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Milwaukee County Data Profile



Population/Demographics
Population (1,6)
 1990 2000 2009
Milwaukee County 959,275 940,164 959,521
         
Municipalities (ranked by population)



Milwaukee, city 628,088 596,974 605,013
West Allis, city 63,221 61,254 60,529
Wauwatosa, city 49,366 47,271 45,377
Franklin, city21,85529,49436,987
Greenfield, city 33,403 35,476 36,459
Oak Creek, city 19,513 28,456 33,959
South Milwaukee, city 20,958 21,256 21,342
Cudahy, city 18,659 18,429 18,980
Greendale, village 15,128 14,405 14,119
Whitefish Bay, village 14,272 14,163 13,729
Shorewood, village 14,116 13,763 13,315
Glendale, city 14,088 13,367 13,049
Brown Deer, village 12,236 12,170 12,108
St. Francis, city  9,245 8,662
 9,852  
Hales Corners, village   7,623  7,765  7,769  
Fox Point, village   7,238  7,012  6,870  
Bayside, village   4,789  4,518  4,458  
West Milwaukee, village   3,973  4,201  4,048  
River Hills, village  1,612 1,631  1,678  



Population/Demographic Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2009 % dist (09)
Population by age:



Total 959,275 940,164 959,521 100.0
14 & under 210,697 207,587 202,105 21.1
15 to 24 139,708 138,547 134,686 14.0
25 to 34 177,056 141,130 161,077 16.8
35 to 44 135,784 143,417 122,972 12.8
45 to 54 84,149 118,257 131,010 13.7
55 to 64 81,294 69,541 98,166 10.2
65 + 130,587 121,685 109,505 11.4
Median age 32.2 33.7 33.7





Population by sex:



Male 454,801 450,574 462,871 48.2
Female 504,474 489,950 496,650 51.8



Population by race:



White N.A. 659,896 655,356 68.3
Black/African American
 N.A. 234,237 246,589 25.7
American Indian N.A. 7,186 8,550 0.9
Asian N.A. 25,096 30,995 3.2
Native Hawaiian N.A. 519 977 0.1
Two or more N.A. 13,230 17,054 1.8



Hispanic/Latino (2) 44,671 82,406 117,282 12.2



Housing/Household Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2009
Households 373,048 377,729 N.A.
Persons per household 2.50 2.43 N.A.





Housing Occupancy



All housing units 390,715 400,093 410,177
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
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 453,562 427,163 26,399 5.8
2006
 457,573 431,734  25,839  5.6
2007  471,395  444,691  26,704  5.7
2008
 468,565
 442,090
 26,475
 5.7
2009
 467,762 422,75145,011 9.6
2010
463,595
418,977
44,618
9.6
         
Payroll Employment by Industry (4)
 1990 2000 2009 % dist. (09)
Total 518,047 529,031 471,748 100.0



Goods Producing 113,283 95,993 65,797 13.9
Natural resource & mining 136 117 87 0.0
Construction 15,449 14,186 12,321 2.6
Manufacturing 97,699 81,690 53,388 11.3



Service providing 404,764 433,039 405,951 86.1
Trade, transportation & utilities 102,071 96,014 75,942 16.1
   Wholesale trade 22,502 21,998 17,252 3.7
   Retail trade 59,343 50,692 41,768 8.9
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 20,226 23,324 16,922
 3.6
Information 15,449 14,393 10,637 2.3
Financial activities 40,017 40,163 36,158 7.7
   Finance & insurance 29,758 32,904 29,260 6.2
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 10,259 7,259 6,898 1.5
Professional & business services 62,362 78,554 68,533 14.5
   Professional &
   technical services		 23,369 24,587 22,813 4.8
   Management of
   companies		 N.A. 9,165 15,778 3.3
   Administrative &
   waste services		 29,953 44,802 29,942 6.3
Educational & health services 67,216 87,749 99,582 21.1
   Educational services 8,509 11,875 17,073 3.6
   Health care & social
    assistance		 58,708 75,873 82,509 17.5
Leisure & hospitality 41,362 40,497 40,645 8.6
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 8,361 6,343 5,744 1.2
   Accommodation &
   food services		 33,001 34,154 34,901 7.4
Other services, excluding public 19,469 16,838 15,991 3.4
Government 56,764 58,811 58,460 12.4



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 10,954 2.5

Architecture & engineering occupations 8,312 1.9

Life, physical & social science occupations 3,692 0.8

Community & social services occupations 7,814 1.8

Legal occupations 4,588 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 - 2009 (4)
 Employment Wages
(000)		 Annual
average
earnings		 Average
weekly
earnings
Total 471,748 $21,518,472 $45,614 $877



Goods Producing 65,797
 3,764,087 57,208 1,100
Natural resource & mining 87 3,703 45,522 818
Construction 12,321 768,780 62,395 1,200
Manufacturing 53,388 2,991,604 56,035 1,078



