ZIP 53172 · South Milwaukee
Who lives in ZIP code 53172 (South Milwaukee, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
South Milwaukee, WI · Milwaukee County
uszips 2026
People20,442
Median age40.2
Household income$73,427
Home value$235,301
Median rent$1,014/mo
Poverty13.1%
College degree+29.9%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
- Wider region
- Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,635 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,420
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.9% are 65 or older; 77.8% are adults.
Household income
33.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,755.
Education (adults 25+)
40.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.2% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.5%
- Never married
- 34.0%
- Divorced
- 11.9%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 51.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.8%
- Rent burden
- 27.7%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.7%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 6.8%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 22.6%
- Veterans
- 6.9%
- With a disability
- 14.1%
- No health insurance
- 4.9%
- Limited English
- 2.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.