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7 County Region Population & Demographics



Population/Demographics
Population 1990 2000 2008
Milwaukee Region (seven counties) 1,810,364 1,932,908 2,014,032
     
By county:



Kenosha County 128,181 149,577 164,465
Milwaukee County 959,275 940,164 953,328
Ozaukee County 72,831 82,317 85,874
Racine County 175,034 188,831 199,510
Walworth County 75,000 93,759 100,749
Washington County 95,328 117,493 129,477
Waukesha County 304,715 360,767 380,399
     
By major municipality (30,000 or more):



Milwaukee, City 628,088 596,974 604,447
Kenosha, City 80,426 90,352 96,950
Racine, City 84,298 81,855 82,196
Waukesha, City 56,894 64,825 68,008
West Allis, City 63,221 61,254 59,416
Wauwatosa, City 49,366 47,271 45,004
Brookfield, City35,18438,64939,020 
New Berlin, City 33,592 38,220 38,649
Greenfield, City 33,403 35,476 36,075
Menomonee Falls, Village 26,840 32,647 35,500
Franklin, City 21,855 29,494 34,607
Oak Creek, City 19,513 28,456 33,482
     
Population/Demographic Characteristics 1990 2000 2008 % dist (08)
Population by age:



Total 1,810,364 1,932,908 2,014,032 100.0
14 & under 404,677 423,838 412,518 20.5
15 to 24 256,548 265,758 278,022 13.8
25 to 34 316,182 263,805 242,591 12.1
35 to 44 272,185 317,546 281,147 14.0
45 to 54 179,327 262,773 318,174 15.7
55 to 64 154,974 158,164 232,105 11.5
65 + 226,471 241,024 249,115 12.4
Median age 32.8 35.4 37.6
     
Population by sex:



Male 873,971 941,490 989,462
 49.1
Female 936,393 991,418 1,024,570 50.9
     
Population by race:



White N.A. 1,598,128 1,640,707 81.5
Black/African American
 N.A. 266,960 285,180 14.2
American Indian N.A. 10,095 12,198 0.6
Asian N.A. 35,634 46,396
 2.3
Native Hawaiian N.A. 841 1,302 0.1
Two or more N.A. 21,250 28,249 1.4
     
Hispanic/Latino (2) 67,937 126,394 177,330 8.8
     
Housing/Household Characteristics 1990 2000 2008
Total households 676,107 749,055 N.A.
Persons per household 2.62 2.52 N.A.
     
Housing Occupancy



All housing units 717,175 796,734 854,191
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