Milwaukee city, Wisconsin
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
United States
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 562,407 924,216 5,972,787 341,784,857
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 562,407 924,216 5,972,787 341,784,857
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 577,894 939,496 5,894,323 331,516,113
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) -2.7% -1.6% 1.3% 3.1%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 577,222 939,489 5,893,718 331,449,281
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 594,833 947,735 5,686,986 308,745,538
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 6.8% 6.1% 5.1% 5.4%
Persons under 18 years, percent 25.4% 22.7% 20.5% 21.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 12.0% 16.2% 20.8% 18.9%
Female persons, percent 51.6% 51.7% 50.2% 50.9%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 34.2% 61.2% 84.7% 72.3%
Black alone, percent(a) 38.5% 26.6% 6.7% 13.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.8% 1.3% 1.4% 2.1%
Asian alone, percent(a) 5.1% 5.8% 3.5% 6.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%
Two or More Races, percent 14.7% 4.9% 3.7% 4.9%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 20.9% 18.3% 8.8% 20.5%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 31.7% 46.6% 77.7% 56.1%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 15,311 30,639 288,078 16,185,883
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 11.1% 9.9% 5.2% 14.1%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) X 429,425 2,840,960 148,260,882
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 41.8% 49.9% 67.8% 65.2%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $184,000 $230,700 $266,500 $332,700
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $1,533 $1,688 $1,689 $1,963
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $673 $738 $659 $638
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $1,059 $1,101 $1,087 $1,413
Building Permits, 2025 X 1,046 25,569 1,431,616
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 232,520 392,399 2,479,480 129,227,496
Persons per household, 2020-2024 2.37 2.31 2.33 2.53
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 85.7% 87.0% 88.2% 87.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 22.0% 18.6% 9.0% 22.3%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 94.3% 94.6% 94.7% 95.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 88.2% 89.6% 90.3% 91.0%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 85.5% 89.5% 93.6% 89.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 27.4% 34.7% 33.4% 35.7%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 10.5% 9.6% 8.7% 9.3%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 10.1% 8.4% 6.4% 9.6%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 64.4% 65.1% 65.2% 63.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 62.6% 62.3% 61.9% 58.8%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 2,347,756 3,467,397 16,626,749 1,196,315,575
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 8,168,233 15,987,533 65,814,972 3,330,304,719
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 1,560,220 2,842,660 20,718,535 1,316,303,546
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 5,577,005 15,391,264 121,958,764 6,974,691,329
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $9,895 $16,765 $20,704 $20,928
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 22.4 22.2 22.2 26.4
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $54,234 $64,435 $77,485 $80,734
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $30,994 $38,385 $43,373 $44,673
Persons in poverty, percent 22.8% 16.8% 10.3% 10.6%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 X 20,466 144,774 8,361,342
Total employment, 2023 X 435,400 2,642,958 139,831,742
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) X 30,471,099 161,457,823 9,556,351,319
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 X 1.2% 1.6% 3.0%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 X 61,813 397,269 30,427,808
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 14,457 101,315 5,934,950
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 8,558 60,702 3,638,693
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 2,904 19,796 1,356,990
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 3,376 9,385 1,400,775
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 9,298 83,495 4,202,325
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 514 3,867 261,330
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X 11,943 88,478 5,343,976
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 6,001.2 3,890.5 108.8 93.8
Population per square mile, 2010 6,188.3 3,926.0 105.0 87.4
Land area in square miles, 2020 96.18 241.48 54,167.14 3,533,038.28
Land area in square miles, 2010 96.12 241.40 54,157.80 3,531,905.43
FIPS Code 5553000 55079 55 1