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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Milwaukee County is $24,622, which is lower than the state average of $27,907 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Milwaukee County median household income is $43,385, which has grown by 13.87% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is lower than the state average rate of 20.43% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Milwaukee County residents spend 22.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 21.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #47

Milwaukee County	24,622 USD
Wisconsin	27,907 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Milwaukee County	28,752 USD
Wisconsin	30,477 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Milwaukee County	32,336 USD
Wisconsin	36,343 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Milwaukee County	25,491 USD
Wisconsin	25,134 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #61

Milwaukee County	43,385 USD
Wisconsin	52,738 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Milwaukee County	59,527 USD
Wisconsin	68,319 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #70

Milwaukee County	13.87%
Wisconsin	20.43%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Milwaukee County		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	18.79%	$11,378, see rank	25.59%	$11,413	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	26.54%	$16,716, see rank	29.74%	$18,277	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	3.34%	$3,898, see rank	2.24%	$3,370	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	15.58%	$19,521, see rank	17.90%	$20,958	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Milwaukee County	55,213 USD
Wisconsin	67,232 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Milwaukee County	71,729 USD
Wisconsin	82,125 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$52,289, see rank	$55,187	$56,900
Black	$26,691, see rank	$26,968	$35,600
Hispanic	$33,846, see rank	$36,826	$42,396
Asian	$50,693, see rank	$53,887	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$32,118, see rank	$36,537	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$50,515, see rank	$35,729	$53,370
One Race, Other	$29,566, see rank	$34,348	$40,300
Two or More Races	$36,628, see rank	$41,659	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$20,392, see rank	$26,082	$25,788
25 to 44	$47,803, see rank	$58,482	$58,398
45 to 64	$52,580, see rank	$65,718	$65,027
65 or over	$32,076, see rank	$35,445	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	743,588, see rank	4,561,244	248,775,628
Male¹	353,502, 47.54%, see rank	49.26%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	245,639, 69.49%, see rank	71.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	193, 0.05%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	245,446, 69.43%, see rank	71.11%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	216,576, 88.24%, see rank	91.99%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	28,870, 11.76%, see rank	8.01%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	107,863, 30.51%, see rank	28.79%	30.72%
Female¹	390,086, 52.46%, see rank	50.74%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	244,810, 62.76%, see rank	63.79%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	29, 0.01%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	244,781, 62.75%, see rank	63.77%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	222,113, 90.74%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	22,668, 9.26%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	145,276, 37.24%, see rank	36.21%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	431,099, 100%	2,804,563	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	328,471, 76.19%, see rank	80.43%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	42,343, 9.82%, see rank	8.62%	9.59%
Public Transportation	25,676, 5.96%, see rank	1.84%	5.06%
Walked	16,340, 3.79%, see rank	3.33%	2.78%
Other Means	6,254, 1.45%, see rank	1.70%	1.79%
Worked at Home	12,015, 2.79%, see rank	4.08%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Milwaukee County	22.1 minutes
Wisconsin	21.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	438,689	2,852,018	143,435,233
Male¹	216,576, 49.37%, see rank	51.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	67,505, 31.17%, see rank	30.59%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	36,134, 16.68%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	37,656, 17.39%, see rank	16.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	956, 0.44%, see rank	1.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	12,462, 5.75%, see rank	7.85%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	51,554, 23.80%, see rank	24.96%	17.94%
Female¹	222,113, 50.63%, see rank	48.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	86,454, 38.92%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	51,649, 23.25%, see rank	21.62%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	67,091, 30.21%, see rank	31.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	332, 0.15%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	609, 0.27%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15,437, 6.95%, see rank	8.10%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	438,689, 100%	2,852,018	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,887, 0.43%, see rank	2.50%	1.96%
Construction	15,009, 3.42%, see rank	5.26%	6.17%
Manufacturing	64,481, 14.70%, see rank	18.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11,020, 2.51%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	44,687, 10.19%, see rank	11.34%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	20,352, 4.64%, see rank	4.34%	4.93%
Information	8,491, 1.94%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	30,291, 6.90%, see rank	6.12%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	47,255, 10.77%, see rank	8.05%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	117,602, 26.81%, see rank	23.28%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	42,659, 9.72%, see rank	8.69%	9.49%
Public Administration	15,429, 3.52%, see rank	3.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	19,526, 4.45%, see rank	4.15%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Milwaukee County	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	203,926	21.89%, see rank	13.26%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	38,309	17.57%, see rank	8.95%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.