2024 population: 1,574,452 ( 283 from 2020)
Land area: 1454.9 square miles
Population density: 1082.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	1,008,574	64.06%	2.2%
Black:	250,574	15.91%	2.0%
Indian:	6,411	0.41%	2.2%
Asian:	76,429	4.85%	14.5%
2+ races:	35,015	2.22%	9.4%
Hispanic:	197,449	12.54%	8.1%

Total non-White:	565,878	35.94%	4.1%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	74,122	11.8
Deaths:	66,652	10.6
Net Migration:	-30,505	-4.8
Net Immigration:	23,425	3.7

Change in White population:	-22,486	-1.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	22,203	1.4

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
1,574,735
1,031,060	65.48%
255,787	16.24%
6,554	0.42%
66,741	4.24%
31,993	2.03%
182,600	11.60%
543,675	34.52%

2010
1,555,908
1,073,109	68.97%
255,779	16.44%
6,594	0.42%
46,043	2.96%
25,384	1.63%
147,503	9.48%
482,799	31.03%

2000
1,500,741
1,116,150	74.37%
232,247	15.48%
6,843	0.46%
31,199	2.08%
18,247	1.22%
94,511	6.30%
384,591	25.63%

1990
1,432,149
1,161,344	81.09%
195,991	13.69%
7,480	0.52%
19,058	1.33%
n/a
48,276	3.37%
270,805	18.91%

1980
1,397,143
1,196,260	85.62%
149,617	10.71%
6,224	0.45%
8,942	0.64%
n/a
34,993	2.50%
200,883	14.38%

1970
1,403,688
1,267,915	90.33%
104,868	7.47%
4,012	0.29%
3,121	0.22%
n/a
21,907	1.56%
135,773	9.67%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
182,815	11.7
123,806	8.0
-64,395	-4.1
25,298	1.6

-42,049	-2.7
60,876	3.9

Number	Rate
2000's
199,213	13.3
119,253	7.9
-74,453	-5.0
27,832	1.9

-43,041	-2.9
98,208	6.5

Number	Rate
1990's
219,424	15.3
127,102	8.9
-80,450	-5.6
12,574	0.9

-45,194	-3.2
113,786	7.9

Number	Rate
1980's
222,721	15.9
120,216	8.6
-59,302	-4.2
n/a

-34,916	-2.5
69,922	5.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
-118,427	-8.4
n/a

-71,655	-5.1
65,110	4.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
38.8
354,119	22.5%
1,220,333	77.5%
268,391	17.0%

656,436
2.35

385,483	58.7%
277,143	71.9%
46,424	12.0%
270,953	41.3%

2010
Number	Percent
36.8
382,936	24.6%
1,172,972	75.4%
195,832	12.6%

622,087
2.45

391,117	62.9%
279,442	71.4%
51,152	13.1%
230,970	37.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.3
395,665	26.4%
1,105,076	73.6%
188,380	12.6%

588,230
2.50

383,799	65.2%
288,423	75.1%
46,895	12.2%
204,431	34.8%

1990
Number	Percent
32.7
376,713	26.3%
1,055,436	73.7%
178,515	12.5%

538,179
2.60

372,335	69.2%
287,655	77.3%
42,817	11.5%
165,844	30.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.1
395,105	28.3%
1,002,038	71.7%
155,083	11.1%

501,617
2.72

361,567	72.1%
295,772	81.8%
35,078	9.7%
140,050	27.9%

2024 Housing Data for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	32,144	4.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	23,668	3.6%
$15,000 to $19,999	18,415	2.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	21,851	3.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	22,630	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	24,404	3.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	20,669	3.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	24,233	3.7%
$45,000 to $49,999	22,789	3.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	45,744	7.0%
$60,000 to $74,999	60,333	9.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	84,218	12.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	68,572	10.4%
$125,000 to $149,999	49,172	7.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	62,878	9.6%
$200,000 or more	74,716	11.4%

Median Household Income	79,809
Per Capita Income	45,594

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	91

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	32,559	5.0%
Public Assistance	11,830	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	97,443	14.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	661,699	76.2%
Unemployed	26,656	3.1%
In Armed Forces	676	0.1%

Total Labor Force	689,031	79.4%
Not in Labor Force	178,802	20.6%

Real Unemployment Rate		23.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	311,374	246,116	55.9%
Non-Profit	27,218	65,892	29.2%
Self-Employed	34,415	23,833	59.1%

Local Government	21,157	31,907	39.9%
State Government	8,296	11,262	42.4%
Federal Government	5,814	7,051	45.2%

Total Private + Self	345,789	269,949	56.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	62,485	116,112	35.0%
Total	408,274	386,061	51.4%

Pct. Govt.	10.8%
Pct. Private + Self	77.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	146,907	18.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	152,113	19.1%
Professional, Technical	205,489	25.8%
Service Occupations	121,004	15.2%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	2,345	0.3%
All others	169,748	21.3%

