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MidtownNeighborhood fact sheet

2019–2023 American Community Survey2024 2023 2022 2021

4,577People

Figure	Midtown	City of Milwaukee	Compared
People in povertyResidents whose household income was below the federal poverty line.	41.1%± 6.8 points1,848 of 4,492	23.3%± 0.8 points	clearly higher than the city
Households earning under $25,000Households whose income last year was under $25,000.	49.3%± 10.4 points830 of 1,685	24.2%± 0.7 points	clearly higher than the city
Renter householdsOccupied homes that are rented rather than owned.	61.8%± 7.7 points1,042 of 1,685	58.5%± 0.7 points	about the same as the city (within the margin of error)
Vacant homesHousing units with no one living in them.	17.4%± 4.3 points355 of 2,040	10.4%± 0.5 points	clearly higher than the city
Renters paying 30% or more of income on rentRenting households whose rent and utilities take 30% or more of their income.	63.3%± 11.3 points597 of 943	50.8%± 1.1 points	clearly higher than the city
Households with no vehicleHouseholds with no car, truck or van available.	40.3%± 8.6 points679 of 1,685	16.4%± 0.6 points	clearly higher 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.	16.9%± 4.0 points420 of 2,490	26.6%± 0.6 points	clearly lower than the city
Adults 25+ without a high school diplomaAdults 25 and older who didn't finish high school or an equivalency.	16.4%± 4.2 points408 of 2,490	14.5%± 0.5 points	about the same as the city (within the margin of error)

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Midtown 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 2023

race and ethnicity

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Total:	4,577 ±536
Not Hispanic or Latino:	4,185 ±553
White alone	284 ±144
Black or African American alone	3,256 ±491
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	34 ±39
Asian alone	499 ±261
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±17
Some other race alone	0 ±17
Two or more races:	112 ±88
Two races including Some other race	0 ±17
Two races excluding Some other race, and three or more races	112 ±88
Hispanic or Latino:	392 ±195

sex and age

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The Total columns are 0 for every row in DYCU's file; this may be missing data.

	Male	Female
Total	2,195 ±332	2,382 ±350
Under 5 years	251 ±112	74 ±64
5 to 9 years	271 ±125	260 ±122
10 to 14 years	304 ±122	162 ±71
15 to 19 years	144 ±72	197 ±99
20 to 24 years	169 ±125	255 ±183
25 to 29 years	167 ±104	211 ±95
30 to 34 years	161 ±101	228 ±90
35 to 39 years	179 ±76	240 ±94
40 to 44 years	76 ±56	83 ±52
45 to 49 years	101 ±80	74 ±35
50 to 54 years	71 ±40	101 ±58
55 to 59 years	102 ±48	92 ±49
60 to 64 years	82 ±47	157 ±101
65 to 69 years	63 ±50	66 ±37
70 to 74 years	15 ±18	72 ±39
75 to 79 years	0 ±17	64 ±57
80 to 84 years	30 ±55	14 ±23
85 years and over	9 ±16	32 ±29

poverty status by age

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Total	4,492 ±534
Income in the past 12 months below poverty level	1,848 ±375
Under 5 years	214 ±111
5 years	34 ±39
6 to 11 years	371 ±191
12 to 14 years	121 ±72
15 years	20 ±38
16 and 17 years	48 ±40
18 to 24 years	81 ±49
25 to 34 years	313 ±131
35 to 44 years	219 ±94
45 to 54 years	127 ±77
55 to 64 years	203 ±115
65 to 74 years	96 ±57
75 years and over	1 ±22

household characteristics

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Total:	1,685 ±189
Family households:	922 ±153
Married-couple family	271 ±90
Other family:	651 ±147
Male householder, no spouse present	101 ±62
Female householder, no spouse present	550 ±130
Nonfamily households:	763 ±176
Householder living alone	645 ±166
Householder not living alone	118 ±64
Average Household Size	2.72 ±0.440

