ZIP 53217 · Milwaukee
Who lives in ZIP code 53217 (Milwaukee, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Milwaukee, WI · Milwaukee County
uszips 2026
People29,957
Median age40.8
Household income$133,021
Home value$446,001
Median rent$1,591/mo
Poverty5.2%
College degree+73.0%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
- Wider region
- Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 821 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,605
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.9% are 65 or older; 72.9% are adults.
Household income
60.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $65,639.
Education (adults 25+)
44.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.0%
- Never married
- 24.6%
- Divorced
- 7.3%
- Widowed
- 4.0%
- Family size
- 3.13
- Dual-income families
- 58.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.1%
- Rent burden
- 30.0%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.2%
- Unemployment
- 2.2%
- Self-employed
- 17.2%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 52.8%
- Veterans
- 3.3%
- With a disability
- 7.4%
- No health insurance
- 1.9%
- Limited English
- 1.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.