ZIP 53227 · Milwaukee
Who lives in ZIP code 53227 (Milwaukee, WI): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Milwaukee, WI · Milwaukee County
uszips 2026
People22,885
Median age39.5
Household income$73,321
Home value$225,701
Median rent$1,051/mo
Poverty10.0%
College degree+28.0%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
- Wider region
- Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 1,727 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,844
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.3% are 65 or older; 80.8% are adults.
Household income
32.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $42,369.
Education (adults 25+)
44.9% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
12.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 39.9%
- Never married
- 40.1%
- Divorced
- 14.1%
- Widowed
- 5.9%
- Family size
- 2.91
- Dual-income families
- 55.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 50.1%
- Rent burden
- 24.4%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.6%
- Unemployment
- 2.5%
- Self-employed
- 6.7%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.0%
- Veterans
- 6.1%
- With a disability
- 13.2%
- No health insurance
- 6.1%
- Limited English
- 1.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.