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Near South SideNeighborhood fact sheet

2020–2024 American Community Survey2024202320222021

19,438People

FigureNear South SideCity of MilwaukeeCompared
People in povertyResidents whose household income was below the federal poverty line.34.6%± 3.9 points6,717 of 19,39422.8%± 0.8 pointsclearly higher than the city
Households earning under $25,000Households whose income last year was under $25,000.25.3%± 4.3 points1,774 of 7,01523.1%± 0.8 pointsabout the same as the city (within the margin of error)
Renter householdsOccupied homes that are rented rather than owned.72.9%± 3.4 points5,112 of 7,01558.2%± 0.7 pointsclearly higher than the city
Vacant homesHousing units with no one living in them.10.0%± 2.2 points779 of 7,79410.3%± 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.53.9%± 6.1 points2,528 of 4,69150.9%± 1.5 pointsabout the same as the city (within the margin of error)
Households with no vehicleHouseholds with no car, truck or van available.18.0%± 3.1 points1,261 of 7,01516.2%± 0.6 pointsabout the same as the city (within the margin of error)
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or moreAdults 25 and older whose highest schooling is a bachelor's, graduate or professional degree.15.5%± 2.5 points1,770 of 11,44827.4%± 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.32.7%± 4.4 points3,743 of 11,44814.5%± 0.5 pointsclearly higher than the city

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Near 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:19,438 ±1,468
Not Hispanic or Latino:6,162 ±980
White alone2,429 ±413
Black or African American alone2,277 ±648
American Indian and Alaska Native alone144 ±89
Asian alone476 ±502
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0 ±26
Some other race alone56 ±79
Two or more races:780 ±419
Two races including Some other race148 ±234
Two races excluding Some other race, and three or more races632 ±346
Hispanic or Latino:13,276 ±1,235

sex and age

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

TotalMaleFemale
Total0 010,129 ±8679,309 ±847
Under 5 years0 0753 ±325584 ±179
5 to 9 years0 0644 ±208949 ±263
10 to 14 years0 0891 ±2361,007 ±259
15 to 19 years0 0953 ±242946 ±237
20 to 24 years0 0719 ±203544 ±168
25 to 29 years0 0978 ±228487 ±151
30 to 34 years0 0598 ±174800 ±210
35 to 39 years0 0684 ±188646 ±184
40 to 44 years0 0643 ±193635 ±166
45 to 49 years0 0767 ±202658 ±214
50 to 54 years0 0575 ±171501 ±171
55 to 59 years0 0426 ±148467 ±152
60 to 64 years0 0426 ±146465 ±171
65 to 69 years0 0516 ±244280 ±154
70 to 74 years0 0204 ±87119 ±73
75 to 79 years0 0156 ±89101 ±74
80 to 84 years0 018 ±2678 ±60
85 years and over0 0178 ±14142 ±42

poverty status by age

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Total19,394 ±1,464
Income in the past 12 months below poverty level6,717 ±906
Under 5 years669 ±310
5 years118 ±77
6 to 11 years1,094 ±272
12 to 14 years320 ±142
15 years118 ±83
16 and 17 years288 ±147
18 to 24 years728 ±282
25 to 34 years729 ±202
35 to 44 years1,015 ±240
45 to 54 years457 ±167
55 to 64 years619 ±190
65 to 74 years401 ±240
75 years and over161 ±92

household characteristics

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Total:7,015 ±411
Family households:4,043 ±407
Married-couple family1,788 ±325
Other family:2,255 ±319
Male householder, no spouse present621 ±176
Female householder, no spouse present1,634 ±294
Nonfamily households:2,972 ±356
Householder living alone2,454 ±343
Householder not living alone518 ±141
Average Household Size2.77 ±0.265

vehicles per household

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Total:7,015 ±411
No vehicle available1,261 ±231
1 vehicle available3,330 ±408
2 vehicles available1,650 ±302
3 vehicles available619 ±219
4 or more vehicles available155 ±94

employment status by sex

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TotalLabor Force Participation RateEmployment/Population RatioUnemployment Rate (% of Labor)
Population age 20-64 years11,019 ±7770.710 ±0.2390.658 ±0.2560.074 ±0.153
Male5,816 ±4950.804 ±0.2790.764 ±0.3000.050 ±0.149
Female5,203 ±4690.605 ±0.3780.540 ±0.4040.108 ±0.307

commute method and time

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COMMUTE METHOD
Total workers 16 and over7,991 ±746
Drove alone in car, truck, or van4,694 ±557
Carpooled in car, truck, or van1,423 ±410
Public transportation522 ±196
Taxicab39 ±50
Motorcycle0 ±26
Bicycle132 ±88
Walked484 ±171
Other means26 ±35
Worked from home671 ±198
COMMUTE TIME
Total workers 16 and over who did not work from home7,320 ±729
Less than 10 minutes1,117 ±325
10 to 19 minutes2,786 ±462
20 to 29 minutes1,405 ±300
30 to 39 minutes1,374 ±384
40 to 59 minutes385 ±171
60 to 89 minutes192 ±113
90 minutes or more61 ±62
Mean travel time to work (minutes)21 ±3.35

employment sector

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TotalMaleFemale
Civilian employed population 16 years and over8,106 ±7404,955 ±4923,151 ±481
Management, business, science, and arts occupations:1,589 ±304842 ±219747 ±181
Service occupations:1,883 ±3661,026 ±275857 ±229
Sales and office occupations:1,209 ±280510 ±182699 ±205
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations:1,017 ±232977 ±22640 ±47
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations:2,408 ±5381,600 ±314808 ±349