vehicles per household

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Total:	1,685 ±189
No vehicle available	679 ±164
1 vehicle available	508 ±121
2 vehicles available	341 ±108
3 vehicles available	122 ±77
4 or more vehicles available	35 ±30

employment status by sex

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	Total	Labor Force Participation Rate	Employment/Population Ratio	Unemployment Rate (% of Labor)
Population age 20-64 years	2,549 ±338	0.645 ±0.216	0.595 ±0.216	0.077 ±0.121
Male	1,108 ±196	0.498 ±0.344	0.483 ±0.334	0.031 ±0.210
Female	1,441 ±242	0.757 ±0.224	0.681 ±0.241	0.100 ±0.170

commute method and time

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COMMUTE METHOD
Total workers 16 and over	1,593 ±284
Drove alone in car, truck, or van	915 ±204
Carpooled in car, truck, or van	257 ±113
Public transportation	162 ±121
Taxicab	0 ±17
Motorcycle	0 ±17
Bicycle	11 ±21
Walked	5 ±12
Other means	31 ±37
Worked from home	212 ±102
COMMUTE TIME
Total workers 16 and over who did not work from home	1,381 ±263
Less than 10 minutes	159 ±103
10 to 19 minutes	552 ±185
20 to 29 minutes	294 ±119
30 to 39 minutes	273 ±145
40 to 59 minutes	49 ±47
60 to 89 minutes	40 ±43
90 minutes or more	14 ±25
Mean travel time to work (minutes)	21 ±5.88

employment sector

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	Total	Male	Female
Civilian employed population 16 years and over	1,637 ±287	582 ±154	1,055 ±226
Management, business, science, and arts occupations:	333 ±107	85 ±43	248 ±96
Service occupations:	624 ±206	178 ±102	446 ±152
Sales and office occupations:	370 ±139	89 ±61	281 ±122
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations:	74 ±51	74 ±51	0 ±17
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations:	236 ±105	156 ±93	80 ±42

educational attainment

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	Total	Male	Female
Population 18 to 24 years	606 ±242	229 ±130	377 ±192
Less than high school graduate	81 ±78	27 ±27	54 ±75
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	299 ±136	95 ±52	204 ±110
Some college or associate's degree	226 ±148	107 ±117	119 ±91
Bachelor's degree or higher	0 ±17	0 ±17	0 ±17
Population 25 years and over	2,490 ±272	1,056 ±172	1,434 ±194
Less than 9th grade	198 ±78	90 ±47	108 ±63
9th to 12th grade, no diploma	210 ±82	103 ±69	107 ±48
High school graduate (includes equivalency)	827 ±175	456 ±153	371 ±84
Some college, no degree	616 ±177	225 ±102	391 ±137
Associate's degree	219 ±102	102 ±78	117 ±72
Bachelor's degree	283 ±94	72 ±51	211 ±78
Graduate or professional degree	137 ±58	8 ±19	129 ±56
High school graduate or higher	2,082 ±251	863 ±170	1,219 ±181
Bachelor's degree or higher	420 ±109	80 ±51	340 ±96

occupancy and tenure

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Total Housing Units:	2,040 ±167
Vacant Housing Units	355 ±93
Occupied Housing Units:	1,685 ±189
Owner-Occupied Housing Units	643 ±125
Renter-Occupied Housing Units	1,042 ±175

units in structure

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	Occupied Housing Units	Owner-Occupied Housing Units	Renter-Occupied Housing Units
Housing Units	1,685 ±189	643 ±125	1,042 ±175
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1, detached	764 ±125	536 ±113	228 ±83
1, attached	106 ±65	0 ±17	106 ±65
2 apartments	284 ±94	101 ±57	183 ±74
3 or 4 apartments	57 ±54	0 ±17	57 ±54
5 to 9 apartments	119 ±68	0 ±17	119 ±68
10 or more apartments	349 ±137	0 ±17	349 ±137
Mobile home or other type of housing	6 ±17	6 ±17	0 ±17

