Milwaukee County
Large central metro
FIPS 55079
Profiled Cities (1)
People
924.2K
Population
Census 2025 Est.3827.7/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.-1.5%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$64K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr35.5
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr89.5%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr17.2%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 20247.2%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr49.9%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr12.9%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr17.0%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr48.1%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr25.4%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
26.4K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–2332.3K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-5,909
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
3.7%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025464.8K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$62K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$78.8B
County GDP
BEA 202420.5K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023435.4K
Employees
CBP 2023$30.5B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$231K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$1K
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr43.1K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr92.7K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrYes
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
83rd pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202238.8%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 202512.4%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202517.2%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202514.9%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202581.8/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–253.3/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25771.5/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
98.4
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Very High
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$342.1M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 20258.59
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.22
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20241.7%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 20248.6%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20190.7%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
241.5 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202447.6°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202056.5°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202038.8°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202034.5"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of 1 million population or more
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Large central metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024