Living in Milwaukee School District, Wisconsin

Overview

A total of 230,086 households are located in Milwaukee School District area. Among them, 71,510 households have children under the age of 18. The average family size is 3.38 people. The total number of children in the region is 187,802 and 171,539 children are attending schools including pre-K, K-12 schools, and colleges/graduate schools.

7% (39,115) of residents are non-citizens and 19% (111,633) of residents speak a language other than English at home.

Social Characteristics of Milwaukee School District, Wisconsin
Household	230,086
Population	577,911
Household with Child (age 18 and under)	71,510 (31%)
Child Population (age 18 and under)	187,802
Total Students	171,539
Pre-Kindergarten	5,077
Kindergarten	14,916
Grade 1-8	69,501
Grade 9-12	32,916
College/Graduate School	49,129
Veterans	440,258
Non-citizen	39,115
Non-English Home Language	111,633
Internet Coverage	100%

Employment Statistics

456,086 residents are over the age of 16 and 294,874 people are in labor force. Among them, 294,761 people are in civilian labor force and 113 are in armed labor force. 274,787 people are employed and the unemployment rate is 6.80%.

The tables below show the employment-related statistics for Milwaukee School District area.

	Headcounts / Time	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	270,536	-
Car, truck, or van (drove alone)	196,873	72.77%
Car, truck, or van (carpooled)	27,524	10.17%
Public transportation	19,801	7.32%
Walked	12,529	4.63%
Other method	4,378	1.62%
Worked from home	9,431	3.49%
Average Commute Time	22 minutes	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	274,787	-
Management, business, science, and arts occupations	87,013	31.67%
Service	63,419	23.08%
Sales and office	55,052	20.03%
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	16,393	5.97%
Production, transportation, and material moving	52,910	19.25%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	274,787	-
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining	1,248	0.45%
Construction	11,013	4.01%
Manufacturing	40,382	14.70%
Wholesale trade	5,639	2.05%
Retail trade	27,379	9.96%
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities	14,284	5.20%
Information	4,361	1.59%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing	14,591	5.31%
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services	30,090	10.95%
Educational services, and health care and social assistance	72,859	26.51%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation and food services	31,235	11.37%
Other services, except public administration	12,292	4.47%
Public administration	9,414	3.43%

	Headcounts	Percent
Workers 16 years and over	274,787	-
Private wage and salary workers	234,041	85.17%
Government workers	31,485	11.46%
Self-employed in own not incorporated business workers	8,998	3.27%
Unpaid family workers	263	0.10%

Average Income and Health Insurance

The average household income is $57,332 for the 230,086 households in Milwaukee School District area, Wisconsin. The average income of a single worker is $28,997. 534,842 people have a health insurance and the health insurance coverage rate is 90.68%.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	230,086	-
Less than $10,000	23,080	10.03%
$10,000 - $14,999	17,962	7.81%
$15,000 - $24,999	30,063	13.07%
$25,000 - $34,999	26,843	11.67%
$35,000 - $49,999	34,798	15.12%
$50,000 - $74,999	39,630	17.22%
$75,000 - $99,999	24,485	10.64%
$100,000 - $149,999	22,200	9.65%
$150,000 - $199,999	6,645	2.89%
More than $200,000	4,380	1.90%
Median Household Income	$41,838	-
Mean Household Income (Average)	$57,332	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Families	124,864	-
Less than $10,000	9,646	7.73%
$10,000 - $14,999	6,367	5.10%
$15,000 - $24,999	14,234	11.40%
$25,000 - $34,999	14,134	11.32%
$35,000 - $49,999	19,152	15.34%
$50,000 - $74,999	22,056	17.66%
$75,000 - $99,999	15,584	12.48%
$100,000 - $149,999	15,618	12.51%
$150,000 - $199,999	4,850	3.88%
More than $200,000	3,223	2.58%

Median Family Income	$48,926	-
Mean Family Income (Average)	$66,572	-

Single Worker Median Earning	$28,997	-
Male Worker Median Earning	$42,446	-
Female Worker Median Earning	$42,446	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Households	589,781	-
With health insurance coverage	534,842	90.68%
Public coverage	265,004	44.93%
Private health insurance	318,823	54.06%
Without health insurance coverage	54,939	9.32%

Housing

There are 258,444 housing units in Milwaukee School District area, Wisconsin with 230,086 units (89.03%) occupied. 95,247 houses (41.40%) are occupied by owner and 134,839 houses (58.60%) are rented. The average housing value is $122,100 and the average rental cost is $858. 1,682 houses (0.65%) were newly built in 2014 or later and 124,857 houses (48.31%) were built in 1949 or earlier.

