2001 Supplementary Survey Profile
Milwaukee city
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TABLE 3. PROFILE OF SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS
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Estimate |
Lower Bound |
Upper Bound |
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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
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Population 16 years and over
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431,511
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419,875
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443,147
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In labor force
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297,884
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286,149
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309,619
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Civilian labor force
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297,614
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285,952
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309,276
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Employed
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266,180
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254,422
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277,938
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Unemployed
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31,434
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24,728
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38,140
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Percent unemployed
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10.6
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8.5
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12.7
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Armed Forces
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270
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0
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732
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Not in labor force
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133,627
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123,006
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144,248
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Females 16 years and over
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225,003
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217,337
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232,669
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In labor force
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144,981
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137,535
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152,427
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Civilian labor force
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144,981
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137,535
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152,427
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Employed
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132,039
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125,135
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138,943
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Own children under 6 years
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49,927
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45,376
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54,478
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All parents in family in labor force
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31,411
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25,766
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37,056
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Own children 6 to 17 years
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92,274
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84,653
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99,895
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All parents in family in labor force
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72,015
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63,607
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80,423
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Population 16 to 19 years
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31,383
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27,205
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35,561
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Not enrolled in school and not a H.S. graduate
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4,119
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2,420
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5,819
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Unemployed or not in the labor force
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3,032
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1,443
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4,621
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COMMUTING TO WORK
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Workers 16 years and over
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258,504
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246,834
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270,174
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Car, truck, or van -- drove alone
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181,290
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170,412
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192,168
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Car, truck, or van -- carpooled
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33,228
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27,364
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39,092
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Public transportation (including taxicab)
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26,259
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19,963
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32,555
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Walked
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8,046
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5,896
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10,196
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Other means
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2,009
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927
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3,091
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Worked at home
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7,672
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5,169
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10,175
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Mean travel time to work (minutes)
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22.4
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21.1
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23.7
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Employed civilian population 16 years and over
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266,180
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254,422
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277,938
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OCCUPATION
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Management, professional, and related occupations
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78,452
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71,489
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85,415
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Service occupations
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51,201
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44,608
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57,794
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Sales and office occupations
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68,503
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60,461
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76,545
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Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
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640
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20
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1,260
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Construction, extraction, and maintenance occupations
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16,937
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13,154
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20,720
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Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
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50,447
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44,819
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56,075
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INDUSTRY
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Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining
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394
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0
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858
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Construction
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8,216
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5,876
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10,556
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Manufacturing
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45,053
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39,181
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50,925
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Wholesale trade
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11,600
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7,757
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15,443
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Retail trade
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26,658
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21,414
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31,902
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Transportation and warehousing, and utilities
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14,204
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10,789
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17,620
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Information
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8,750
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5,630
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11,870
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Finance, insurance, real estate, and rental and leasing
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20,400
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16,305
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24,495
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Professional, scientific, management, administrative, and waste management services
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22,792
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18,456
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27,128
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Educational, health, and social services
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66,951
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59,924
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73,978
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Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation, and food services
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19,743
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15,641
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23,845
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Other services (except public administration)
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10,852
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7,524
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14,180
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Public administration
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10,567
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7,528
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13,606
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CLASS OF WORKER
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Private wage and salary workers
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221,174
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209,314
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233,034
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Government workers
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35,757
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30,589
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40,925
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Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business
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9,059
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6,436
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11,683
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Unpaid family workers
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190
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0
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495
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INCOME AND BENEFITS (IN 2001 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS)
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Total households
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234,518
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227,133
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241,903
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Less than $10,000
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25,044
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19,578
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30,510
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$10,000 to $14,999
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19,778
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16,072
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23,484
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$15,000 to $24,999
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38,864
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32,993
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44,735
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$25,000 to $34,999
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35,364
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31,165
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39,563
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$35,000 to $49,999
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38,650
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33,354
