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Milwaukee County Data Profile



Population/Demographics
Population (1,6)
 1990 2000 2006
Milwaukee County 959,275 940,164 915,097
     
Municipalities (ranked by population)



Milwaukee, city 628,088 596,974 602,782
West Allis, city 63,221 61,254 58,710
Wauwatosa, city 49,366 47,271 44,798
Greenfield, city 33,403 35,476 35,444
Franklin, city 21,855 29,494 33,812
Oak Creek, city 19,513 28,456 32,341
South Milwaukee, city 20,958 21,256 20,716
Cudahy, city 18,659 18,429 18,051
Greendale, village 15,128 14,405 13,791
Whitefish Bay, village 14,272 14,163 13,535
Shorewood, village 14,116 13,763 13,254
Glendale, city 14,088 13,367 12,811
Brown Deer, village 12,236 12,170 11,586
St. Francis, city 9,2458,662
8,871 
Hales Corners, village  7,623 7,765 7,766 
Fox Point, village  7,238 7,012 6,705 
Bayside, village  4,789 4,518 4,253 
West Milwaukee, village  3,973 4,201 4,004 
River Hills, village 1,6121,631 1,616 



Population/Demographic Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2006 % dist (06)
Population by age:



Total 959,275 940,164 915,097 100.0
14 & under 210,697 207,587 203,562 22.2
15 to 24 139,708 138,547 128,107 14.0
25 to 34 177,056 141,130 118,482 13.0
35 to 44 135,784 143,417 133,467 14.6
45 to 54 84,149 118,257 133,153 14.6
55 to 64 81,294 69,541 89,706 9.8
65 + 130,587 121,685 108,620 11.9
Median age 32.2 33.7 35.6





Population by sex:



Male 454,801 450,574 442,523 48.4
Female 504,474 489,950 472,574 51.6





Population by race:



White N.A. 659,896 621,129 67.9
Black N.A. 234,237 242,982 26.6
American Indian N.A. 7,186 7,370 0.8
Asian N.A. 25,096 27,836 3.0
Native Hawaiian N.A. 519 747 0.1
Two or more N.A. 13,230 15,033 1.6





Hispanic/Latino (2) 44,671 82,406 103,874 11.4





Housing/Household Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2006
Households 373,048 377,729 N.A.
Persons per household 2.50 2.43 N.A.





Housing Occupancy



All housing units 390,715 400,093 408,114
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
1995 482,455 463,097 19,358 4.0
1996 484,086 463,770 20,316 4.2
1997 487,267 467,508 19,759 4.1
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 463,740 431,235 32,505 7.0
2004 456,915 428,050 28,865
 6.3
2005 453,137 426,766 26,371 5.8
2006
456,542 430,576 25,966 5.7



Payroll Employment by Industry (4)
 1990 2000 2006 % dist. (06)
Total 518,047 529,031 493,150 100.0





Goods Producing 113,283 95,993 74,451 15.1
Natural resource & mining 136 117 108 0.0
Construction 15,449 14,186 13,129 2.7
Manufacturing 97,699 81,690 61,514 12.5





Service providing 404,764 433,039 418,399 84.8
Trade, transportation & utilities 102,071 96,014 84,998 17.2
   Wholesale trade 22,502 21,998 19,308 3.9
   Retail trade 59,343 50,692 45,634 9.3
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 20,226 23,324 20,056
 4.1
Information 15,449 14,393 12,045 2.4
Financial activities 40,017 40,163 37,226 7.6
   Finance & insurance 29,758 32,904 29,979 6.1
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 10,259 7,259 7,247 1.5
Professional & business services 62,362 78,554 74,440 15.1
   Professional &
   technical services		 23,369 24,587 24,077 4.9
   Management of
   companies		 N.A. 9,165 13,832 2.8
   Administrative &
   waste services		 29,953 44,802 36,532 7.4
Educational & health services 67,216 87,749 95,000 19.3
   Educational services 8,509 11,875 15,013 3.0
   Health care & social
    assistance		 58,708 75,873 79,986 16.2
Leisure & hospitality 41,362 40,497 41,181 8.4
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 8,361 6,343 6,076 1.2
   Accommodation &
   food services		 33,001 34,154 35,106 7.1
Other services, excluding public 19,469 16,838 15,332 3.1
Government 56,764 58,811 58,133 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 - 2006 (4)
 Employment Wages
(000)		 Annual
average
earnings		 Average
weekly
earnings
Total 493,150 $20,995,511 $42,574 $819





Goods Producing 74,751 3,945,635 52,783 1,015
Natural resource & mining 108 5,167 47,662 917
Construction 13,129 669,042 50,959 980
Manufacturing 61,514 3,271,426 53,182 1,023