White Collar		63.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	134,220	16.9%
Health care and social assistance	124,565	15.7%
Retail trade	84,561	10.6%
Educational services	72,342	9.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	57,100	7.2%
Accommodation and food services	45,345	5.7%
Finance and insurance	44,705	5.6%
Construction	41,570	5.2%
Other services	32,931	4.1%
Transportation and warehousing	32,294	4.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	32,291	4.1%
Public administration	24,632	3.1%
Wholesale trade	17,985	2.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	15,247	1.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	12,282	1.5%
Information	11,107	1.4%
Utilities	5,224	0.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4,671	0.6%
Management	1,326	0.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	863	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	121,993	7.78%
Puerto Rican	40,714	2.60%
Cuban	2,097	0.13%
Dominican	1,876	0.12%

Total Central American	8,412	0.54%
Costa Rican	764	0.05%
Guatemalan	1,955	0.12%
Honduran	1,270	0.08%
Nicaraguan	2,487	0.16%
Panamanian	499	0.03%
Salvadoran	1,426	0.09%
Other Central American	11	0.00%

Total South American	8,302	0.53%
Argentinean	1,161	0.07%
Bolivian	583	0.04%
Chilean	400	0.03%
Colombian	2,195	0.14%
Ecuadorian	634	0.04%
Paraguayan	69	0.00%
Peruvian	1,627	0.10%
Uruguayan	158	0.01%
Venezuelan	1,439	0.09%
Other South American	36	0.00%

Other Hispanic	6,050	0.39%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Indian	16,627	1.06%
Hmong	16,260	1.04%
Chinese	7,086	0.45%
Burmese	5,766	0.37%
Filipino	4,130	0.26%
Vietnamese	2,688	0.17%
Korean	2,511	0.16%
Laotian	1,889	0.12%
Malaysian	1,261	0.08%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,275,201	86.3%
Spanish	118,465	8.0%
Other Asian	23,253	1.6%
Other Indo-European	18,547	1.3%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	8,502	0.6%
German, other Germanic	7,749	0.5%
Other	6,622	0.4%
Arabic	5,465	0.4%
Chinese	4,977	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	486,592	31.0%
Polish	149,231	9.5%
Irish	147,463	9.4%
English	82,336	5.2%
Italian	66,622	4.2%
American	42,840	2.7%
Norwegian	41,841	2.7%
French	31,961	2.0%
Swedish	21,879	1.4%
European	21,244	1.4%
Dutch	17,359	1.1%
Scottish	15,039	1.0%
Czech	12,713	0.8%
Russian	10,830	0.7%
Danish	8,280	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,506,350	96.0%
Not a citizen	62,588	4.0%

Native	1,446,232	92.2%
Foreign-born	122,706	7.8%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
29,632	2.7%	49,046	4.5%	272,006	25.2%	301,128	27.9%	277,001	25.7%	150,587	14.0%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	29,632	2.7%
9-12 Years	49,046	4.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	272,006	25.2%
Some College	301,128	27.9%
Bach. Degree	277,001	25.7%
Grad Degree	150,587	14.0%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	1,493,148	1,430,420	62,728	4.2%
1991	1,487,212	1,413,490	73,722	5.0%
1992	1,520,548	1,448,252	72,296	4.8%
1993	1,534,570	1,472,338	62,232	4.1%
1994	1,565,386	1,501,496	63,890	4.1%
1995	1,583,142	1,528,172	54,970	3.5%
1996	1,607,256	1,550,940	56,316	3.5%
1997	1,624,956	1,569,718	55,238	3.4%
1998	1,628,056	1,575,240	52,816	3.2%
1999	1,629,716	1,578,582	51,134	3.1%

2000	1,609,410	1,551,438	57,972	3.6%
2001	1,607,368	1,532,640	74,728	4.6%
2002	1,591,620	1,499,656	91,964	5.8%
2003	1,592,028	1,494,520	97,508	6.1%
2004	1,580,232	1,495,342	84,890	5.4%
2005	1,570,108	1,492,008	78,100	5.0%
2006	1,591,034	1,514,372	76,662	4.8%
2007	1,611,122	1,530,730	80,392	5.0%
2008	1,615,934	1,534,494	81,440	5.0%
2009	1,612,642	1,465,174	147,468	9.1%

2010	1,635,816	1,492,136	143,680	8.8%
2011	1,632,224	1,502,880	129,344	7.9%
2012	1,630,916	1,511,430	119,486	7.3%
2013	1,641,070	1,523,774	117,296	7.1%
2014	1,643,856	1,549,000	94,856	5.8%
2015	1,641,290	1,562,368	78,922	4.8%
2016	1,651,072	1,581,446	69,626	4.2%
2017	1,650,734	1,592,624	58,110	3.5%
2018	1,635,906	1,583,278	52,628	3.2%
2019	1,627,988	1,571,648	56,340	3.5%

2020	1,615,162	1,501,080	114,082	7.1%
2021	1,626,954	1,554,716	72,238	4.4%
2022	1,614,836	1,563,798	51,038	3.2%
2023	1,640,386	1,586,736	53,650	3.3%
2024	1,642,540	1,589,536	53,004	3.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	701,558
Median Value	$291,345

Occupied	656,436	93.6%
Vacant	45,122	6.4%

Owned	396,385	60.4%
Rented	260,051	39.6%
Median Rent	$1,172

Single-Family Units	419,043	59.7%
Detached	380,805	54.3%
Attached	38,238	5.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	166,569	23.7%
Mobile Homes	3,871	0.6%

Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI Metro Area