Demographics of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin had 924,216 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −14,390 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Milwaukee County, in four figures

924,216
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; −1.5%
Change since July 2020: −14,390 people.; 35.5 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,435 ±$1,218
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Milwaukee County, Wisconsin's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Milwaukee County, Wisconsin's population shrank 1.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	938,606	100.0	100.0
2021	924,701	98.5	100.2
2022	921,471	98.2	100.7
2023	921,609	98.2	101.6
2024	924,323	98.5	102.5
2025	924,216	98.5	103.1

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Population of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	938,606	−890	+423	+119	−1,638
2021	924,701	−13,905	+2,160	+988	−16,448
2022	921,471	−3,230	+2,020	+5,298	−10,295
2023	921,609	+138	+2,567	+5,239	−7,605
2024	924,323	+2,714	+2,715	+5,688	−5,686
2025	924,216	−107	+2,564	+1,973	−4,697

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 35.5 ±0.1: for men 34.5 ±0.1 and for women 36.4 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Milwaukee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	59,461 ±100	6.4% ±<0.1	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	159,980 ±2,185	17.3% ±0.2	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	87,285 ±1,590	9.4% ±0.2	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	273,670 ±2,114	29.5% ±0.2	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	209,354 ±2,068	22.6% ±0.2	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	136,581 ±2,387	14.7% ±0.3	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,435 ±$1,218, and income per person $38,385 ±$466, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Milwaukee County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	73,618 ±2,318	18.8% ±0.6	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	79,979 ±2,345	20.4% ±0.6	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	68,625 ±1,979	17.5% ±0.5	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	50,439 ±1,698	12.9% ±0.4	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	61,306 ±1,993	15.6% ±0.5	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	29,070 ±1,288	7.4% ±0.3	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	29,362 ±1,177	7.5% ±0.3	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Milwaukee County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	156,419 ±4,695	17.2% ±0.5	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	51,245 ±2,282	23.7% ±1.0	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	76,561 ±2,291	15.1% ±0.4	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	28,613 ±1,434	15.5% ±0.7	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Milwaukee County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	426,715 ±391	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.0% ±0.4	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.0% ±0.3	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	49.9% ±0.7	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	50.1% ±0.6	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$230,700 ±$2,063	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,101 ±$8	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1957 ±1	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Milwaukee County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	157,150 ±0	17.0% ±<0.1	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	445,132 ±828	48.1% ±0.1	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	235,244 ±1,948	25.4% ±0.2	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	44,897 ±917	4.8% ±0.1	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	2,910 ±320	0.3% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	53 to 197	< 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	3,035 ±697	0.3% ±0.1	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	37,838 ±2,152	4.1% ±0.2	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Milwaukee County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	627,689 ±3,548	67.8% ±0.4	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	188,103 ±3,018	20.3% ±0.3	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	19,133 ±1,331	2.1% ±0.1	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	91,406 ±2,595	9.9% ±0.3	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	41,439 ±1,884	4.5% ±0.2	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	49,967 ±2,228	5.4% ±0.2	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Milwaukee County among the counties of Wisconsin

1st of 72 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Counties of Wisconsin near Milwaukee County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Milwaukee County	924,216	−1.5%
Dane County	590,375	+4.9%
Waukesha County	417,210	+2.4%
Brown County	275,803	+2.5%
Racine County	198,919	+0.4%
Outagamie County	195,894	+2.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026