Ottawa County vs. Milwaukee County

Ottawa County (MI)Milwaukee County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)290,494948,201
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)10.1%0.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)263,795947,736
Population, Census, April 1, 2010263,801947,735
Persons under 5 years, percent6.2%6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.0%24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent15.0%13.6%
Female persons, percent50.6%51.6%
White alone, percent92.5%64.3%
Black or African American alone, percent1.9%27.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%1.0%
Asian alone, percent3.0%4.7%
Two or More Races, percent2.0%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent10.0%15.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent83.6%51.0%
Veterans, 2014-201813,22941,967
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20185.7%9.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)110,845419,554
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201878.4%49.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$179,300$153,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,300$1,453
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$477$625
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$865$864
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201318.4%47.3%
Building permits, 20181,1491,535
Households, 2014-2018101,223382,070
Persons per household, 2014-20182.712.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201884.6%83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20189.6%16.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201891.6%85.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201884.6%76.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201892.6%87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201833.5%30.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.9%9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent5.2%8.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201868.7%65.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.7%62.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)321,7821,831,041
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)895,2979,866,368
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)11,067,28819,176,207
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,645,15012,445,288
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,666,58410,427,898
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$9,909$10,917
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201820.522.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$67,468$48,742
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$30,558$28,121
Persons in poverty, percent6.8%19.1%
Total employer establishments, 20176,13219,960
Total employment, 2017113,149452,210
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)4,926,27123,741,372
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20173.4%1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201719,70249,092
All firms, 201221,84263,487
Men-owned firms, 201212,55831,407
Women-owned firms, 20126,27324,978
Minority-owned firms, 20121,58620,847
Nonminority-owned firms, 201219,66739,684
Veteran-owned firms, 20121,6035,307
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201219,19954,696
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%13.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%3.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.2%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%3.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200725.8%33.0%
Population per square mile, 2010468.23,926.0
Land area in square miles, 2010563.47241.40

Source: United States Census Bureau

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