Milwaukee, WI Demographic Statistics

Updated June 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

SEX AND AGE
	Number	Percent

Total population	596,974	100.0

Male	285,363	47.8
Female	311,611	52.2

Under 5 years	47,545	8.0
5 to 9 years	50,555	8.5
10 to 14 years	46,688	7.8
15 to 19 years	47,231	7.9
20 to 24 years	51,814	8.7
25 to 34 years	94,451	15.8
35 to 44 years	85,792	14.4
45 to 54 years	68,351	11.4
55 to 59 years	21,586	3.6
60 to 64 years	17,838	3.0
65 to 74 years	33,015	5.5
75 to 84 years	23,727	4.0
85 years and over	8,381	1.4

Median age (years)	30.6	(X)

18 years and over	425,990	71.4
Male	198,467	33.2
Female	227,523	38.1
21 years and over	393,759	66.0
62 years and over	75,423	12.6
65 years and over	65,123	10.9
Male	25,219	4.2
Female	39,904	6.7

RACE
One race	580,824	97.3
White	298,379	50.0
Black or African American	222,933	37.3
American Indian and Alaska Native	5,212	0.9
Asian	17,571	2.9
Asian Indian	2,313	0.4
Chinese	1,232	0.2
Filipino	826	0.1
Japanese	328	0.1
Korean	505	0.1
Vietnamese	1,224	0.2
Other Asian ¹	11,143	1.9
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	301	0.1
Native Hawaiian	64	0.0
Guamanian or Chamorro	65	0.0
Samoan	83	0.0
Other Pacific Islander ²	89	0.0
Some other race	36,428	6.1
Two or more races	16,150	2.7

Race alone or in combination with one or more other races ³
White	310,734	52.1
Black or African American	230,503	38.6
American Indian and Alaska Native	9,116	1.5
Asian	20,166	3.4
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	809	0.1
Some other race	43,201	7.2

HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Total population	596,974	100.0
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	71,646	12.0
Mexican	43,300	7.3
Puerto Rican	19,613	3.3
Cuban	637	0.1
Other Hispanic or Latino	8,096	1.4
Not Hispanic or Latino	525,328	88.0
White alone	270,989	45.4

RELATIONSHIP
Total population	596,974	100.0
In households	580,571	97.3
Householder	232,188	38.9
Spouse	74,794	12.5
Child	185,538	31.1
Own child under 18 years	143,830	24.1
Other relatives	43,532	7.3
Under 18 years	20,864	3.5
Nonrelatives	44,519	7.5
Unmarried partner	16,658	2.8
In group quarters	16,403	2.7
Institutionalized population	6,464	1.1
Noninstitutionalized population	9,939	1.7

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
Total households	232,188	100.0
Family households (families)	135,189	58.2
With own children under 18 years	70,898	30.5
Married-couple family	74,794	32.2
With own children under 18 years	33,292	14.3
Female householder, no husband present	48,918	21.1
With own children under 18 years	32,251	13.9
Nonfamily households	96,999	41.8
Householder living alone	77,772	33.5
Householder 65 years and over	22,158	9.5

Households with individuals under 18 years	80,739	34.8
Households with individuals 65 years and over	47,805	20.6

Average household size	2.50	(X)
Average family size	3.25	(X)

HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units	249,225	100.0
Occupied housing units	232,188	93.2
Vacant housing units	17,037	6.8
For seasonal, recreational, or occasional use	486	0.2

Homeowner vacancy rate (percent)	1.3	(X)
Rental vacancy rate (percent)	6.0	(X)

HOUSING TENURE
Occupied housing units	232,188	100.0
Owner-occupied housing units	105,235	45.3
Renter-occupied housing units	126,953	54.7

Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.60	(X)
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.42	(X)

(X) Not applicable
¹ Other Asian alone, or two or more Asian categories.
² Other Pacific Islander alone, or two or more Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander categories.
³ In combination with one or more other races listed. The six numbers may add to more than the total population and the six percentages may add to more than 100 percent because individuals may report more than one race.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 1, Matrices P1, P3, P4, P8, P9, P12, P13, P,17, P18, P19, P20, P23, P27, P28, P33, PCT5, PCT8, PCT11, PCT15, H1, H3, H4, H5, H11, and H12.

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