ZIP 53221 · Milwaukee
Who lives in ZIP code 53221 (Milwaukee, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Milwaukee, WI · Milwaukee County
uszips 2026
People38,044
Median age38.8
Household income$63,265
Home value$217,858
Median rent$1,119/mo
Poverty14.6%
College degree+24.6%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
- Wider region
- Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,630 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 16,293
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.9% are 65 or older; 76.8% are adults.
Household income
26.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $40,259.
Education (adults 25+)
44.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
25.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.4%
- Never married
- 36.9%
- Divorced
- 15.1%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 3.11
- Dual-income families
- 52.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 56.9%
- Rent burden
- 31.1%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 65.0%
- Unemployment
- 3.7%
- Self-employed
- 8.3%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 21.2%
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 12.3%
- No health insurance
- 8.6%
- Limited English
- 4.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.