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7 County Region Population & Demographics



Population/Demographics
Population 1990 2000 2009
Milwaukee Region (seven counties) 1,810,364 1,932,908 2,026,243
     
By county:



Kenosha County 128,181 149,577 165,382
Milwaukee County 959,275 940,164 959,521
Ozaukee County 72,831 82,317 86,311
Racine County 175,034 188,831 200,601
Walworth County 75,000 93,759 100,593
Washington County 95,328 117,493 130,681
Waukesha County 304,715 360,767 383,154
     
By major municipality (30,000 or more):



Milwaukee, City 628,088 596,974 605,013
Kenosha, City 80,426 90,352 98,187
Racine, City 84,298 81,855 82,009
Waukesha, City 56,894 64,825 68,376
West Allis, City 63,221 61,254 69,529
Wauwatosa, City 49,366 47,271 45,377
Brookfield, City35,18438,64939,200 
New Berlin, City 33,592 38,220 39,281
Greenfield, City 33,403 35,476 36,459
Menomonee Falls, Village 26,840 32,647 36,987
Franklin, City 21,855 29,494 34,623
Oak Creek, City 19,513 28,456 33,959
     
Population/Demographic Characteristics 1990 2000 2009 % dist (09)
Population by age:



Total 1,810,364 1,932,908 2,026,243 100.0
14 & under 404,677 423,838 410,764 20.3
15 to 24 256,548 265,758 278,197 13.7
25 to 34 316,182 263,805 273,827 13.5
35 to 44 272,185 317,546 270,545 13.4
45 to 54 179,327 262,773 311,198 15.4
55 to 64 154,974 158,164 229,567 11.3
65 + 226,471 241,024 252,145 12.4
Median age 32.8 35.4 36.9
     
Population by sex:



Male 873,971 941,490 993,816
 49.0
Female 936,393 991,418 1,032,427 51.0
     
Population by race:



White N.A. 1,598,128 1,646,655 81.3
Black/African American
 N.A. 266,960 288,024 14.2
American Indian N.A. 10,095 12,420 0.6
Asian N.A. 35,634 49,038
 2.4
Native Hawaiian N.A. 841 1,369 0.1
Two or more N.A. 21,250 28,737 1.4
     
Hispanic/Latino (2) 67,937 126,394 183,780 9.1
     
Housing/Household Characteristics 1990 2000 2009
Total households 676,107 749,055 N.A.
Persons per household 2.62 2.52 N.A.
     
Housing Occupancy



All housing units 717,175 796,734 858,301
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