other Services, except public administration 6.4
Public administration 3.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 53225 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,643 31.4
Service occupations 2,275 19.6
Sales and office occupations 2,346 20.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 722 6.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,610 22.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 70.3% of 53225 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 22.7 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 53225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 70.3
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1.3
Walked 0.8
Other means 1.6
Worked from home 15.5

In 2020-2024, 53225 had a total of 11,176 housing units. Of these housing units, 38.5% 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"). 61.3% 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 53225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 38.5
Apartments in multi-unit structures 61.3
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.6% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 53225 was 4.8 rooms, and of these housing units 48.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 53225 had 10,014 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,162 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 39.9% while renters occupied 60.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.39 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.52.

4.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 6.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10.6% and another 10.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 53225:

House Heating Fuel Used in 53225 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 82.8
Electricity 14.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.4
All other fuels 0.6
No fuel used 1.6

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 53225 was $188,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 72.1 % had a mortgage. 27.9% 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 $1,566 and for owners without a mortgage it was $651.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 53225 was $1,115. 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.