Milwaukee County, Wisconsin Demographics

Milwaukee County is 21st out of 3,143 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Milwaukee County is 23rd out of 3,143 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Milwaukee County is 42nd out of 3,143 other counties in Households

Milwaukee County is 42nd out of 3,143 other counties in Housing units

Milwaukee County is 46th out of 3,143 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Milwaukee County is 47th out of 3,143 other counties in Current population (2012)

Milwaukee County is 1st in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Current population (2012)

Milwaukee County is 1st in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Female residents

Milwaukee County is 1st in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Foreign born residents

Milwaukee County is 1st in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Households

Milwaukee County is 1st in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Housing units

Milwaukee County is 1st in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Non-farm private employees

Milwaukee County is 1st in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Non-farm private establishments

Milwaukee County is 1st in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Population density (people per sqmi)

Milwaukee County is 1st in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Race - Black or African American

Milwaukee County is 1st in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Milwaukee County is 1st in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Retail accommodation and food service sales

Milwaukee County is 1st in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Retail sales

Milwaukee County is 1st in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Total businesses (including small businesses)

Milwaukee County is 1st in Wisconsin out of 72 other counties in Units inside multi-unit buildings

Size Demographics
	Milwaukee County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Current population (2012)	955,205	1st	5,726,398	313,914,040
Size in square miles	241.4	70th	54,157.8	3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi)	3,926	1st	105	87.4

Age Demographics
	Milwaukee County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Residents younger than 5	7.5%	3rd	6.1%	6.4%
Residents younger than 18	24.9%	8th	23.0%	23.5%
Residents 65 or older	11.7%	69th	14.4%	13.7%

Education Demographics
	Milwaukee County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25)	85.2%	69th	89.8%	85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25)	27.1%	8th	26.0%	28.2%

Race Demographics
	Milwaukee County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Race - White	65.6%	71st	88.2%	77.9%
Race - Black or African American	27.2%	1st	6.5%	13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native	0.9%	22nd	1.1%	1.2%
Race - Asian	3.7%	5th	2.5%	5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0.1%	16th	0.0%	0.2%
Race - Two or More	2.6%	5th	1.7%	2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino	13.9%	1st	6.2%	16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino	53.6%	71st	82.8%	63.0%

Misc People Demographics
	Milwaukee County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Female residents	51.7%	1st	50.4%	50.8%
Foreign born residents	8.7%	1st	4.6%	12.8%

Housing Demographics
	Milwaukee County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Housing units	418,935	1st	2,634,781	132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings	47.8%	1st	25.4%	25.9%
Households	378,527	1st	2,279,738	114,761,359
Home ownership rate	52.8%	72nd	69.1%	66.1%
Home median value	$165,300	18th	$169,700	$186,200
People per household	2.4	27th	2.4	2.6
Building permits (last year)	654	5th	12,041	829,658

Income Demographics
	Milwaukee County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Income per capita	$24,051	42nd	$27,192	$27,915
Income per household	$43,397	56th	$52,374	$52,762
Income below poverty line	19.9%	2nd	12.0%	14.3%

Business Demographics
	Milwaukee County	Rank	Wisconsin	US
Non-farm private establishments	19,534	1st	138,045	7,354,043
Non-farm private employees	445,979	1st	2,354,284	113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses)	58,182	1st	433,797	27,092,908
Retail sales	$10,207,295	1st	$72,283,321	$3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita	$10,720	43rd	$12,904	$12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales	$1,570,614	1st	$9,247,311	$613,795,732