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Near South SideNeighborhood fact sheet

2019–2023 American Community Survey2024202320222021

19,471People

FigureNear South SideCity of MilwaukeeCompared
People in povertyResidents whose household income was below the federal poverty line.37.1%± 3.9 points7,212 of 19,41523.3%± 0.8 pointsclearly higher than the city
Households earning under $25,000Households whose income last year was under $25,000.27.0%± 4.4 points1,860 of 6,88724.2%± 0.7 pointsabout the same as the city (within the margin of error)
Renter householdsOccupied homes that are rented rather than owned.72.6%± 2.9 points5,003 of 6,88758.5%± 0.7 pointsclearly higher than the city
Vacant homesHousing units with no one living in them.9.6%± 1.9 points733 of 7,62010.4%± 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.55.6%± 5.5 points2,595 of 4,66850.8%± 1.1 pointsabout the same as the city (within the margin of error)
Households with no vehicleHouseholds with no car, truck or van available.19.0%± 2.9 points1,308 of 6,88716.4%± 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.12.2%± 2.2 points1,379 of 11,30026.6%± 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.34.8%± 4.3 points3,928 of 11,30014.5%± 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 2023

race and ethnicity

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Total:19,471 ±1,351
Not Hispanic or Latino:5,968 ±884
White alone2,689 ±492
Black or African American alone2,192 ±611
American Indian and Alaska Native alone104 ±74
Asian alone384 ±451
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone0 ±26
Some other race alone22 ±41
Two or more races:577 ±330
Two races including Some other race148 ±235
Two races excluding Some other race, and three or more races429 ±233
Hispanic or Latino:13,503 ±1,215

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 010,120 ±7789,351 ±833
Under 5 years0 0903 ±337537 ±163
5 to 9 years0 0712 ±206984 ±272
10 to 14 years0 0816 ±1861,090 ±255
15 to 19 years0 01,051 ±235980 ±239
20 to 24 years0 0612 ±172486 ±158
25 to 29 years0 0831 ±206516 ±151
30 to 34 years0 0611 ±165757 ±181
35 to 39 years0 0779 ±195730 ±201
40 to 44 years0 0639 ±197644 ±163
45 to 49 years0 0763 ±200628 ±183
50 to 54 years0 0614 ±167424 ±143
55 to 59 years0 0368 ±142418 ±126
60 to 64 years0 0392 ±123419 ±155
65 to 69 years0 0503 ±247322 ±151
70 to 74 years0 0205 ±90220 ±96
75 to 79 years0 094 ±6497 ±75
80 to 84 years0 088 ±4648 ±37
85 years and over0 0139 ±13551 ±46

poverty status by age

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Total19,415 ±1,341
Income in the past 12 months below poverty level7,212 ±913
Under 5 years779 ±312
5 years124 ±78
6 to 11 years1,264 ±282
12 to 14 years349 ±127
15 years207 ±100
16 and 17 years375 ±151
18 to 24 years735 ±259
25 to 34 years942 ±210
35 to 44 years1,004 ±231
45 to 54 years396 ±147
55 to 64 years509 ±159
65 to 74 years442 ±244
75 years and over86 ±63

household characteristics

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Total:6,887 ±402
Family households:4,095 ±372
Married-couple family1,843 ±311
Other family:2,252 ±293
Male householder, no spouse present625 ±186
Female householder, no spouse present1,627 ±278
Nonfamily households:2,792 ±342
Householder living alone2,346 ±330
Householder not living alone446 ±124
Average Household Size2.83 ±0.256

vehicles per household

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Total:6,887 ±402
No vehicle available1,308 ±215
1 vehicle available3,013 ±366
2 vehicles available1,761 ±275
3 vehicles available666 ±217
4 or more vehicles available139 ±83

employment status by sex

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TotalLabor Force Participation RateEmployment/Population RatioUnemployment Rate (% of Labor)
Population age 20-64 years10,631 ±7300.709 ±0.2290.656 ±0.2400.073 ±0.140
Male5,609 ±4780.794 ±0.2760.743 ±0.3050.063 ±0.173
Female5,022 ±4630.613 ±0.3430.559 ±0.3550.088 ±0.248

