Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI

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2023 Population

107,949

1.61% 1-year decline

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI are Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (67%), White (Non-Hispanic) (15.6%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (8.36%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (3.4%), and Other (Hispanic) (2.38%).

None of the households in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI are Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology (37 degrees awarded in 2022).

Most people in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI was 1 car per household.

Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI borders Washington & Ozaukee Counties PUMA, WI, Waukesha County--Brookfield, New Berlin, Menomonee Falls, Muskego, Elm Grove & Butler PUMA, WI, Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee East Side & Northern Suburbs PUMA, WI, Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee North Central PUMA, WI, and Milwaukee County--Western Suburbs PUMA, WI.

United States Wisconsin

Population & Diversity

In 2023, there were 4.29 times more Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents (72.4k people) in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 16.9k White (Non-Hispanic) and 9.02k Asian (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI

Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
72.4k ± 3.24k
White (Non-Hispanic)
16.9k ± 1.17k
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
9.02k ± 1.14k

5.2%

Hispanic Population

5.61k people

5.2% of the people in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI are hispanic (5.61k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
1,193 ± 408
Gulf War (2001-)
598 ± 208
Gulf War (1990s)
505 ± 150

Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.99 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI employs N/A people. The largest industries in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI are Restaurants & Food Services (2,326 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,220 people), and Nursing Care Facilities (1,745 people), and the highest paying industries are Plastics product manufacturing ($92,041), Navigational, measuring, electromedical, & control instruments manufacturing ($91,087), and Construction, & mining & oil & gas field machinery manufacturing ($85,959).

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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The workforce of Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI, are Personal care aides (2,224 people), Driver/sales workers & truck drivers (1,784 people), and Miscellaneous production workers, including semiconductor processors (1,642 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for false.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI, are Restaurants & Food Services (2,326 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (2,220 people), and Nursing Care Facilities (1,745 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI, though some of these residents may live in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($68,066), Construction ($53,929), and Wholesale Trade ($50,197).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Construction ($60,188), Public Administration ($58,693), and Information ($58,684).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.6%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI. Showing the available data for Wisconsin.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (49.6%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (48.7%)
Democratic Party
Robert Kennedy (0.518%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Donald J. Trump with 49.6% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (48.7%), followed by Robert Kennedy (0.518%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Wisconsin for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

Tammy Baldwin

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wisconsin over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Wisconsin have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2022, universities in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI awarded 37 degrees. The student population of Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 11 male students and 72 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI are White (29 and 78.4%), followed by Two or More Races (3 and 8.11%), Asian (2 and 5.41%), and Hispanic or Latino (2 and 5.41%).

The largest universities in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI by number of degrees awarded are Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology (37 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI are Clinical Psychology (37 and 100%).

Completions

Concentrations

Clinical Psychology

Most Common

22 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Masters Degree recipients in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Masters Degree from schools in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

37 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology with 37 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2022, 8 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI, which is 0.276 times less than the 29 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was White students. These 29 degrees mean that there were 9.67 times more degrees awarded to White students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Two or More Races, with 3 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (30.8k), Some college (18.3k), and Primary Education (14.4k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI have an average commute time of 22.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI is lower than the national average, with an average of 1 car per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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63%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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The following chart displays the households in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

0.376

2022 Wage GINI in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI

0.38

2021 Wage GINI in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI

In 2022, the income inequality in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI was 0.376 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 1.21% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (74.2%)
Worked At Home (11.3%)
Carpooled (8.44%)

In 2023, 74.2% of workers in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.3%) and those who carpooled to work (8.44%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

22.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI have a shorter commute time (22.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.38% of the workforce in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

1 car

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI have 1 car.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI is Black, followed by Asian and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

93.8% of the population of Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI has health coverage, with 38% on employee plans, 40.2% on Medicaid, 7.32% on Medicare, 7.59% on non-group plans, and 0.669% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

6.23%

Uninsured

38%

Employer Coverage

40.2%

Medicaid

7.32%

Medicare

7.59%

Non-Group

0.669%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Milwaukee County--City of Milwaukee Northwest PUMA, WI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.