Milwaukee.
Wisconsin·
Neighborhoods
POPMEDIAN
Wisconsin·
Wisconsin
Foundation
Daily Life
Money & Work
Fair Housing. Race, ethnicity, language, national origin, income, disability, household makeup, commute and vehicle access, home tenure, and similar characteristics shown anywhere in this report are descriptive context only — never used to rate, score, or rank a place. Using protected-class characteristics to evaluate a neighborhood may violate the Fair Housing Act.
Wisconsin·Milwaukee County
50 neighborhoods·567K people·$184K median·5,899/mi²
Black 38 · White 32 · Hispanic 21 · Asian 5 · Multiracial 4 · Other 1
Living alone 39 · Other 36 · Married couple 25
Health 30 · Professional 29 · Retail 14 · Manufacturing 11 · Leisure 8 · Public admin 5 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 35 · Service 21 · Production · transport 20 · Sales · office 18 · Construction · maintenance 6
Drive alone 66 · Carpool 19 · Work from home 13 · Transit 5 · Walk 4 · Bike 0
Rep-tract reading · same station-interpolated source as address reports
Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
Showing up to 10 schools per level · School assignment depends on the exact address; open a neighborhood or address report to see your assigned schools.
| Neighborhood | Pop. | Home value |
|---|---|---|
| Muskego Way | 23,706 | $132K |
| Long View | 15,201 | $165K |
| Capitol West | 14,028 | $198K |
| Old North Millwaukee | 13,976 | $98K |
| Dineen Park | 13,780 | $191K |
| Havenwoods | 13,656 | $126K |
| Silver Spring | 12,285 | $123K |
| Brady Street | 11,542 | $364K |
The median home value in Milwaukee is $184,000 (Census ACS) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Milwaukee has 566,973 residents across 210 census tracts and 41 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 32.4; the population is 37.9% Black, 31.7% White, 20.9% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% Asian, 3.9% Multiracial and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 27.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 22.8% (Census ACS).
Milwaukee German Immersion (69%), Downtown Montessori (65%) and Whittier Elementary (61%) lead the elementary schools; Carmen Middle School South (35%), United Community Center Acosta Middle School (34%) and Wedgewood Park School (22%) lead the middle schools; Milwaukee School of Languages (26%), Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy (21%) and Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus (14%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,059/month, 33% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Milwaukee is $54,234 a year, 37% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Milwaukee, median rent is $1,059/month and the median home value is $184,000 (Census ACS).
Milwaukee reported 14.4 violent crimes and 27.0 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 80°F; winter lows average 18°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 36 inches; snowfall averages 48 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Milwaukee are cold wave (99), heat wave (89) and tornado (73), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Milwaukee, 3.7% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).