ZIP 53208 · Milwaukee
Who lives in ZIP code 53208 (Milwaukee, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Milwaukee, WI · Milwaukee County
uszips 2026
People27,201
Median age33.0
Household income$52,690
Home value$200,706
Median rent$936/mo
Poverty21.6%
College degree+32.5%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
- Wider region
- Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2,486 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,696
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.5% are 65 or older; 74.5% are adults.
Household income
24.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,761.
Education (adults 25+)
43.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
11.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 27.9%
- Never married
- 56.8%
- Divorced
- 12.3%
- Widowed
- 3.0%
- Family size
- 3.36
- Dual-income families
- 50.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 39.2%
- Rent burden
- 29.7%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.3%
- Unemployment
- 5.9%
- Self-employed
- 10.2%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.3%
- Veterans
- 2.9%
- With a disability
- 12.8%
- No health insurance
- 7.7%
- Limited English
- 3.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.