Milwaukee County

Milwaukee County has 926,331 residents across 35 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $64,435, 17% below the Wisconsin figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $230,700, and 35% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

926,331residentsACS 2020–2024

$64,435median household incomeWisconsin: $77K

$230,700median home valueowner-occupied homes

90%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Milwaukee County in WisconsinZIP codes in Milwaukee County highlighted; the rest of Wisconsin in grey

Map of Wisconsin with Milwaukee County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 35 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
53110	17,853	$67K	$217K	61%	29%	92%	25 min
53129	14,570	$95K	$312K	67%	46%	92%	24 min
53130	7,712	$87K	$308K	61%	44%	96%	25 min
53132	35,433	$110K	$368K	78%	44%	91%	25 min
53154	37,325	$97K	$332K	58%	39%	93%	24 min
53172	20,442	$73K	$236K	67%	30%	95%	25 min
53202	25,861	$71K	$341K	21%	68%	92%	23 min
53203	2,357	$86K	$-666667K	12%	73%	94%	19 min
53204	39,996	$46K	$124K	26%	16%	86%	23 min
53205	9,265	$32K	$124K	27%	18%	80%	27 min
53206	19,887	$29K	$83K	32%	7%	79%	29 min
53207	34,313	$79K	$244K	61%	47%	91%	23 min
53208	27,201	$53K	$205K	39%	33%	86%	23 min
53209	45,170	$48K	$167K	44%	28%	87%	26 min
53210	23,922	$48K	$174K	40%	22%	89%	24 min
53211	34,234	$75K	$435K	40%	72%	92%	23 min
53212	28,938	$47K	$216K	34%	40%	87%	23 min
53213	26,905	$102K	$340K	60%	66%	90%	21 min
53214	34,480	$61K	$188K	55%	30%	90%	22 min
53215	58,146	$54K	$157K	47%	11%	87%	24 min
53216	30,345	$47K	$143K	47%	17%	87%	27 min
53217	29,957	$133K	$449K	76%	73%	96%	24 min
53218	41,196	$46K	$133K	43%	11%	89%	25 min
53219	34,764	$70K	$204K	62%	28%	91%	24 min
53220	27,782	$69K	$229K	56%	28%	91%	23 min
53221	38,044	$63K	$220K	57%	25%	91%	26 min
53222	24,663	$77K	$217K	67%	46%	91%	22 min
53223	28,793	$61K	$203K	53%	29%	90%	25 min
53224	21,223	$68K	$211K	50%	28%	89%	23 min
53225	25,187	$57K	$188K	40%	22%	92%	24 min
53226	18,908	$93K	$336K	57%	61%	91%	21 min
53227	22,885	$73K	$226K	50%	28%	88%	22 min
53228	15,121	$75K	$272K	52%	38%	87%	23 min
53233	14,497	$24K	$138K	3%	19%	88%	19 min
53235	9,004	$57K	$235K	55%	31%	87%	24 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

926,331 residents in 392,399 households, next to the Wisconsin figure.

24%

under 18

26%

aged 18–34

15%

aged 65 and over

38%

of households are people living alone

33%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

426,715 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $230,700 (±$2,063).

50%

of households own their home

45%

of homes are detached single-family houses

28%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

are mobile homes

of housing units are vacant

$1,101

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later1%

2010–20194%

2000–20095%

1990–19995%

1980–19896%

1970–197911%

1960–196912%

1950–195919%

1940–194910%

1939 or earlier28%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,218.

$64,435

median household income

17.2%

of people live below the poverty line

4.8%

unemployment rate

35%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

24 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

77%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

14%

work from home

13%

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

90%

of households have a broadband subscription

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.