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Historic South SideNeighborhood fact sheet

2020–2024 American Community Survey2024202320222021

25,636People

FigureHistoric South SideCity of MilwaukeeCompared
People in povertyResidents whose household income was below the federal poverty line.25.3%± 3.0 points6,483 of 25,58222.8%± 0.8 pointsabout the same as the city (within the margin of error)
Households earning under $25,000Households whose income last year was under $25,000.21.4%± 3.4 points1,851 of 8,66423.1%± 0.8 pointsabout the same as the city (within the margin of error)
Renter householdsOccupied homes that are rented rather than owned.62.8%± 4.0 points5,444 of 8,66458.2%± 0.7 pointsclearly higher than the city
Vacant homesHousing units with no one living in them.10.2%± 2.2 points980 of 9,64410.3%± 0.5 pointsabout the same as the city (within the margin of error)
Renters paying 30% or more of income on rentRenting households whose rent and utilities take 30% or more of their income.43.9%± 6.0 points2,286 of 5,21050.9%± 1.5 pointsclearly lower than the city
Households with no vehicleHouseholds with no car, truck or van available.12.5%± 3.0 points1,079 of 8,66416.2%± 0.6 pointsclearly lower than the city
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or moreAdults 25 and older whose highest schooling is a bachelor's, graduate or professional degree.16.5%± 2.3 points2,516 of 15,23527.4%± 0.6 pointsclearly lower than the city
Adults 25+ without a high school diplomaAdults 25 and older who didn't finish high school or an equivalency.35.1%± 3.5 points5,349 of 15,23514.5%± 0.5 pointsclearly higher than the city

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Historic South Side as Data You Can Use defines it

The neighborhood is part of the city, so this comparison is approximate. Figures are survey estimates; margins of error are at 90% confidence.

People: DYCU's Total column is blank in its file, so this adds its Male and Female columns.

All 16 of DYCU's tables for 2024

race and ethnicity

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Total:25,636 ±1,575
Not Hispanic or Latino:7,709 ±885
White alone5,133 ±731
Black or African American alone1,280 ±386
American Indian and Alaska Native alone96 ±65
Asian alone652 ±351
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0 ±30
Some other race alone90 ±128
Two or more races:458 ±197
Two races including Some other race56 ±66
Two races excluding Some other race, and three or more races402 ±185
Hispanic or Latino:17,927 ±1,426

sex and age

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TotalMaleFemale
Total0 013,320 ±94412,316 ±1,028
Under 5 years0 0775 ±241581 ±184
5 to 9 years0 0967 ±3351,070 ±506
10 to 14 years0 01,157 ±3531,100 ±250
15 to 19 years0 01,180 ±2601,113 ±240
20 to 24 years0 01,342 ±2821,116 ±247
25 to 29 years0 01,000 ±196988 ±226
30 to 34 years0 01,128 ±319972 ±260
35 to 39 years0 01,278 ±304810 ±220
40 to 44 years0 0775 ±2111,010 ±232
45 to 49 years0 0870 ±207826 ±266
50 to 54 years0 0944 ±224658 ±195
55 to 59 years0 0562 ±158660 ±195
60 to 64 years0 0613 ±183360 ±123
65 to 69 years0 0329 ±137391 ±208
70 to 74 years0 0237 ±125190 ±73
75 to 79 years0 0132 ±71169 ±104
80 to 84 years0 025 ±3378 ±50
85 years and over0 06 ±30224 ±173

poverty status by age

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Total25,582 ±1,576
Income in the past 12 months below poverty level6,483 ±866
Under 5 years492 ±189
5 years132 ±85
6 to 11 years1,009 ±335
12 to 14 years611 ±220
15 years256 ±114
16 and 17 years249 ±114
18 to 24 years698 ±172
25 to 34 years754 ±183
35 to 44 years696 ±183
45 to 54 years680 ±209
55 to 64 years536 ±177
65 to 74 years312 ±200
75 years and over58 ±51

