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Milwaukee County Data Profile



Population/Demographics
Population (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008
Milwaukee County 959,275 940,164 953,328
     
Municipalities (ranked by population)



Milwaukee, city 628,088 596,974 604,477
West Allis, city 63,221 61,254 59,416
Wauwatosa, city 49,366 47,271 45,004
Greenfield, city 33,403 35,476 36,075
Franklin, city 21,855 29,494 35,500
Oak Creek, city 19,513 28,456 33,482
South Milwaukee, city 20,958 21,256 21,129
Cudahy, city 18,659 18,429 18,809
Greendale, village 15,128 14,405 13,978
Whitefish Bay, village 14,272 14,163 13,584
Shorewood, village 14,116 13,763 13,226
Glendale, city 14,088 13,367 12,992
Brown Deer, village 12,236 12,170 11,716
St. Francis, city 9,2458,662
9,733 
Hales Corners, village  7,623 7,765 7,574 
Fox Point, village  7,238 7,012 6,816 
Bayside, village  4,789 4,518 4,232 
West Milwaukee, village  3,973 4,201 4,025 
River Hills, village 1,6121,631 1,657 



Population/Demographic Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008 % dist (08)
Population by age:



Total 959,275 940,164 953,328 100.0
14 & under 210,697 207,587 208,576 21.9
15 to 24 139,708 138,547 134,290 14.1
25 to 34 177,056 141,130 119,824 12.6
35 to 44 135,784 143,417 136,520 14.3
45 to 54 84,149 118,257 141,498 14.8
55 to 64 81,294 69,541 102,197 10.7
65 + 130,587 121,685 110,423 11.6
Median age 32.2 33.7 36.1





Population by sex:



Male 454,801 450,574 460,107 48.3
Female 504,474 489,950 491,145 51.5





Population by race:



White N.A. 659,896 652,132 68.4
Black/African American
 N.A. 234,237 245,238 25.7
American Indian N.A. 7,186 8,384 0.8
Asian N.A. 25,096 29,719 3.1
Native Hawaiian N.A. 519 930 0.1
Two or more N.A. 13,230 1925 1.8





Hispanic/Latino (2) 44,671 82,406 114,238 11.5





Housing/Household Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008
Households 373,048 377,729 N.A.
Persons per household 2.50 2.43 N.A.





Housing Occupancy



All housing units 390,715 400,093 409,865
Occupied housing units 373,048 377,729 N.A.
Vacant housing units 17,667 22,364 N.A.





Housing Tenure



Occupied housing units 373,048 377,729 N.A.
Owner-occupied housing units 194,221 198,752 N.A.
Renter-occupied housing units 178,827 178,977 N.A.


Labor Force
Labor Market (3)
 Labor Force Employment Unemployed % Unemployed
1998 483,801 465,237 18,564 3.8
1999 482,505 463,949 18,556 3.8
2000 478,376 458,091 20,285 4.2
2001 475,983 450,598 25,385 5.3
2002 467,617 436,867 30,750 6.6
2003 463,069 430,573 32,496 7.0
2004 456,447 427,655 28,792
 6.3
2005 452,960 426,638 26,322 5.8
2006
456,548 430,972 25,576 5.6
2007 470,621 444,436 26,185 5.6
2008
 468,606
 442,839
 25,767
 5.5
     
Payroll Employment by Industry (4)
 1990 2000 2008 % dist. (08)
Total 518,047 529,031 496,779 100.0





Goods Producing 113,283 95,993 74,061 14.9
Natural resource & mining 136 117 102 0.0
Construction 15,449 14,186 14,014 2.8
Manufacturing 97,699 81,690 59,945 12.1





Service providing 404,764 433,039 422,718 85.1
Trade, transportation & utilities 102,071 96,014 81,198 16.3
   Wholesale trade 22,502 21,998 18,725 3.8
   Retail trade 59,343 50,692 43,454 8.7
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 20,226 23,324 19,020
 3.8
Information 15,449 14,393 11,824 2.4
Financial activities 40,017 40,163 37,207 7.5
   Finance & insurance 29,758 32,904 29,940 6.0
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 10,259 7,259 7,267 1.5
Professional & business services 62,362 78,554 76,748 15.4
   Professional &
   technical services		 23,369 24,587 24,697 5.0
   Management of
   companies		 N.A. 9,165 15,235 3.1
   Administrative &
   waste services		 29,953 44,802 36,816 7.4
Educational & health services 67,216 87,749 99,747 20.1
   Educational services 8,509 11,875 16,480 3.3
   Health care & social
    assistance		 58,708 75,873 83,267 16.8
Leisure & hospitality 41,362 40,497 41,572 8.4
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 8,361 6,343 6,187 1.2
   Accommodation &
   food services		 33,001 34,154 35,385 7.1
Other services, excluding public 19,469 16,838 15,965 3.2
Government 56,764 58,811 58,450 11.8





Employment by Occupation (5)
 2000 % dist.

