Median Household Income
$64,435
Median Home Value
$230,700
Median Gross Rent
$1,101/mo
Poverty Rate
17.2%
Unemployment Rate
4.8%
Homeownership Rate
49.9%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
34.7%
Median Age
35.5
Population Over Time
Milwaukee County shrank 2.8% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
953,401
2016
955,306
2018
954,209
2020
949,180
2022
933,063
2024
926,331
Business & Industry
Milwaukee County has 20,466 business establishments employing 435,400 people.
Health care and social assistance
3,600
Accommodation and food services
2,225
Other services (except public administration)
2,023
Professional, scientific, and technical services
1,901
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
1,419
Construction
1,164
Finance and insurance
1,091
Real estate and rental and leasing
926
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.