household characteristics

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Total:8,664 ±422
Family households:5,235 ±369
Married-couple family2,373 ±285
Other family:2,862 ±367
Male householder, no spouse present980 ±227
Female householder, no spouse present1,882 ±313
Nonfamily households:3,429 ±407
Householder living alone2,554 ±389
Householder not living alone875 ±191
Average Household Size2.96 ±0.232

vehicles per household

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Total:8,664 ±422
No vehicle available1,079 ±267
1 vehicle available3,580 ±390
2 vehicles available2,546 ±298
3 vehicles available1,088 ±240
4 or more vehicles available371 ±179

employment status by sex

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TotalLabor Force Participation RateEmployment/Population RatioUnemployment Rate (% of Labor)
Population age 20-64 years15,912 ±8590.762 ±0.2440.722 ±0.2490.053 ±0.128
Male8,512 ±6390.831 ±0.3020.782 ±0.3060.058 ±0.164
Female7,400 ±5410.684 ±0.3900.653 ±0.3950.047 ±0.186

commute method and time

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COMMUTE METHOD
Total workers 16 and over11,925 ±777
Drove alone in car, truck, or van7,582 ±679
Carpooled in car, truck, or van2,534 ±426
Public transportation442 ±137
Taxicab69 ±57
Motorcycle0 ±30
Bicycle21 ±36
Walked218 ±112
Other means158 ±119
Worked from home901 ±223
COMMUTE TIME
Total workers 16 and over who did not work from home11,024 ±776
Less than 10 minutes845 ±223
10 to 19 minutes4,951 ±559
20 to 29 minutes2,683 ±440
30 to 39 minutes1,542 ±342
40 to 59 minutes672 ±215
60 to 89 minutes180 ±84
90 minutes or more151 ±79
Mean travel time to work (minutes)21 ±2.29

employment sector

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TotalMaleFemale
Civilian employed population 16 years and over12,232 ±7767,041 ±5935,191 ±524
Management, business, science, and arts occupations:2,524 ±3451,141 ±2181,383 ±253
Service occupations:3,544 ±4921,700 ±3931,844 ±348
Sales and office occupations:1,515 ±347600 ±227915 ±218
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations:1,428 ±3131,392 ±31436 ±44
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations:3,221 ±5202,208 ±3771,013 ±280

educational attainment

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TotalMaleFemale
Population 18 to 24 years3,307 ±4621,825 ±3341,482 ±275
Less than high school graduate875 ±214471 ±155404 ±147
High school graduate (includes equivalency)1,196 ±291745 ±229451 ±157
Some college or associate's degree1,069 ±308540 ±203529 ±178
Bachelor's degree or higher167 ±6069 ±4198 ±49
Population 25 years and over15,235 ±8167,899 ±5737,336 ±560
Less than 9th grade3,037 ±4341,752 ±3281,285 ±249
9th to 12th grade, no diploma2,312 ±4221,203 ±2591,109 ±271
High school graduate (includes equivalency)4,565 ±5792,203 ±3792,362 ±395
Some college, no degree2,158 ±3321,271 ±251887 ±215
Associate's degree647 ±213292 ±125355 ±139
Bachelor's degree1,743 ±314831 ±215912 ±231
Graduate or professional degree773 ±204347 ±128426 ±124
High school graduate or higher9,886 ±7544,944 ±5194,942 ±490
Bachelor's degree or higher2,516 ±3541,178 ±2541,338 ±230

occupancy and tenure

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Total Housing Units:9,644 ±378
Vacant Housing Units980 ±217
Occupied Housing Units:8,664 ±422
Owner-Occupied Housing Units3,220 ±373
Renter-Occupied Housing Units5,444 ±437

units in structure

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Occupied Housing UnitsOwner-Occupied Housing UnitsRenter-Occupied Housing Units
Housing Units8,664 ±4223,220 ±3735,444 ±437
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1, detached2,843 ±3561,948 ±310895 ±225
1, attached314 ±12595 ±66219 ±111
2 apartments3,477 ±3931,048 ±2422,429 ±346
3 or 4 apartments930 ±24484 ±93846 ±224
5 to 9 apartments195 ±1090 ±30195 ±109
10 or more apartments894 ±19134 ±35860 ±190
Mobile home or other type of housing11 ±3411 ±340 ±30