Employed population 16 years and over 436,878 100.0

Management occupations 31,906 7.3

Business & financial operations occupations 19,296 4.4

Computer & mathematical occupations 10954 2.5

Architecture & engineering occupations 8312 1.9

Life, physical & social science occupations 3692 0.8

Community & social services occupations 7814 1.8

Legal occupations 4588 1.1

Education, training & library occupations 24,806 5.7

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occ. 8363 1.9

Healthcare Practitioner & technical occupations 21,476 4.9

Healthcare support occupations 11,387 2.6

Protective service occupations 9,597 2.2

Food preparation & serving related occupations 22,735 5.2

Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance occ. 13,303 3.0

Personal care & service occupations 10,717 2.5

Sales & related occupations 43,936 10.1

Office & administrative support occupations 75,000 17.2

Farming, fishing & forestry occupations 672 0.2

Construction & extractive occupations 14,521 3.3

Installation, maintenance & repair occupations 13,603 3.1

Production occupations 51,323 11.7

Transportation & material moving occupations 28,877 6.6






Worker Earnings by Industry - 2008 (4)
 Employment Wages
(000)		 Annual
average
earnings		 Average
weekly
earnings
Total 496,779 $22,604,424 $45,502 $875





Goods Producing 74,067 4,222,707 57.016 1,096
Natural resource & mining 102 4,498 46,919 902
Construction 14,014 843,628 60,200 1,158
Manufacturing 59,945 3,374,281 56,298 1,082





Service providing 422,718 18,381,717 43,485 836
Trade, transportation & utilities 81,198 2,940,720 36,217 696
   Wholesale trade 18,725 1,090,275 58,227 1,120
   Retail trade 43,454 1,018,582 23,440 451
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 19,020 831,863 43,739 841
Information 11,824 730,905 61,817 1,189
Financial activities 37,207 2,482,450 66,721 1,283
   Finance & insurance 29,940 2,182,698
 72,902 1,402
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 7,267 299,751 41,250 793
Professional & business services 76,748 3,864,393 50,352 968
   Professional &
   technical services		 24,697 1,644,350 66,582 1,280
   Management of
   companies		 15,235 1,388,663 91,148 1,753
   Administrative &
   waste services		 36,816 831,381 22,582 434
Educational & health services 99,747 4,290,373 43,012 827
   Educational services 16,480 829,820 50,352 968
   Health care & social
   assistance		 83,267 3,460,553
 41,560 799
Leisure & hospitality 41,572 817,936 19,675 378
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 6,187 392,414 53,244 1,024
   Accommodation &
   food services		 35,385 488,522 13,806 265
Other services, excluding public 15,965 399,126 25,000 481
Government 58,450 2,855,713 48,857
 940


Education
Educational Attainment (6)
 1990 2000 % change

Population 25 years & over 610,538 594,387 -2.6

Less than 9th grade 50,674 35,344 -30.3

9th to 12th grade, no diploma 94,265 82,070 -12.9

High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 192,086 174,794 -9.0

Some college, no degree 118,706 125,242 5.5

Associates degree 36,882 36,477 -1.1

Bachelor’s degree 80,064 93,384 16.6

Graduate or professional degree 37,861 47,076 24.3







% high school graduate or higher 76.3 80.2 -

% bachelor’s degree or higher 19.3 23.6 -







Primary & Secondary Education (7)
 Private Public Total

Enrollment (07-08) 39,795 141,942 181,737

High School Graduates (06-07) 1,957 9,047 11,004







Public School Districts with High Schools (8)