educational attainment

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TotalMaleFemale
Population 18 to 24 years2,088 ±3901,149 ±301939 ±225
Less than high school graduate384 ±175249 ±157135 ±78
High school graduate (includes equivalency)1,224 ±280681 ±215543 ±183
Some college or associate's degree331 ±129156 ±90175 ±97
Bachelor's degree or higher149 ±8663 ±6686 ±57
Population 25 years and over11,448 ±8026,169 ±5245,279 ±480
Less than 9th grade2,117 ±4681,157 ±318960 ±260
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,626 ±321922 ±243704 ±208
High school graduate (includes equivalency)4,153 ±5002,160 ±3491,993 ±321
Some college, no degree1,334 ±278655 ±203679 ±193
Associate's degree448 ±126194 ±84254 ±101
Bachelor's degree1,349 ±269855 ±191494 ±149
Graduate or professional degree421 ±157226 ±128195 ±85
High school graduate or higher7,705 ±6154,090 ±4243,615 ±381
Bachelor's degree or higher1,770 ±3051,081 ±223689 ±171

occupancy and tenure

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Total Housing Units:7,794 ±390
Vacant Housing Units779 ±176
Occupied Housing Units:7,015 ±411
Owner-Occupied Housing Units1,903 ±334
Renter-Occupied Housing Units5,112 ±381

units in structure

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Occupied Housing UnitsOwner-Occupied Housing UnitsRenter-Occupied Housing Units
Housing Units7,015 ±4111,903 ±3345,112 ±381
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1, detached2,445 ±3641,379 ±3011,066 ±243
1, attached134 ±6636 ±3698 ±59
2 apartments2,146 ±338388 ±1491,758 ±330
3 or 4 apartments648 ±17258 ±60590 ±163
5 to 9 apartments240 ±1280 ±26240 ±128
10 or more apartments1,399 ±22642 ±401,357 ±224
Mobile home or other type of housing3 ±280 ±263 ±28

bedrooms and year

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Total Housing Units:7,794 ±390
BEDROOMS
No bedroom486 ±138
1 bedroom1,277 ±244
2 bedrooms2,779 ±358
3 bedrooms2,140 ±314
4 bedrooms945 ±245
5 or more bedrooms167 ±80
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
Built 2014 or later181 ±107
Built 2010 to 2013534 ±122
Built 2000 to 2009313 ±126
Built 1990 to 1999291 ±136
Built 1980 to 1989123 ±69
Built 1970 to 1979259 ±111
Built 1960 to 1969291 ±108
Built 1950 to 1959446 ±150
Built 1940 to 1949437 ±148
Built 1939 or earlier4,919 ±452

rent paid

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GROSS RENT
Occupied units paying rent4,907 ±383
Less than $500348 ±134
$500 to $9992,302 ±336
$1,000 to $1,4991,558 ±275
$1,500 to $1,999546 ±163
$2,000 to $2,49951 ±44
$2,500 to $2,99943 ±51
$3,000 or more59 ±57
GROSS RENT AS % OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Occupied units paying rent (excluding units where GRAPI cannot be computed)4,691 ±384
Less than 15.0 percent641 ±189
15.0 to 19.9 percent562 ±198
20.0 to 24.9 percent550 ±177
25.0 to 29.9 percent410 ±121
30.0 to 34.9 percent261 ±104
35.0 percent or more2,267 ±339
Not computed421 ±167

mortgage status and cost

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MORTGAGE STATUS
Owner-occupied units1,903 ±334
Housing units with a mortgage1,080 ±240
Housing units without a mortgage823 ±257
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (SMOC)
Housing units with a mortgage1,080 ±240
Less than $5000 ±26
$500 to $999316 ±154
$1,000 to $1,499432 ±155
$1,500 to $1,999248 ±109
$2,000 to $2,4995 ±26
$2,500 to $2,99953 ±60
$3,000 or more26 ±36
Housing units without a mortgage823 ±257
Less than $25023 ±35
$250 to $399167 ±138
$400 to $599376 ±188
$600 to $799158 ±96
$800 to $99969 ±49
$1,000 or more30 ±36

owner costs share of income

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Housing units with a mortgage (excluding units where SMOCAPI cannot be computed)1,080 ±240
Less than 20.0 percent336 ±129
20.0 to 24.9 percent177 ±133
25.0 to 29.9 percent141 ±91
30.0 to 34.9 percent138 ±77
35.0 percent or more288 ±123
Not computed0 ±26
Housing unit without a mortgage (excluding units where SMOCAPI cannot be computed)816 ±255
Less than 10.0 percent212 ±106
10.0 to 14.9 percent131 ±84
15.0 to 19.9 percent282 ±194
20.0 to 24.9 percent74 ±73
25.0 to 29.9 percent38 ±44
30.0 to 34.9 percent0 ±26
35.0 percent or more79 ±62
Not computed7 ±27

household income

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Total7,015 ±411
Less than $10,000589 ±190
$10,000 to $14,999690 ±197
$15,000 to $19,999258 ±108
$20,000 to $24,999237 ±122
$25,000 to $29,999690 ±257
$30,000 to $34,999536 ±183
$35,000 to $39,999406 ±159
$40,000 to $44,999445 ±163
$45,000 to $49,999354 ±161
$50,000 to $59,999559 ±168
$60,000 to $74,999719 ±214
$75,000 to $99,999531 ±180
$100,000 to $124,999494 ±148
$125,000 to $149,999101 ±70
$150,000 to $199,999287 ±132
$200,000 or more119 ±80
Median Household Income41,140 ±12,397