Milwaukee Population 2025

Milwaukee is the largest city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located 90 miles north of Chicago on Lake Michigan's western shore and abbreviated as MKE. Milwaukee Population in 2025 is estimated to be 576,945, covers area of 96 sq miles. Milwaukee's many neighborhoods have much charm and its beautiful parks are world-famous. Milwaukee's central location makes it a natural marketing hub. Its lakefront downtown is busy, noted for its old world charm and modern buildings. Its safe, friendly and clean. Milwaukee and Wisconsin are noted for having a well-educated workforce with a strong work ethic. Milwaukee's cost of living falls below 70% of the nation's top metro areas. Overall cost of living compares favorably, Milwaukee's cost of living, excluding taxes, is slightly above the U.S. average. Transportation, Grocery, miscellaneous goods and services cost less than average. Costs associated with housing, utilities, and health care items ranked above average, median income is $59,448 for individual and $60,336 for household in 2017.

• Contents
• Population by Age
• Population by Race
• Nativity by Place of Birth

Below is the Milwaukee population by year:

Milwaukee Metropolitan area

Milwaukee Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, population of Milwaukee by age is 590,157, out of these 284,873 are male, 305,284 are female, The sex ratio of Milwaukee is 93. The median age of the MKE population is 31.5, Milwaukee population by age are, under 18 years is 149,505, 16 years and over is 455,418, 18 years and over is 440,652, 21 years and over is 410,028, 65 years and over is 81,087. 48.3% are male, 51.7% are female, 25.3% are under 18 years old, 77.2% are 16 years and over, 74.7% are 18 years and over, 69.5% are 21 years and over, 10.9% are 65 years and over. There are total 260,024 housing units, The voting population of Milwaukee are 404,940, out of these 191,068 are male voters, 213,872 are female voters, 47.2% are male, 52.8% are female. Milwaukee Population in 2023 is estimated to be 574,232, Population in 2022 is estimated to be 573,020, and in 2021 is estimated to be 569,326.

Milwaukee Population by Race

White Population

White population in Milwaukee, Wisconsin are 264,167, percentage wise 44.8 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in Milwaukee, Wisconsin are 226,762, percentage wise 38.4 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in Milwaukee, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Carribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in Milwaukee are 25,149, percentage wise 4.3 percent are asians, out of these 2,772 are Asian Indians, 1,178 are Chinese, 672 are Filipinos, 138 are Japanese, 733 are Korean, 518 are Vietnamese and 19,138 are other Asian nationals.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in Milwaukee, Wisconsin are 113,452. Percentage wise 19.2 percent are hispanics, out of these 76,540 are Mexican people, 27,447 are Puerto Ricans, 848 are Cubans, and 8,617 are other Hispanic or Latinos.

Nativity by Place of Birth

Total Milwaukee native population is 530,222, out of these 386,893 born in the Wisconsin state and 129,042 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 59,935, out of these 19,680 are Naturalised US citizen, 2,594 are in Europe, 6,544 in Asia, 1,381 in Africa, 8,925 in Latin America and 236 in Northern America. Total Foreigners who are non US citizens living in MKE are 40,255, out of these 1,980 are from Europe, 11,387 are from Asia, 2,434 from Africa, 24,423 are from Latin America and 31 are from Northern America.