Service providing 405,951 17,754,385 43,735 841
Trade, transportation & utilities 75,942 2,684,996 35,356 680
   Wholesale trade 17,252 985,626 57,132 1,099
   Retail trade 41,768 987,613 23,645 455
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 16,923 711,757 42,061 809
Information 10,637 655,673 61,639 1,185
Financial activities 36,158 2,328,517 64,399 1,238
   Finance & insurance 29,260 2,045,758
 69,916 1,345
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 6,898
 282,759 40,994 788
Professional & business services 68,533 3,645,745 53,197 1,023
   Professional &
   technical services		 22,813 1,515,692 66,439 1,278
   Management of
   companies		 15,778 1,421,821 90,113 1,733
   Administrative &
   waste services		 29,942
 708,232 23,654 455
Educational & health services 99,582 4,313,855 43,370 834
   Educational services 17,073 884,372 51,799 996
   Health care & social
   assistance		 82,509 3,434,483
 41,626 800
Leisure & hospitality 40,645 777,744 19,135 368
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 5,744 294,834 51,330 987
   Accommodation &
   food services		 34,901 482,911 13,837 266
Other services, excluding public 15,991 397,087 24,831 478
Government 58,460 2,945,579 50,386
 969


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 (09-10) 39,996 134,384 174,380

High School Graduates (08-09) 1,911 8,905 10,816







Public School Districts with High Schools (8)




District (grade span) Enrollment 09/10 Student teacher ratio 08/09 Current expenditure per student 08/09 Graduates 08/09 ACT composite score 09/10
Brown Deer (PK-12) 1,764 13.3 $12,276 151 21.0
Cudahy (PK-12) 2,655 12.2 11,938 187 21.2
Franklin Public (PK-12) 4,200 13.4 11,056 322 22.2
Greendale (PK-12) 2,646 14.0 11,726 208 24.0
Greenfield (PK-12) 3,462 14.8
 9,416 243 20.9
Milwaukee (PK-12) 82,096
 13.4 12,284 4,745 15.8
Nicolet UHS (9-12) 1,184 13.2 15,098 273 24.4
Oak Creek-Franklin (PK-12) 6,132 14.4 8,936 518 21.6
Saint Francis (PK-12) 1,285 14.0 10,512 131 20.7
Shorewood (PK-12) 1,925 13.2 12,464 160 24.9
South Milwaukee (PK-12) 3,379 14.2 10,693 275 22.0
Wauwatosa (PK-12) 7,133 12.3 9,941 501 24.1
West Allis (PK-12) 8,750 12.9 10,877 731 21.8
Whitefish Bay (PK-12) 2,976 13.6 11,160 218 25.7
Whitnall (PK-12) 2,374 14.4 10,226 232 22.5


Economy/Income
Personal Income (9)
 Total (000) Per Capita
1999 $25,867,378 $27,503
2000 26,959,514 28,688
2001 28,575,875 30,266
2002 29,331,494 30,929
2003 29,889,120 31,427
2004 30,600,767 32,134
2005
 31,393,023 33,001
2006  33,341,608  35,009
2007
 34,198,399
 35,916
2008
  35,409,518  37,118
2009
 35,586,78437,088
     
Private Nonfarm Establishments (10)
 2000 2008
Total 21,315 20,715

Goods Producing 2,666 2,316
Natural resource & mining 12 5
Construction 1,314 1,156
Manufacturing 1,340 1,155

Service providing 18,649 18,399
Trade, transportation & utilities 4,924 4,537
   Wholesale trade 1,322 1,051
   Retail trade 3,000 2,825
   Transp., warehousing & utilities 602 661
Information 377 342
Financial activities 2,233 2,167
   Finance & insurance 1,376 1,406
   Real estate, rental & leasing 857 761
Professional & business services 3,543 3,566
   Professional & technical services 2,151 1,999
   Management of companies 236 239
   Administrative & waste services 1,156 1,328
Educational & health services 2,978 3,390
   Educational services 289 337
   Health care & social assistance 2,689 3,053
Leisure & hospitality 1,996 2,154
   Arts, entertainment & recreation 264 267
   Accommodation & food services 1,732 1,887
Other services, excluding public 2,359 2,211
Unclassified & auxiliary 239 32

Private establishments 1,000+ employees 34 41

Selected Economic Statistics

Median household income (2009) ($) (11)
 41,968
% of population in poverty (2009) (11)
 20.1%



Manufacturing shipments (2007) ($000) (12)
 19,065,361
Wholesale sales (2007) ($000) (12)
 10,955,307
Retail sales (2007) ($000) (12)
 10,207,295
Retail sales per capita (2007) ($) (12)
 10,720


Major Private Sector Employers (13)
Company Product or service Employment range
Aurora Health Care Health care services 1000+
Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin Inc. Medical center & college 1000+
Children's Health System Group Health care services 1000+
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Life insurance carrier 1000+
Columbia/St. Mary's Health care services 1000+
Marquette University
 University
 1000+
We Energies Electric & gas utility 1000+
Rockwell AutomationManaging offices
 1000+
Wheaton Franciscan HealthcareHealth care services
 1000+
FIS
 Data processing 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, 2007 Economic Census, www.census.gov/econ/census07
(13) Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, dwd.wisconsin.gov/oea/largest_employers