Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Milwaukee County has a population of 926,331 and has shrunk 1.6% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $230,700, about 3.6 times the county's median household income of $64,435.

Home price
$230,700
Income
$64,435
Population
926,331
Unemployment
4.8%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$230,700county
Median gross rent$1,101county
Median year homes here were built1957county
Share of homes built before 198078.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile0.5%county
Share of homes that are vacant8.0%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented50.1%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.4%county
Typical monthly rent$1,520county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,338county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,119county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,648county
Home insurance / yr$1,812(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.7(statewide)
Median household income$64,435county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate17.2%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home14.4%county
Unemployment rate4.8%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed3.8%county
Share of workers employed by government11.4%county
Share of workers in the largest industry26.3%county
Economic output per resident$85,071county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.93%county
Top state income tax7.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.36%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.72%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service6.6 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport3104054county
Miles to nearest general aviation field6.6 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network2county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station2.2 micounty
Households without a vehicle12.5%county
Traffic deaths26.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher34.7%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher89.5%county
Public schools in the county273county
Public school enrollment122106county
Students per full-time teacher15.9county
Free lunch eligible64.1%county
Elementary schools175county
Middle schools27county
High schools50county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above12county
Share of local colleges that are public20.0%county
Two-year institutions3county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution2.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians77county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county13county
Hospitals here with an emergency department9county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter9.1 µgcounty
Without health insurance7.2%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year19.2%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year20.6%county
Frequent mental distress16.5%county
No leisure-time physical activity23.3%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population926,331county
Land area in square miles241county
People per square mile of land3836.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores214county
Convenience stores58county
Share living far from a food store5.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract1.0%county
Population change since 2020-1.6%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age35.5 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1823.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.7%county
Share of households that are one person37.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States9.9%county
Second languages18.6%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls52.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents84county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-5county
Households that moved in18,351county
Households that moved away20,262county
Average income of arriving households$59,462county
Average income of departing households$74,216county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes3county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,046county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings82.2%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature48.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation35.8 incounty
Annual snowfall35.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.87 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F7 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing133 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6acounty
Frost-free days176 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 27county
Average first fall frostOct 20county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$120county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh19.2¢county
Household electricity use625 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity19.2%county
Homes heated by utility gas77.2%county
Homes heated by propane1.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.6%county
Homes heated by wood0.2%county
Households with broadband89.6%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk97.0county
Coastal flood risk35.6county
Drought risk16.7county
Landslide risk31.0county
Hail risk86.2county
Earthquake risk80.8county
Tornado risk99.0county
Tropical cyclone risk18.8county
Extreme heat risk99.0county
Winter weather risk96.8county
Strong wind risk94.8county
Wildfire risk29.5county

Sports

Major pro teams based here2county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here1county
MLB teams based here1county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here1county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Milwaukee County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Wisconsin figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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