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Zip Code 53172 - Population, Income & Demographics

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πŸ’° Income         | πŸͺ™ Poverty

🚻 Age & Sex    | 🀝 Race

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πŸ’Ό Employment | 🏭 Industry     | 🏠 Housing

🌍 State: WI - Wisconsin

🏑 City: South Milwaukee

πŸ—ΊοΈ County: Milwaukee County

⏰ Timezone: America/Chicago

☎️ Area Codes: 414

Income

The median income of households in 53172 was $70,146. An estimated 2.7% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 53172 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than $10,000 2.7
$10,000 to $14,999 4.5
$15,000 to $24,999 8.5
$25,000 to $34,999 5.2
$35,000 to $49,999 14
$50,000 to $74,999 17.4
$75,000 to $99,999 17.5
$100,000 to $149,999 18.7
$150,000 to $199,999 6.8
$200,000 or more 4.7

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 53172 in 2019-2023

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Dollars
Male 58425
Female 50470

An estimated 74.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 33.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.2 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $25,153. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 53172 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Earnings 74.1
Social Security 33.5
Retirement income 29.2
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4
Cash public assistance income 2.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2019-2023, 12.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.2% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 11.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 9.4% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 53172 in 2019-2023

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Percent
People in poverty 12.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.2
People 65 years old and over below poverty 11.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 9.4

In 2019-2023, 12.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 60% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 23.5% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 32.6% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 53172 in 2019-2023, 95.2% had health insurance coverage and 4.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.8% and public coverage was 40.1%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 2%.


In 2019-2023, 53172 had a total population of 20,547 - 10,353 (50.4%) females and 10,194 (49.6%) males. The median age was 40.9 years. An estimated 21.4% of the population was under 18 years, 31.8% was 19 to 44 years, 26% was 45 to 64 years, and 19.6 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 53172 in 2019-2023

Male Female
Under 5 859 518
5 to 9 421 604
10 to 14 562 635
15 to 19 448 571
20 to 24 536 283
25 to 29 854 741
30 to 34 661 1020
35 to 39 633 559
40 to 44 618 645
45 to 49 553 754
50 to 54 724 479
55 to 59 653 746
60 to 64 781 665
65 to 69 600 752
70 to 74 636 535
75 to 79 207 356
80 to 84 291 209
85 and over 157 281

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 84.4% were White; 2.4% were Black or African American; 1.3% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 0% of the people in 53172 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 0% of the people in 53172 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2019-2023, there were 8,679 households in 53172. The average household size was 2.33 people.

Married-couple households made up 42.6% of the households in 53172 while cohabiting couple households made up 9.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.3% of all households, while 21.6% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 16% of households were male householders living alone, and 17% were female householders living alone, for a total of 33% of all households.

In 53172, 26.3% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31.9% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 53172 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Married-couple households 42.6
Cohabiting Couples 9.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.6
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.3

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 47.5% of males and 46.6% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 36.6 30.4
Now married, except separated 47.5 46.6
Separated 0.6 1.2
Widowed 3.9 8.3
Divorced 11.4 13.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 53172, 393 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 52.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2019-2023, an estimated 94.9% of the people living in 53172 were U.S. natives. 78% of the 53172 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.1% of 53172 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. 64.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 75.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 53172 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 53172.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 53172 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Latin America 21.9
Asia 9.9
Europe 68.2
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 53172 in 2019-2023, 11.7 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.5% of people at least five years old; 3.7% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 53172 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Spanish 6.5
Other Indo-European languages 4.8
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2019-2023, 89 % of the people at least one year old living in 53172 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 53172 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Same house 89
Different house, same county 7.5
Different county, same state 1.7
Different state 1.5
Abroad 0.5

Education

In 2019-2023, 93.8 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 27.7% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 6.2% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 53172 was 4,028 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 151 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,951. College or graduate school enrollment was 926.

Educational Attainment of People in 53172 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 6.2
High school diploma or equivalency 35.6
Some college, no degree 20.6
Associate's degree 9.9
Bachelor's degree 20.5
Graduate or professional degree 7.2

Disability

In 53172, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 14.4 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.1% of people under 18 years old, to 9.9% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.7% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 53172, 61.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 35.9% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 85.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.7% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.6 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 8,851 85.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,103 10.7
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 367 3.6

Industries

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 53172 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 53172 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.3
Construction 5
Manufacturing 22.2
Wholesale trade 1.7
Retail trade 9.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.9
Information 1.4
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 6.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.9
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 25
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.1
Other Services, except public administration 4
Public administration 2.7

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 53172 in 2019-2023

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 3,689 35.7
Service occupations 1,525 14.8
Sales and office occupations 2,209 21.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 739 7.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 2,159 20.9

Commuting to Work

An estimated 78.2% of 53172 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 6.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 25 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 53172 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 78.2
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 1
Walked 1
Other means 2
Worked from home 11.4

In 2019-2023, 53172 had a total of 9,150 housing units. Of these housing units, 65.7% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 34.2% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.3% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 53172 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Single-family houses 65.7
Apartments in multi-unit structures 34.2
Mobile homes 0.3
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

0.8% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 25% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 53172 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 60.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2019-2023, 53172 had 8,679 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 471 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 66.8% while renters occupied 33.2%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.51 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.97.

8.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 12.6% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 6.1% and another 13.6% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 53172:

House Heating Fuel Used in 53172 in 2019-2023

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Percent
Gas † 77.9
Electricity 17.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 1.3
All other fuels 1.9
No fuel used 1.2

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 53172 was $216,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 63.9 % had a mortgage. 36.1% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,638 and for owners without a mortgage it was $695.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 53172 was $1,014. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.