Waukesha County vs. Milwaukee County

Waukesha County (WI)Milwaukee County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)403,072948,201
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)3.4%0.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)389,938947,736
Population, Census, April 1, 2010389,891947,735
Persons under 5 years, percent5.2%6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.5%24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.7%13.6%
Female persons, percent50.8%51.6%
White alone, percent92.6%64.3%
Black or African American alone, percent1.7%27.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.3%1.0%
Asian alone, percent3.9%4.7%
Two or More Races, percent1.5%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent4.8%15.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent88.2%51.0%
Veterans, 2014-201821,49141,967
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.2%9.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)166,643419,554
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201876.4%49.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$272,100$153,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,806$1,453
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$662$625
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$1,014$864
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201322.6%47.3%
Building permits, 20181,5801,535
Households, 2014-2018157,548382,070
Persons per household, 2014-20182.502.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201888.5%83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20187.2%16.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201892.7%85.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201888.8%76.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201896.1%87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201843.8%30.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20185.8%9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent3.8%8.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.2%65.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.9%62.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)725,2321,831,041
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)2,722,5459,866,368
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)15,221,21019,176,207
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,986,14912,445,288
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)6,616,82610,427,898
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$16,867$10,917
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201823.922.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$84,331$48,742
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$44,301$28,121
Persons in poverty, percent5.0%19.1%
Total employer establishments, 201712,65119,960
Total employment, 2017239,766452,210
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)13,086,15523,741,372
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.1%1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201728,12449,092
All firms, 201235,56663,487
Men-owned firms, 201220,30431,407
Women-owned firms, 201210,08224,978
Minority-owned firms, 20121,89520,847
Nonminority-owned firms, 201232,22739,684
Veteran-owned firms, 20123,0905,307
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201229,95454,696
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.8%13.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20072.2%3.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%3.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200724.7%33.0%
Population per square mile, 2010709.43,926.0
Land area in square miles, 2010549.57241.40

Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Waukesha county (WI) and Milwaukee county (WI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.
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