2000 Census Summary: Wisconsin, Metropolitan Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, and the City of Milwaukee
 

 

		Wisconsin			Milwaukee Metro			Milwaukee County			City of Milwaukee
Characteristic		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent
Total Population		5,363,675			1,500,741			940,164			596,974
Persons per square mile											6,251
Race, ethnic
Reporting one race, not Hispanic
White alone		4,681,630	87.3%		1,116,150	74.4%		583,481	62.1%		270,989	45.4%
Black alone		300,245	5.6%		232,247	15.5%		228,471	24.3%		220,432	36.9%
American Indian alone		43,980	0.8%		6,843	0.5%		5,735	0.6%		4,313	0.7%
Asian alone		89,341	1.7%		31,229	2.1%		24,203	2.6%		17,561	2.9%
Other race alone		3,637	0.1%		1,544	0.1%		1,259	0.1%		978	0.2%
Reporting two or more races, not Hispanic		51,921	1.0%		18,247	1.2%		14,609	1.6%		11,055	1.9%
Hispanic of any race		192,921	3.6%		94,511	6.3%		82,406	8.8%		71,646	12.0%
Age
Under 5 years		342,340	6.4%		103,276	6.9%		67,141	7.1%		47,545	8.0%
5 to 17 years		1,026,416	19.1%		292,713	19.5%		180,684	19.2%		123,439	20.7%
18 to 24		520,629	9.7%		136,949	9.1%		98,309	10.5%		72,849	12.2%
25 to 44		1,581,690	29.5%		452,099	30.1%		284,547	30.3%		180,243	30.2%
45 to 64		1,190,047	22.2%		327,016	21.8%		187,798	20.0%		107,775	18.1%
65 years or older		702,553	13.1%		188,688	12.6%		121,685	12.9%		65,123	10.9%
Total Households		2,084,544			587,657			377,729			232,188
With female heads		569,317	27.3%		187,995	32.0%		144,533	38.3%		99,746	43.0%
With children		665,239	31.9%		186,467	31.7%		111,465	29.5%		70,898	30.5%
With one parent		171,709	25.8%		58,618	31.4%		46,979	42.1%		37,606	53.0%
With one person		557,875	26.8%		168,406	28.7%		124,613	33.0%		77,772	33.5%
Average household size		2.50			2.50			2.43			2.50
Average family size		3.05			3.11			3.13			3.25
Total Housing Units		2,321,144			618,244			400,093			249,225
Vacant		236,600	10.2%		30,587	4.9%		22,364	5.6%		17,037	6.8%
Occupied		2,084,544	89.8%		587,657	95.1%		377,729	94.4%		232,188	93.2%
Owner occupied		1,426,361	68.4%		358,985	61.1%		198,752	52.6%		105,235	45.3%
Renter occupied		658,183	31.6%		228,672	38.9%		178,977	47.4%		126,953	54.7%
Highest Year of School Completed -- Persons 25 and Older
Not high school graduate		518,417	14.9%		150,035	15.5%		117,414	19.8%		88,947	25.2%
High school graduate		1,201,813	34.6%		282,027	29.1%		174,794	29.4%		106,575	30.2%
Some college		715,664	20.6%		209,620	21.6%		125,242	21.1%		73,015	20.7%
Associate degree		260,711	7.5%		65,644	6.8%		36,477	6.1%		20,026	5.7%
College graduate		779,273	22.4%		260,981	27.0%		140,460	23.6%		64,742	18.3%
Total persons 25 and older		3,475,878	100.0%		968,307	100.0%		594,387	100.0%		353,305	100.0%
Vehicles Available for Household Use
none		163,969	7.9%		70,079	11.7%		61,631	16.3%		49,589	21.4%
1 vehicle		678,059	32.5%		210,418	35.2%		156,663	41.5%		101,177	43.6%
2 vehicles		865,437	41.5%		233,709	39.1%		122,283	32.4%		63,022	27.1%
3 or more vehicles		377,079	18.1%		83,451	14.0%		37,152	9.8%		18,390	7.9%
Total		2,084,544	100.0%		597,657	100.0%		377,729	100.0%		232,178	100.0%
Labor Force Characteristics -- Persons 16 and Older
In the labor force		2,872,104	69.1%		782,552	68.1%		469,688	65.4%		283,052	63.9%
In civilian labor force		2,869,236	99.9%		781,963	99.9%		469,257	99.9%		282,823	99.9%
Employed		2,734,925	95.3%		741,058	94.8%		436,878	93.1%		256,244	90.6%
Not in labor force		1,284,926	30.9%		365,874	31.9%		248,881	34.6%		159,793	36.1%
Total		4,157,030			1,148,426			718,569			442,845
Occupation of Employed -- Persons 16 and Older
Manager, professional		857,205	31.3%		259,770	35.1%		141,207	32.3%		71,684	28.0%
Service		383,619	14.0%		99,124	13.4%		67,739	15.5%		47,570	18.6%
Sales, office		690,360	25.2%		202,102	27.3%		118,936	27.2%		67,047	26.2%
Agricultural, fishing, forestry		25,725	0.9%		1,469	0.2%		672	0.2%		499	0.2%
Construction, mining, maintenance		237,086	8.7%		52,740	7.1%		28,124	6.4%		15,500	6.0%
Production, transportation, material moving		540,930	19.8%		125,853	17.0%		80,200	18.4%		53,944	21.1%
Total employed		2,734,925	100.0%		741,058	100.0%		436,878	100.0%		256,244	100.0%