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7 County Region Population & Demographics



Population/Demographics
Population 1990 2000 2006
Milwaukee Region (seven counties) 1,810,364 1,932,908 1,969,085
     
By county:



Kenosha County 128,181 149,577 162,001
Milwaukee County 959,275 940,164 915,097
Ozaukee County 72,831 82,317 86,321
Racine County 175,034 188,831 196,096
Walworth County 75,000 93,759 101,007
Washington County 95,328 117,493 127,578
Waukesha County 304,715 360,767 380,985
     
By major municipality (30,000 or more):



Milwaukee, City 628,088 596,974 602,782
Kenosha, City 80,426 90,352 96,240
Racine, City 84,298 81,855 79,592
Waukesha, City 56,894 64,825 67,814
West Allis, City 63,221 61,254 58,710
Wauwatosa, City 49,366 47,271 44,798
Brookfield, City35,18438,64939,613 
New Berlin, City 33,592 38,220 39,234
Greenfield, City 33,403 35,476 35,444
Menomonee Falls, Village 26,840 32,647 34,370
Franklin, City 21,855 29,494 33,812
Oak Creek, City 19,513 28,456 32,341
     
Population/Demographic Characteristics 1990 2000 2006 % dist (06)
Population by age:



Total 1,810,364 1,932,908 1,969,085 100.0
14 & under 404,677 423,838 407,785 20.7
15 to 24 256,548 265,758 275,624 14.0
25 to 34 316,182 263,805 238,750 12.1
35 to 44 272,185 317,546 290,688 14.8
45 to 54 179,327 262,773 305,493 15.5
55 to 64 154,974 158,164 210,492 10.7
65 + 226,471 241,024 240,253 12.2
Median age 32.8 35.4 37.3
     
Population by sex:



Male 873,971 941,490 966,782 49.1
Female 936,393 991,418 1,002,303 50.9
     
Population by race:



White N.A. 1,598,128 1,606,988 81.6
Black N.A. 266,960 280,842 14.3
American Indian N.A. 10,095 10,774 0.6
Asian N.A. 35,634 44,140 2.2
Native Hawaiian N.A. 841 1,105 0.1
Two or more N.A. 21,250 25,236 1.3
     
Hispanic/Latino (2) 67,937 126,394 162,081 8.2
     
Housing/Household Characteristics 1990 2000 2006
Total households 676,107 749,055 N.A.
Persons per household 2.62 2.52 N.A.
     
Housing Occupancy



All housing units 717,175 796,734 846,949
Occupied housing units 676,107 749,055 N.A.
Vacant housing units 41,068 47,679 N.A.
     
Housing Tenure



Occupied housing units 676,107 749,055 N.A.
Owner-occupied housing units 414,049 471,553 N.A.
Renter-occupied housing units 262,058 277,502 N.A.
Notes & Sources
(1) U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php,
and U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 & 2000 Decennial Census, factfinder.census.gov
(2) Persons of Hispanic/Latino origin may be of any race