ZIP 53226 · Milwaukee
Who lives in ZIP code 53226 (Milwaukee, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Milwaukee, WI · Milwaukee County
uszips 2026
People18,908
Median age39.9
Household income$93,132
Home value$332,240
Median rent$1,409/mo
Poverty7.0%
College degree+60.5%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
- Wider region
- Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,067 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 8,617
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
19.1% are 65 or older; 82.6% are adults.
Household income
47.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $55,097.
Education (adults 25+)
51.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
5.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.3%
- Never married
- 39.0%
- Divorced
- 13.6%
- Widowed
- 5.1%
- Family size
- 2.87
- Dual-income families
- 64.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 57.4%
- Rent burden
- 25.1%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.3%
- Unemployment
- 1.7%
- Self-employed
- 10.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 37.3%
- Veterans
- 3.4%
- With a disability
- 8.9%
- No health insurance
- 2.7%
- Limited English
- 1.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.