What is the population of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin?

The population of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is 924,688, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin?

The median household income in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is $62,292, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is $170,534, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin is 4.7%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income C

Education C

Metric	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Population	924,688	5,859,674	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	777.9	89.4	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-0.45%	0.33%	0.57%
Median age	35.7	40.1	37.1
Households	388,763	2,445,541	128,459,983

Year	Milwaukee County

Group	Share

Milwaukee County has a the economy index of C, which means it is somewhat prosperous.

Metric	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$62,292	$75,766	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	4.67%	4.67%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	3.3%	5.2%

Metric	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$170,534	$176,921	$242,182
Median rent	$1,069	$1,045	$1,342
Homeownership rate	49.8%	67.9%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	20.8	18.8	22.5
Work from home	12.7%	11.6%	13.4%

Milwaukee County has a education index of C, which means it is somewhat educated.

Metric	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	30.4%	29.7%	31.6%
Average household size	2.33	2.35	2.54

Milwaukee County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	76.7	79.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	16.7%	13.2%	16.3%
Smokers	20.3%	18.5%	19.0%