District (grade span) Enrollment 08/09 Student teacher ratio 07/08 Current expenditure per student 07/08 Graduates 07/08 ACT composite score 08/09
Brown Deer (PK-12) 1,808 13.26 $11,564 162 21.2
Cudahy (PK-12) 2,633 12.21 10,471 228 21.9
Franklin Public (PK-12) 4,150 13.40 10,417 334 22.5
Greendale (PK-12) 2,636 13.96 11,087 196 24.4
Greenfield (PK-12) 3,311 14.78
 9,132 257 20.6
Milwaukee (PK-12) 85,376
 13.37 11,555 4,800 17.2
Nicolet UHS (9-12) 1,196 13.23 15,287 320 25.2
Oak Creek-Franklin (PK-12) 5,995 14.37 8,642 464 21.9
Saint Francis (PK-12) 1,331 14.01 10,344 119 21.2
Shorewood (PK-12) 1,948 13.22 12,106 160 25.9
South Milwaukee (PK-12) 3,334 14.22 885 278 21.6
Wauwatosa (PK-12) 6,811 12.33 9,754 518 23.6
West Allis (PK-12) 8,678 12.85 10,247 739 21.7
Whitefish Bay (PK-12) 2,939 13.55 11,502 250 26.1
Whitnall (PK-12) 2,410 14.41 9,533 222 22.4


Economy/Income
Personal Income (9)
 Total (000) Per Capita
1997 23,332,168 24,678
1998 24,772,518 26,286
1999 25,533,958 27,149
2000 26,520,952 28,222
2001 28,125,424 29,802
2002 28,737,661 39,355
2003 29,139,237 30,698
2004 29,863,926 31,428
2005
30,715,138 32,5357
2006 32,460,313 34,121
2007
 34,107,037
 35,852
   
Private Nonfarm Establishments (10)
 2000 2007
Total 21,315 20,902



Goods Producing 2,666 2,399
Natural resource & mining 12 7
Construction 1,314 1,226
Manufacturing 1,340 1,166



Service providing 18,649 18,503
Trade, transportation & utilities 4,924 4,600
   Wholesale trade 1,322 1,055
   Retail trade 3,000 2,869
   Transp., warehousing & utilities 602 676
Information 377 337
Financial activities 2,233 2,217
   Finance & insurance 1,376 1,409
   Real estate, rental & leasing 857 808
Professional & business services 3,543 3,466
   Professional & technical services 2,151 2,069
   Management of companies 236 250
   Administrative & waste services 1,156 1,147
Educational & health services 2,978 3,467
   Educational services 289 353
   Health care & social assistance 2,689 3,114
Leisure & hospitality 1,996 2,166
   Arts, entertainment & recreation 264 253
   Accommodation & food services 1,732 1,913
Other services, excluding public 2,359 2,229
Unclassified & auxiliary 239 21



Private establishments 1,000+ employees 34 35



Selected Economic Statistics

Median household income (2008) ($) (11)
 45,909
% of population in poverty (2008) (11)
 16.8%



Manufacturing shipments (2002) ($000) (12)
 15,377,699
Wholesale sales (2002) ($000) (12)
 15,157,730
Retail sales (2002) ($000) (12)
 8,851,410
Retail sales per capita (2002) ($) (12)
 9,473


Major Private Sector Employers (13)
Company Product or service Employment range
Aurora Health Care Health care services 1000+
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Life insurance carrier 1000+
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Inc. Medical center & college 1000+
Children's Health System Group Health care services 1000+
Columbia/St. Mary's
 Health care services 1000+
Roundy's Inc. Wholesale & retail grocer 1000+
Marshall & Ilsley Corp. Banking services 1000+
Rockwell Automation Managing offices 1000+
We Energies Electric & gas utility 1000+
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Health care services 1000+
Notes & Sources
(1) U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
(2) Persons of Hispanic/Latino origin may be of any race
(3) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), www.bls.gov/lau/home.htm
(4) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW), www.bls.gov/cew/home.htm
(5) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), www.bls.gov/oes/home.htm
(6) U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 & 2000 Decennial Census, factfinder.census.gov
(7) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, dpi.wi.gov/sig/dm-demographics.html
(8) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/selschool.asp
(9) U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts, www.bea.gov/bea/regional/reis
(10) U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
(11) U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, www.census.gov/acs/www/
(12) U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Economic Census, www.census.gov/econ/census02
(13) Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet/largemp.aspx?menuselection=ed