ZIP 53209 · Milwaukee
Who lives in ZIP code 53209 (Milwaukee, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Milwaukee, WI · Milwaukee County
uszips 2026
People45,170
Median age36.0
Household income$48,486
Home value$167,513
Median rent$988/mo
Poverty23.7%
College degree+28.2%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
- Wider region
- Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,602 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 19,518
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.2% are 65 or older; 73.3% are adults.
Household income
19.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $33,212.
Education (adults 25+)
46.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
6.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 30.5%
- Never married
- 50.3%
- Divorced
- 13.7%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 3.19
- Dual-income families
- 40.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 43.8%
- Rent burden
- 35.8%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.7%
- Unemployment
- 8.6%
- Self-employed
- 9.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.9%
- Veterans
- 3.8%
- With a disability
- 17.2%
- No health insurance
- 7.7%
- Limited English
- 2.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.