Washington County vs. Milwaukee County

Washington County (WI)Milwaukee County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)135,693948,201
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)2.9%0.0%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)131,885947,736
Population, Census, April 1, 2010131,887947,735
Persons under 5 years, percent5.3%6.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent21.9%24.0%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.0%13.6%
Female persons, percent50.3%51.6%
White alone, percent95.5%64.3%
Black or African American alone, percent1.3%27.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%1.0%
Asian alone, percent1.5%4.7%
Two or More Races, percent1.2%2.8%
Hispanic or Latino, percent3.2%15.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent92.7%51.0%
Veterans, 2014-20188,24141,967
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-20182.8%9.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)57,201419,554
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201877.3%49.5%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$225,800$153,600
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,602$1,453
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$590$625
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$895$864
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201321.6%47.3%
Building permits, 20184161,535
Households, 2014-201854,138382,070
Persons per household, 2014-20182.472.44
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201889.9%83.3%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-20183.9%16.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201890.4%85.2%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201885.0%76.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201894.8%87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201830.7%30.5%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20186.8%9.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent4.2%8.1%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201870.0%65.4%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201864.9%62.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)165,4491,831,041
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)482,1789,866,368
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)3,740,65919,176,207
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000)2,053,30112,445,288
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)1,813,64410,427,898
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$13,671$10,917
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201824.122.4
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$74,062$48,742
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$37,631$28,121
Persons in poverty, percent4.5%19.1%
Total employer establishments, 20173,25919,960
Total employment, 201751,260452,210
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)2,244,38523,741,372
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-0.3%1.4%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20178,50249,092
All firms, 201210,01763,487
Men-owned firms, 20125,37631,407
Women-owned firms, 20122,88624,978
Minority-owned firms, 201230820,847
Nonminority-owned firms, 20129,22039,684
Veteran-owned firms, 20128645,307
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20128,33054,696
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.6%13.2%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.3%1.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%3.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.4%3.2%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200719.9%33.0%
Population per square mile, 2010306.23,926.0
Land area in square miles, 2010430.70241.40

Source: United States Census Bureau

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