bedrooms and year

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Total Housing Units:9,644 ±378
BEDROOMS
No bedroom357 ±161
1 bedroom1,137 ±256
2 bedrooms3,605 ±378
3 bedrooms2,729 ±376
4 bedrooms1,451 ±277
5 or more bedrooms365 ±153
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
Built 2014 or later10 ±32
Built 2010 to 2013433 ±133
Built 2000 to 2009126 ±72
Built 1990 to 1999231 ±151
Built 1980 to 1989120 ±69
Built 1970 to 1979520 ±140
Built 1960 to 1969469 ±156
Built 1950 to 1959977 ±254
Built 1940 to 1949837 ±255
Built 1939 or earlier5,921 ±417

rent paid

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GROSS RENT
Occupied units paying rent5,389 ±438
Less than $500279 ±134
$500 to $9992,315 ±350
$1,000 to $1,4991,982 ±305
$1,500 to $1,999535 ±173
$2,000 to $2,499166 ±78
$2,500 to $2,99987 ±59
$3,000 or more25 ±48
GROSS RENT AS % OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Occupied units paying rent (excluding units where GRAPI cannot be computed)5,210 ±434
Less than 15.0 percent1,062 ±245
15.0 to 19.9 percent673 ±177
20.0 to 24.9 percent656 ±226
25.0 to 29.9 percent533 ±168
30.0 to 34.9 percent455 ±208
35.0 percent or more1,831 ±300
Not computed234 ±109

mortgage status and cost

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MORTGAGE STATUS
Owner-occupied units3,220 ±373
Housing units with a mortgage1,775 ±281
Housing units without a mortgage1,445 ±310
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (SMOC)
Housing units with a mortgage1,775 ±281
Less than $5000 ±30
$500 to $999270 ±111
$1,000 to $1,499744 ±194
$1,500 to $1,999528 ±168
$2,000 to $2,499124 ±78
$2,500 to $2,99996 ±61
$3,000 or more13 ±32
Housing units without a mortgage1,445 ±310
Less than $25010 ±32
$250 to $39999 ±59
$400 to $599369 ±160
$600 to $799594 ±188
$800 to $999250 ±136
$1,000 or more123 ±87

owner costs share of income

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Housing units with a mortgage (excluding units where SMOCAPI cannot be computed)1,775 ±281
Less than 20.0 percent838 ±218
20.0 to 24.9 percent158 ±86
25.0 to 29.9 percent224 ±105
30.0 to 34.9 percent94 ±50
35.0 percent or more461 ±142
Not computed0 ±30
Housing unit without a mortgage (excluding units where SMOCAPI cannot be computed)1,445 ±310
Less than 10.0 percent338 ±100
10.0 to 14.9 percent263 ±121
15.0 to 19.9 percent349 ±181
20.0 to 24.9 percent195 ±148
25.0 to 29.9 percent107 ±92
30.0 to 34.9 percent28 ±44
35.0 percent or more165 ±68
Not computed0 ±30

household income

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Total8,664 ±422
Less than $10,000467 ±143
$10,000 to $14,999453 ±162
$15,000 to $19,999350 ±139
$20,000 to $24,999581 ±172
$25,000 to $29,999432 ±146
$30,000 to $34,999619 ±226
$35,000 to $39,999404 ±140
$40,000 to $44,999379 ±126
$45,000 to $49,999319 ±161
$50,000 to $59,999655 ±196
$60,000 to $74,9991,200 ±290
$75,000 to $99,999849 ±198
$100,000 to $124,999643 ±195
$125,000 to $149,999664 ±188
$150,000 to $199,999441 ±119
$200,000 or more208 ±100
Median Household Income55,007 ±16,634