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People QuickFacts |
Milwaukee |
Wisconsin |
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Population, 2006 estimate |
573,358 | 5,556,506 |
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Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 |
-4.0% | 3.6% |
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Population, 2000 |
596,974 | 5,363,675 |
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Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 |
8.0% | 6.4% |
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Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 |
28.6% | 25.5% |
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Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 |
10.9% | 13.1% |
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Female persons, percent, 2000 |
52.2% | 50.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
50.0% | 88.9% |
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Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
37.3% | 5.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.9% | 0.9% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) |
2.9% | 1.7% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) |
0.1% | Z |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 |
2.7% | 1.2% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) |
12.0% | 3.6% |
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Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over |
49.0% | 56.5% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 |
7.7% | 3.6% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 |
15.9% | 7.3% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
74.8% | 85.1% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
18.3% | 22.4% |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.5 | 20.8 |
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Housing units, 2000 |
249,225 | 2,321,144 |
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Homeownership rate, 2000 |
45.3% | 68.4% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$80,400 | $112,200 |
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Households, 2000 |
232,188 | 2,084,544 |
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Persons per household, 2000 |
2.50 | 2.50 |
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Median household income, 1999 |
$32,216 | $43,791 |
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Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,181 | $21,271 |
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Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 |
21.3% | 8.7% |
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Business QuickFacts |
Milwaukee |
Wisconsin |
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Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) |
9,277,293 | 68,510,712 |
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Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) |
3,594,429 | 59,978,700 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2002 |
$6,094 | $11,027 |
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Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) |
781,697 | 6,885,765 |
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Total number of firms, 2002 |
26,469 | 393,241 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
16.6% | 1.7% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 |
1.2% | 0.6% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.7% | 1.3% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
3.3% | 1.0% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 |
F | Z |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 |
31.2% | 26.5% |
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