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43,947
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$50,000 to $74,999
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42,625
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36,926
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48,324
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$75,000 to $99,999
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21,251
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17,317
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25,185
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$100,000 to $149,999
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9,386
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6,556
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12,216
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$150,000 to $199,999
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2,017
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799
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3,235
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$200,000 or more
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1,539
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617
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2,461
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Median household income (dollars)
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34,518
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32,705
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36,331
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Mean household income (dollars)
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42,831
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40,948
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44,714
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With earnings
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192,007
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184,417
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199,597
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Mean earnings (dollars)
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42,823
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40,927
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44,719
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With Social Security
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54,260
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49,082
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59,438
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Mean Social Security income (dollars)
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11,651
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10,823
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12,479
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With retirement income
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32,656
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28,902
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36,410
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Mean retirement income (dollars)
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15,368
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12,088
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18,648
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With public assistance income or noncash benefit(s)
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72,262
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64,599
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79,925
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With Supplemental Security Income
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9,188
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6,297
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12,079
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Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)
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6,248
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5,147
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7,349
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With cash public assistance income
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5,488
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3,221
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7,755
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Mean cash public assistance income (dollars)
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4,233
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2,624
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5,842
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With Food Stamp benefits in the past 12 months
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27,313
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22,302
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32,324
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With free or reduced price school meal benefits in the past 12 months
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39,573
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34,105
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45,041
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Families
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136,075
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126,852
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145,299
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Less than $10,000
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11,303
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7,744
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14,862
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$10,000 to $14,999
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8,856
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6,224
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11,488
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$15,000 to $24,999
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21,397
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16,493
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26,301
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$25,000 to $34,999
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18,602
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14,195
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23,009
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$35,000 to $49,999
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22,149
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17,899
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26,399
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$50,000 to $74,999
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27,623
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23,005
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32,241
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$75,000 to $99,999
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16,408
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12,818
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19,998
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$100,000 to $149,999
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6,729
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4,236
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9,222
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$150,000 to $199,999
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1,629
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519
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2,739
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$200,000 or more
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1,379
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488
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2,270
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Median family income (dollars)
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40,020
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36,644
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43,396
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Mean family income (dollars)
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48,377
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45,400
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51,354
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Per capita income (dollars)
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17,899
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17,191
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18,607
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Nonfamily households
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98,443
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90,102
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106,784
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Median nonfamily income (dollars)
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26,451
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24,951
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27,951
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Mean nonfamily income (dollars)
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33,250
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30,839
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35,661
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Median earnings (dollars):
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22,971
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21,319
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24,623
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Male full-time, year-round workers
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35,604
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33,863
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37,345
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Female full-time, year-round workers
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25,556
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23,923
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27,190
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NUMBER BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
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Families
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20,681
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15,967
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25,395
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With related children under 18 years
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18,283
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13,759
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22,807
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With related children under 5 years only
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2,757
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1,069
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4,445
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Families with female householder, no husband present
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13,924
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9,367
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18,481
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With related children under 18 years
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13,709
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9,160
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18,258
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With related children under 5 years only
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2,330
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664
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3,997
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Individuals
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109,282
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93,843
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124,721
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18 years and over
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60,188
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52,643
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67,733
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65 years and over
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5,184
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3,089
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7,280
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Related children under 18 years
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45,811
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35,371
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56,251
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Related children 5 to 17 years
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31,775
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23,537
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40,013
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
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33,063
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26,255
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39,871
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PERCENT BELOW POVERTY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS
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Individuals
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19.2
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16.6
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21.8
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18 years and over
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14.5
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12.7
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16.3
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65 years and over
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9.0
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5.5
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12.5
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Related children under 18 years
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30.4
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23.8
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37.0
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Related children under 5 years
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33.2
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23.1
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43.3
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Related children 5 to 17 years
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29.3
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22.2
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36.4
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Unrelated individuals 15 years and over
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23.0
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18.7
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27.3
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