West Milwaukee, Wisconsin demographics

West Milwaukee, WI demographics: median age 36.2; 19.6% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · West Milwaukee village, Wisconsin · Incorporated village · GEOID 5585875. The survey estimates a population of 4,038 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in West Milwaukee is 36.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 5.2 years. There are 1,934 households (±184). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	36.2 ±5.2	40.2 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,038
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Under 18	986 ±269	24.4% ±6.7 pp	21.4%	22.0%
18–34	985 ±298	24.4% ±7.4 pp	21.9%	22.8%
35–64	1,529 ±324	37.9% ±8.0 pp	38.2%	38.0%
65 and older	538 ±231	13.3% ±5.7 pp	18.5%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,038
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Male	2,095 ±257	51.9% ±6.4 pp	50.1%	49.5%
Female	1,943 ±261	48.1% ±6.5 pp	49.9%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,038
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
White alone	2,022 ±453	50.1% ±11.2 pp	80.1%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	724 ±340	17.9% ±8.4 pp	6.1%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	79 ±83 · low precision	2.0% ±2.1 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.9%
Asian alone	15 ±46 · low precision	0.4% ±1.1 pp · low precision	3.0%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.0%	0.2%
Some other race alone	308 ±279 · low precision	7.6% ±6.9 pp · low precision	2.5%	7.1%
Two or more races	890 ±380	22.0% ±9.4 pp	7.6%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,038
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	2,869 ±372	71.1% ±9.2 pp	92.0%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	1,169 ±374	28.9% ±9.3 pp	8.0%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,934
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Married-couple family	394 ±118	20.4% ±5.8 pp	46.8%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	111 ±80 · low precision	5.7% ±4.1 pp · low precision	4.5%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	284 ±113	14.7% ±5.7 pp	9.1%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	910 ±238	47.1% ±11.5 pp	31.5%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	235 ±131 · low precision	12.2% ±6.7 pp · low precision	8.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,934
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Households with people under 18	518 ±127	26.8% ±6.1 pp	26.1%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	1,416 ±254	73.2% ±11.1 pp	73.9%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 1,934
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	910 ±238	47.1% ±11.5 pp	31.5%	28.7%
Two-person households	590 ±188	30.5% ±9.3 pp	37.0%	33.8%
Three-person households	136 ±83 · low precision	7.0% ±4.2 pp · low precision	13.1%	15.3%
Four-person households	190 ±109 · low precision	9.8% ±5.6 pp · low precision	10.9%	12.6%
Five-person households	63 ±45 · low precision	3.3% ±2.3 pp · low precision	4.8%	5.9%
Six-person households	45 ±57 · low precision	2.3% ±2.9 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.2%
Seven or more people	0 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	1.0%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 4,038
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Native	3,662 ±219	90.7% ±5.4 pp	94.8%	85.9%
Foreign born	376 ±220 · low precision	9.3% ±5.4 pp · low precision	5.2%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 3,761
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
English only	2,784 ±326	74.0% ±8.0 pp	91.0%	77.7%
Spanish	859 ±360	22.8% ±9.5 pp	4.9%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	33 ±49 · low precision	0.9% ±1.3 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	82 ±73 · low precision	2.2% ±1.9 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	3 ±8 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.2%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 2,891
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	242 ±124 · low precision	8.4% ±4.2 pp · low precision	6.4%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	1,167 ±272	40.4% ±8.6 pp	29.4%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	701 ±233	24.2% ±7.7 pp	19.5%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	214 ±169 · low precision	7.4% ±5.8 pp · low precision	11.3%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	457 ±201	15.8% ±6.8 pp	22.0%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	110 ±91 · low precision	3.8% ±3.1 pp · low precision	11.4%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 4,020
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Wisconsin	U.S.
Same house	3,399 ±323	84.6% ±8.0 pp	88.2%	87.7%
Moved within same county	546 ±315 · low precision	13.6% ±7.8 pp · low precision	6.2%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	75 ±60 · low precision	1.9% ±1.5 pp · low precision	3.3%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	0 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	0 ±10 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

10.3% of West Milwaukee residents (±5.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 5.2% in Wisconsin and 8.4% nationally. 89.0% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	West Milwaukee	Wisconsin	U.S.	Compared with Wisconsin
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	10.3% ±5.5 pp · low precision	5.2%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	89.0% ±3.3 pp	90.3%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	7.6% ±3.3 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for West Milwaukee . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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