Service providing 418,399 17,049,876 40,750 784
Trade, transportation & utilities 84,998 2,886,413 33,959 653
   Wholesale trade 19,308 1,051,847 54,476 1,048
   Retail trade 45,634 1,030,112 22,573 434
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 20,056 804,454 40,110 771
Information 12,045 675,933 56,116 1,079
Financial activities 37,226 2,386,125 64,099 1,233
   Finance & insurance 29,979 2,106,346
 70,262 1,351
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 7,247 279,779 38,605 742
Professional & business services 74,440 3,520,121 47,288 909
   Professional &
   technical services		 24,077 1,476,071 61,307 1,179
   Management of
   companies		 13,832 1,275,127 92,187 1,773
   Administrative &
   waste services		 36,532 768,923 21,048 405
Educational & health services 95,000 3,831,940 40,336 776
   Educational services 15,013 698,867 46,550 895
   Health care & social
   assistance		 79,986 3,133,073
 39,170 753
Leisure & hospitality 41,181 724,071 17,583 338
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 6,076 270,630 44,544 857
   Accommodation &
   food services		 35,106 453,440 12,916 248
Other services, excluding public 15,322 349,515 22,812 439
Government 58,133 2,674,605 46,008
 884


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 (06-07) 38,363 146,269 184,632

High School Graduates (05-06) 1,959 8,319 10,278







Public School Districts with High Schools (8)




District (grade span) Enrollment 06/07 Student teacher ratio 05/06 Current expenditure per student 05/06 Graduates 05/06 ACT composite score 05/06
Brown Deer (PK-12) 1,822 13.89 10,116 164 20.33
Cudahy (PK-12) 2,777 13.15 9,926 213 21.33
Franklin Public (PK-12) 4,190 13.35 9,617 313 21.86
Greendale (PK-12) 2,536 13.64 11,190 198 23.10
Greenfield (PK-12) 3,296 13.99 9,607 266 21.53
Milwaukee (PK-12) 89,912 14.96 10,332 4,312 17.77
Nicolet UHS (9-12) 1,328 13.43 15,472 303 24.42
Oak Creek-Franklin (PK-12) 5,733 14.16 8,191 434 21.52
Saint Francis (PK-12) 1,355 14.96 9,108 92 21.67
Shorewood (PK-12) 2,012 13.54 11,454 150 24.33
South Milwaukee (PK-12) 3,474 14.06 9,434 272 21.38
Wauwatosa (PK-12) 6,743 12.25 8,953 511 23.61
West Allis (PK-12) 8,770 13.28 9,479 660 21.50
Whitefish Bay (PK-12) 2,909 12.50 11,255 226 25.08
Whitnall (PK-12) 2,475 14.74 8,622 205 22.48


Economy/Income
Personal Income (9)
 Total (000) Per Capita
1995 $21,718,909 $22,743
1996 22,464,354 23,623
1997 23,332,168 24,678
1998 24,772,518 26,286
1999 25,533,958 27,149
2000 26,520,952 28,225
2001 28,125,424 30,032
2002 28,737,661 30,789
2003 29,139,237 31,335
2004 30,075,055 32,520
2005
31,132,088 33,888

Private Nonfarm Establishments (10)
 2000 2005
Total 21,315 21,210



Goods Producing 2,666 2,514
Natural resource & mining 12 8
Construction 1,314 1,286
Manufacturing 1,340 1,220



Service providing 18,649 18,696
Trade, transportation & utilities 4,924 4,672
   Wholesale trade 1,322 1,106
   Retail trade 3,000 2,898
   Transp., warehousing & utilities 602 668
Information 377 381
Financial activities 2,233 2,246
   Finance & insurance 1,376 1,402
   Real estate, rental & leasing 857 844
Professional & business services 3,543 3,513
   Professional & technical services 2,151 2,181
   Management of companies 236 239
   Administrative & waste services 1,156 1,093
Educational & health services 2,978 3,461
   Educational services 289 344
   Health care & social assistance 2,689 3,177
Leisure & hospitality 1,996 2,117
   Arts, entertainment & recreation 264 261
   Accommodation & food services 1,732 1,856
Other services, excluding public 2,359 2,236
Unclassified & auxiliary 239 70



Private establishments 1,000+ employees 34 34



Selected Economic Statistics

Median household income (2006) ($) (11)
 41,308
% of population in poverty (2006) (11)
 18.5%



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+
Medical College of Wisconsin Inc. Medical colleges 1000+
Children's Health System Group Health care services 1000+
Froedtert Hospital 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/stats.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