Milwaukee County, WI Housing Statistics

Updated September 25, 2021 | Infoplease Staff

Milwaukee county wisconsin dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics

UNITS IN STRUCTURE
Subject	Number	Percent

Total housing units	400,093	100.0
1-unit, detached	182,862	45.7
1-unit, attached	20,979	5.2
2 units	72,856	18.2
3 or 4 units	26,382	6.6
5 to 9 units	24,566	6.1
10 to 19 units	17,695	4.4
20 or more units	52,566	13.1
Mobile home	2,075	0.5
Boat, RV, van, etc.	112	0.0

YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
1999 to March 2000	3,165	0.8
1995 to 1998	9,171	2.3
1990 to 1994	11,580	2.9
1980 to 1989	22,970	5.7
1970 to 1979	46,427	11.6
1960 to 1969	55,315	13.8
1940 to 1959	135,416	33.8
1939 or earlier	116,049	29.0

ROOMS
1 room	9,781	2.4
2 rooms	18,745	4.7
3 rooms	42,357	10.6
4 rooms	73,043	18.3
5 rooms	106,419	26.6
6 rooms	71,843	18.0
7 rooms	38,869	9.7
8 rooms	21,190	5.3
9 or more rooms	17,846	4.5
Median (rooms)	5.0	(X)

Occupied Housing Units	377,729	100.0
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	81,209	21.5
1995 to 1998	110,629	29.3
1990 to 1994	57,602	15.2
1980 to 1989	50,598	13.4
1970 to 1979	34,024	9.0
1969 or earlier	43,667	11.6

VEHICLES AVAILABLE
None	61,631	16.3
1	156,663	41.5
2	122,283	32.4
3 or more	37,152	9.8

HOUSE HEATING FUEL
Utility gas	315,604	83.6
Bottled, tank, or LP gas	4,302	1.1
Electricity	35,779	9.5
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	16,215	4.3
Coal or coke	76	0.0
Wood	228	0.1
Solar energy	66	0.0
Other fuel	3,821	1.0
No fuel used	1,638	0.4

SELECTED CHARACTERISTICS
Lacking complete plumbing facilities	2,683	0.7
Lacking complete kitchen facilities	3,807	1.0
No telephone service	11,473	3.0

OCCUPANTS PER ROOM
Occupied housing units	377,729	100.0
1.00 or less	361,907	95.8
1.01 to 1.50	9,904	2.6
1.51 or more	5,918	1.6

Specified owner-occupied units	164,162	100.0
VALUE
Less than $50,000	16,203	9.9
$50,000 to $99,999	61,792	37.6
$100,000 to $149,999	52,685	32.1
$150,000 to $199,999	20,296	12.4
$200,000 to $299,999	9,042	5.5
$300,000 to $499,999	2,785	1.7
$500,000 to $999,999	1,052	0.6
$1,000,000 or more	307	0.2
Median (dollars)	103,200	(X)

MORTGAGE STATUS AND SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS
With a mortgage	111,909	68.2
Less than $300	354	0.2
$300 to $499	5,018	3.1
$500 to $699	14,571	8.9
$700 to $999	34,771	21.2
$1,000 to $1,499	38,320	23.3
$1,500 to $1,999	12,594	7.7
$2,000 or more	6,281	3.8
Median (dollars)	1,013	(X)
Not mortgaged	52,253	31.8
Median (dollars)	377	(X)

SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	58,054	35.4
15 to 19 percent	31,491	19.2
20 to 24 percent	24,711	15.1
25 to 29 percent	16,587	10.1
30 to 34 percent	9,572	5.8
35 percent or more	22,744	13.9
Not computed	1,003	0.6

Specified renter-occupied units	178,654	100.0
GROSS RENT
Less than $200	8,287	4.6
$200 to $299	8,151	4.6
$300 to $499	49,943	28.0
$500 to $749	77,580	43.4
$750 to $999	22,434	12.6
$1,000 to $1,499	6,947	3.9
$1,500 or more	1,705	1.0
No cash rent	3,607	2.0
Median (dollars)	555	(X)

GROSS RENT AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME IN 1999
Less than 15 percent	34,075	19.1
15 to 19 percent	28,371	15.9
20 to 24 percent	24,078	13.5
25 to 29 percent	18,355	10.3
30 to 34 percent	12,638	7.1
35 percent or more	53,436	29.9
Not computed	7,701	4.3

(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices H1, H7, H20, H23, H24, H30, H34, H38, H40, H43, H44, H48, H51, H62, H63, H69, H74, H76, H90, H91, and H94

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