Milwaukee County vs. Washington County

Milwaukee County (WI)Washington County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)948,201135,693
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)0.0%2.9%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)947,736131,885
Population, Census, April 1, 2010947,735131,887
Persons under 5 years, percent6.9%5.3%
Persons under 18 years, percent24.0%21.9%
Persons 65 years and over, percent13.6%18.0%
Female persons, percent51.6%50.3%
White alone, percent64.3%95.5%
Black or African American alone, percent27.2%1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent1.0%0.4%
Asian alone, percent4.7%1.5%
Two or More Races, percent2.8%1.2%
Hispanic or Latino, percent15.4%3.2%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent51.0%92.7%
Veterans, 2014-201841,9678,241
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20189.0%2.8%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)419,55457,201
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201849.5%77.3%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$153,600$225,800
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,453$1,602
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$625$590
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$864$895
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201347.3%21.6%
Building permits, 20181,535416
Households, 2014-2018382,07054,138
Persons per household, 2014-20182.442.47
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201883.3%89.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201816.8%3.9%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201885.2%90.4%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201876.3%85.0%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201887.8%94.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.5%30.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20189.4%6.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent8.1%4.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201865.4%70.0%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201862.6%64.9%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,831,041165,449
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)9,866,368482,178
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)19,176,2073,740,659
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)12,445,2882,053,301
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)10,427,8981,813,644
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$10,917$13,671
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.424.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$48,742$74,062
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$28,121$37,631
Persons in poverty, percent19.1%4.5%
Total employer establishments, 201719,9603,259
Total employment, 2017452,21051,260
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)23,741,3722,244,385
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.4%-0.3%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201749,0928,502
All firms, 201263,48710,017
Men-owned firms, 201231,4075,376
Women-owned firms, 201224,9782,886
Minority-owned firms, 201220,847308
Nonminority-owned firms, 201239,6849,220
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,307864
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201254,6968,330
Black-owned firms, percent, 200713.2%0.6%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.0%0.3%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20073.2%0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20073.2%0.4%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200733.0%19.9%
Population per square mile, 20103,926.0306.2
Land area in square miles, 2010241.40430.70

Source: United States Census Bureau

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