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	258,444	-
Occupied	230,086	89.03%
Owner Occupied	95,247	41.40%
Renter Occupied	134,839	58.60%

Unit Type
1 Unit detached	102,768	39.76%
1 Unit attached (e.g. row houses or townhouses)	13,987	5.41%
Multi-Units (e.g. Apartments)	140,442	54.34%
Mobile Homes	1,165	0.45%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	82	0.03%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	258,444	-
Built 2014 or later	1,682	0.65%
Built 2010 - 2013	2,304	0.89%
Built 2000 - 2009	8,532	3.30%
Built 1990 - 1999	7,622	2.95%
Built 1980 - 1989	10,083	3.90%
Built 1970 - 1979	22,447	8.69%
Built 1960 - 1969	28,802	11.14%
Built 1950 - 1959	52,115	20.16%
Built 1949 or earlier	124,857	48.31%

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	258,444	-
1 room	8,478	3.28%
2 rooms	5,921	2.29%
3 rooms	28,741	11.12%
4 rooms	54,762	21.19%
5 rooms	69,780	27.00%
6 rooms	47,327	18.31%
7 rooms	20,973	8.12%
8 rooms	10,982	4.25%
9 rooms or more	11,480	4.44%
Median Number of Rooms	4.9 rooms	-

	Units	Percent
Total Housing Units	258,444	-
no bedroom	9,351	3.62%
1 bedroom	41,498	16.06%
2 bedrooms	91,662	35.47%
3 bedrooms	85,144	32.94%
4 bedrooms	25,186	9.75%
5 bedrooms or more	5,603	2.17%

	Units	Percent
Total Owner-occupied units	95,247	-
Less than $50,000	8,638	9.07%
$50,000 - $99,999	26,048	27.35%
$100,000 - $149,999	28,152	29.56%
$150,000 - $199,999	17,073	17.92%
$200,000 - $299,999	10,116	10.62%
$300,000 - $499,999	3,451	3.62%
$500,000 - $999,999	1,398	1.47%
$1,000,000 or more	371	0.39%
Median House Value	$122,100	-

	Units	Percent
Housing Units Paying Rent	131,703	-
Less than $500	11,936	9.06%
$500 - $999	79,327	60.23%
$1,000 - $1,499	31,903	24.22%
$1,500 - $1,999	6,181	4.69%
$2,000 - $2,499	1,554	1.18%
$2,500 - $2,999	531	0.40%
$3,000 or more	271	0.21%
Median Rental Costs	$858	-

Demographic

A total of 594,548 people lives in Milwaukee School District area, Wisconsin with 286,081 male and 308,467 female. The males to female ratio is 48.12 to 51.88. The tables below describes the population by gender, age, and race.

	Headcounts	Percent
Total population	594,548	-
Male	286,081	48.12%
Female	308,467	51.88%

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	594,548	-
Under 5 years	44,065	7.41%
5 - 9 years	43,543	7.32%
10 - 14 years	42,351	7.12%
15 - 19 years	44,725	7.52%
20 - 24 years	50,576	8.51%
25 - 34 years	101,565	17.08%
35 - 44 years	74,841	12.59%
45 - 54 years	66,835	11.24%
55 - 59 years	34,030	5.72%
60 - 64 years	29,689	4.99%
65 - 74 years	37,530	6.31%
75 - 84 years	16,494	2.77%
85 years and older	8,304	1.40%
Median Age	31.5 years	-

	Headcounts	Percent
Total Population	594,548	-
One Race	570,710	95.99%
White	263,703	44.35%
Black or African American	230,371	38.75%
American Indian and Alaska Native	3,579	0.60%
Asian	25,344	4.26%
Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	256	0.04%
Other	47,457	7.98%

Two or more races	23,838	4.01%
White and Black or African American	10,471	1.76%
White and American Indian and Alaska Native	2,927	0.49%
White and Asian	1,934	0.33%
Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native	1,335	0.22%

Living in Milwaukee School District Area

Overview

Employment Statistics

Average Income and Health Insurance

Housing

Demographic