bedrooms and year

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Total Housing Units:	2,040 ±167
BEDROOMS
No bedroom	50 ±36
1 bedroom	412 ±147
2 bedrooms	493 ±129
3 bedrooms	847 ±163
4 bedrooms	173 ±66
5 or more bedrooms	65 ±45
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
Built 2014 or later	0 ±17
Built 2010 to 2013	70 ±46
Built 2000 to 2009	323 ±92
Built 1990 to 1999	316 ±100
Built 1980 to 1989	89 ±62
Built 1970 to 1979	183 ±100
Built 1960 to 1969	184 ±79
Built 1950 to 1959	69 ±38
Built 1940 to 1949	29 ±34
Built 1939 or earlier	777 ±158

rent paid

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GROSS RENT
Occupied units paying rent	1,015 ±171
Less than $500	289 ±114
$500 to $999	459 ±129
$1,000 to $1,499	257 ±95
$1,500 to $1,999	0 ±17
$2,000 to $2,499	0 ±17
$2,500 to $2,999	10 ±24
$3,000 or more	0 ±17
GROSS RENT AS % OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Occupied units paying rent (excluding units where GRAPI cannot be computed)	943 ±169
Less than 15.0 percent	59 ±45
15.0 to 19.9 percent	59 ±33
20.0 to 24.9 percent	100 ±59
25.0 to 29.9 percent	128 ±98
30.0 to 34.9 percent	72 ±54
35.0 percent or more	525 ±141
Not computed	99 ±59

mortgage status and cost

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MORTGAGE STATUS
Owner-occupied units	643 ±125
Housing units with a mortgage	312 ±90
Housing units without a mortgage	331 ±108
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (SMOC)
Housing units with a mortgage	312 ±90
Less than $500	0 ±17
$500 to $999	80 ±69
$1,000 to $1,499	104 ±56
$1,500 to $1,999	89 ±57
$2,000 to $2,499	11 ±19
$2,500 to $2,999	28 ±41
$3,000 or more	0 ±17
Housing units without a mortgage	331 ±108
Less than $250	6 ±17
$250 to $399	91 ±66
$400 to $599	74 ±52
$600 to $799	80 ±44
$800 to $999	38 ±34
$1,000 or more	42 ±37

owner costs share of income

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Housing units with a mortgage (excluding units where SMOCAPI cannot be computed)	312 ±90
Less than 20.0 percent	136 ±64
20.0 to 24.9 percent	17 ±25
25.0 to 29.9 percent	29 ±24
30.0 to 34.9 percent	33 ±32
35.0 percent or more	97 ±65
Not computed	0 ±17
Housing unit without a mortgage (excluding units where SMOCAPI cannot be computed)	331 ±108
Less than 10.0 percent	116 ±73
10.0 to 14.9 percent	37 ±30
15.0 to 19.9 percent	39 ±34
20.0 to 24.9 percent	45 ±46
25.0 to 29.9 percent	11 ±18
30.0 to 34.9 percent	8 ±16
35.0 percent or more	75 ±42
Not computed	0 ±17

household income

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Total	1,685 ±189
Less than $10,000	323 ±134
$10,000 to $14,999	254 ±106
$15,000 to $19,999	146 ±82
$20,000 to $24,999	107 ±58
$25,000 to $29,999	95 ±64
$30,000 to $34,999	101 ±62
$35,000 to $39,999	36 ±36
$40,000 to $44,999	38 ±42
$45,000 to $49,999	69 ±45
$50,000 to $59,999	60 ±41
$60,000 to $74,999	115 ±63
$75,000 to $99,999	185 ±79
$100,000 to $124,999	81 ±56
$125,000 to $149,999	22 ±26
$150,000 to $199,999	28 ±38
$200,000 or more	25 ±22
Median Household Income	25,658 ±28,246