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Milwaukee, Wisconsin QuickFacts

	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United States
Total population	596,974	281,421,906
State	Wisconsin
City	milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Population

	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	%, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United States
Male	285,363	47.8%	49.06%
Female	311,611	52.2%	50.94%
Median age (years)	30.6		35.3

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	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	%, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United States
18 years and over	425,990	71.36%	74.31%
21 years and over	393,759	65.96%	69.97%
62 years and over	75,423	12.63%	14.66%
65 years and over	65,123	10.91%	12.43%

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	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	%, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United States
White	298,379	49.98%	75.14%
Black or African American	222,933	37.34%	12.32%
Asian	17,571	2.94%	3.64%
Some other race	41,941	7.03%	5.46%
Two or more races	16,150	2.71%	2.43%

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Housing

	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	%, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United States
Total households	232,188		105,480,101
Family households (families)	135,189	58.22%	68.06%
Nonfamily households	96,999	41.78%	31.94%

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	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	%, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United States
Total housing units	249,215		115,904,641
- Vacant housing units	17,037	6.84%	8.99%
- Occupied housing units	232,188	93.17%	91.01%
- - Owner-occupied housing units	105,235	42.23%	60.24%
- - Renter-occupied housing units	126,953	50.94%	30.77%

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	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United States
VALUE
Less than $50,000	15,659	9.89%
$50,000 to $99,999	44,410	30.39%
$100,000 to $149,999	17,578	23.75%
$150,000 to $199,999	2,813	14.63%
$200,000 to $299,999	1,163	11.92%
$300,000 to $499,999	381	6.49%
$500,000 to $999,999	187	2.37%
$1,000,000 or more	117	0.57%
Median (dollars)	80,400	119,600

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	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	%, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United States
YEAR HOUSEHOLDER MOVED INTO UNIT
1999 to March 2000	55,378	23.85%	19.95%
1995 to 1998	70,227	30.25%	28.9%
1990 to 1994	33,789	14.55%	16.07%
1980 to 1989	28,196	12.14%	15.58%
1970 to 1979	19,689	8.48%	9.86%
1969 or earlier	24,899	10.72%	9.65%

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Education

	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	%, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United States
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school	185,068		76,632,927
Nursery school, preschool	7,997	4.32%	6.47%
Kindergarten	14,764	7.98%	5.43%
Elementary school (grades 1-8)	80,164	43.32%	43.92%
High school (grades 9-12)	36,271	19.6%	21.38%
College or graduate school	45,872	24.79%	22.81%

Milwaukee, Wisconsin Economy

	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	%, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United States
Population 16 years and over	442,845		217,168,077
In labor force	283,052	63.92%	63.92%
- Civilian labor force	282,823	63.87%	63.39%
- - Employed	256,244	57.86%	59.73%
- - Unemployed	26,579	6.0%	3.66%
- - - Percent of civilian labor force	9.4		5.8
- Armed Forces	229	0.05%	0.53%
Not in labor force	159,793	36.08%	36.08%
Females 16 years and over	236,940	53.5%	51.66%
In labor force	143,191	32.33%	29.72%
- Civilian labor force	143,155	32.33%	29.65%
- - Employed	130,110	29.38%	27.92%
Own children under 6 years	51,741	11.68%	10.05%
All parents in family in labor force	32,285		12,787,501

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	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	%, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United States
INCOME IN 1999
Households	232,312		105,539,122
Less than $10,000	32,701	14.08%	9.54%
$10,000 to $14,999	18,446	7.94%	6.31%
$15,000 to $24,999	37,867	16.3%	12.83%
$25,000 to $34,999	35,509	15.29%	12.81%
$35,000 to $49,999	40,961	17.63%	16.53%
$50,000 to $74,999	39,490	17.0%	19.46%
$75,000 to $99,999	16,387	7.05%	10.23%
$100,000 to $149,999	7,778	3.35%	7.72%
$150,000 to $199,999	1,599	0.69%	2.2%
$200,000 or more	1,574	0.68%	2.37%
Median household income (dollars)	32,216		41,994

	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	%, Milwaukee, Wisconsin	United States
With earnings	184,285	41.61%	39.12%
- Mean earnings (dollars)	41,138		56,604
With Social Security income	55,733	12.59%	12.47%
- Mean Social Security income (dollars)	10,719		11,320
With Supplemental Security Income	15,935	3.6%	2.13%
- Mean Supplemental Security Income (dollars)	6,477		6,320
With public assistance income	10,668	2.41%	1.67%
- Mean public assistance income (dollars)	3,046		3,032
With retirement income	33,733	7.62%	8.13%
- Mean retirement income (dollars)	13,983		17,376

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