City safety & data profile

MilwaukeeWI

Milwaukee, WI is a 564K-resident city in Milwaukee County with a median household income of $54,234.

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Milwaukee, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Milwaukee has a population larger than 99% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $184,000, and 8 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

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Data updated 2026-09-03

564K
Population (place): Top 1%
By size: $54,234
Median income (place): $184,000
Median home (place): 22.8%
Poverty rate (place)

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The read on Milwaukee

Milwaukee posts a median household income higher than 14% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 recent safety alert is on record and 8 hospitals serve the Milwaukee area.

Bottom 15%
by median income, US cities: 1
safety alert on record: 8
hospitals in & near Milwaukee

Where Milwaukee income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$54,234 Bottom 14% higher than 14% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Milwaukee

563,531
Madison

280,305
Green Bay

105,207
Kenosha

99,858
Racine

77,742
Appleton

74,139
Waukesha

71,970
Eau Claire

67,778
Oshkosh

66,555
Janesville

64,123

What this shows Milwaukee is the largest WI city on this list; Whitefish Bay leads median income.

Whitefish Bay

$157,109
Mequon

$144,051
Richfield

$143,963
Brookfield

$129,548
Waunakee

$125,220
Verona

$119,606
Sussex

$119,041
Suamico

$118,337
Muskego

$112,221
Franklin

$106,894

What this shows Whitefish Bay posts the highest place-level median income in WI; Milwaukee is largest by headcount.

The quick read

Reading Milwaukee, WI beyond the headline numbers

Milwaukee sits inside Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, at roughly 43.04°N, -87.91°W. Population 563,531, $54,234 median household income. Median home value $184,000, median rent $1,059. Poverty rate 22.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

8 hospitals in/around Milwaukee, 3.5/5 avg rating, 6 with an ER.

22.8% of Milwaukee, WI residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Milwaukee costs roughly 3.4 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

12.9% of Milwaukee workers are remote, above the midpoint of reporting cities.

Among the CDC measures on this page, current asthma departs furthest from its peer median: 12.6% in Milwaukee, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,722 cities reporting that measure.

5% of Milwaukee workers commute by public transit, a larger share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Milwaukee's median age is 32.4 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Milwaukee from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)

563,531

Milwaukee · Census Place

Median Income (place)

$54,234

-39% vs avg

Median Home Value (place)

$184,000

-56% vs avg

Median Age (place)

32.4

years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Milwaukee County): Milwaukee's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024

Population

926K-3%

Median Income

$64,435+49%

Median Home Value

$230,700+46%

Poverty Rate

17.2%-20%

Unemployment

4.8%-57%

Economics

Economics indicators for Milwaukee, WI
Indicator	Value
Median Rent	$1,059/mo
Poverty Rate	22.8% +84% vs avg
Unemployment	6.2%
Bachelor's Degree+	27.4%
Work From Home	12.9%
Public Transit	5%

Population

White 34.2%

African American 38.5%

Asian 5.1%

Two or More Ethnicities 1.3%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity

41.8%

Short Sleep Duration

39.7%

High Blood Pressure

36.1%

Physical Inactivity

32.5%

Frequent Mental Distress

19.1%

Current Smoking

17.3%

Binge Drinking

16.3%

Frequent Physical Distress

15%

Diabetes

14.7%

Lack of Health Insurance

14.1%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 55.8%

Annual Checkup 77.5%

Other Measures

Current Asthma

12.6%

Coronary Heart Disease

6.1%

Stroke

4.1%

Hospitals 8 total

Rating Distribution

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Average Rating

3.5/5

Total Hospitals

With ER

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