commute method and time

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COMMUTE METHOD
Total workers 16 and over7,656 ±706
Drove alone in car, truck, or van4,682 ±545
Carpooled in car, truck, or van1,135 ±261
Public transportation566 ±207
Taxicab53 ±51
Motorcycle0 ±26
Bicycle98 ±76
Walked451 ±133
Other means9 ±25
Worked from home662 ±200
COMMUTE TIME
Total workers 16 and over who did not work from home6,994 ±704
Less than 10 minutes1,003 ±296
10 to 19 minutes2,685 ±421
20 to 29 minutes1,480 ±295
30 to 39 minutes1,094 ±261
40 to 59 minutes443 ±153
60 to 89 minutes214 ±110
90 minutes or more75 ±57
Mean travel time to work (minutes)21 ±3.28

employment sector

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TotalMaleFemale
Civilian employed population 16 years and over7,770 ±7014,620 ±4503,150 ±453
Management, business, science, and arts occupations:1,460 ±295763 ±212697 ±169
Service occupations:1,806 ±315919 ±206887 ±229
Sales and office occupations:1,137 ±248392 ±145745 ±192
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations:1,046 ±227991 ±22255 ±60
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations:2,321 ±4801,555 ±310766 ±289

educational attainment

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TotalMaleFemale
Population 18 to 24 years1,893 ±3371,034 ±262859 ±213
Less than high school graduate406 ±185278 ±161128 ±80
High school graduate (includes equivalency)1,052 ±225533 ±149519 ±175
Some college or associate's degree272 ±110143 ±82129 ±74
Bachelor's degree or higher163 ±8380 ±7183 ±55
Population 25 years and over11,300 ±7816,026 ±5245,274 ±477
Less than 9th grade2,129 ±4571,076 ±2851,053 ±270
9th to 12th grade, no diploma1,799 ±3161,034 ±239765 ±207
High school graduate (includes equivalency)4,153 ±5212,188 ±3701,965 ±313
Some college, no degree1,327 ±282682 ±224645 ±184
Associate's degree513 ±141222 ±98291 ±93
Bachelor's degree1,065 ±229629 ±164436 ±129
Graduate or professional degree314 ±138195 ±124119 ±55
High school graduate or higher7,372 ±6223,916 ±4293,456 ±369
Bachelor's degree or higher1,379 ±267824 ±205555 ±134

occupancy and tenure

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Total Housing Units:7,620 ±387
Vacant Housing Units733 ±147
Occupied Housing Units:6,887 ±402
Owner-Occupied Housing Units1,884 ±326
Renter-Occupied Housing Units5,003 ±352

units in structure

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Occupied Housing UnitsOwner-Occupied Housing UnitsRenter-Occupied Housing Units
Housing Units6,887 ±4021,884 ±3265,003 ±352
UNITS IN STRUCTURE
1, detached2,370 ±3591,364 ±2961,006 ±210
1, attached193 ±7728 ±30165 ±71
2 apartments2,147 ±305409 ±1441,738 ±296
3 or 4 apartments663 ±17752 ±48611 ±173
5 to 9 apartments309 ±1360 ±26309 ±136
10 or more apartments1,205 ±19431 ±351,174 ±193
Mobile home or other type of housing0 ±260 ±260 ±26

bedrooms and year

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Total Housing Units:7,620 ±387
BEDROOMS
No bedroom493 ±137
1 bedroom1,182 ±200
2 bedrooms2,645 ±344
3 bedrooms2,292 ±298
4 bedrooms828 ±217
5 or more bedrooms180 ±85
YEAR STRUCTURE BUILT
Built 2014 or later97 ±74
Built 2010 to 2013499 ±138
Built 2000 to 2009234 ±100
Built 1990 to 1999272 ±116
Built 1980 to 198994 ±52
Built 1970 to 1979252 ±95
Built 1960 to 1969246 ±104
Built 1950 to 1959390 ±135
Built 1940 to 1949505 ±157
Built 1939 or earlier5,031 ±455

rent paid

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GROSS RENT
Occupied units paying rent4,812 ±363
Less than $500344 ±117
$500 to $9992,289 ±317
$1,000 to $1,4991,649 ±264
$1,500 to $1,999398 ±127
$2,000 to $2,49959 ±45
$2,500 to $2,99941 ±49
$3,000 or more32 ±58
GROSS RENT AS % OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Occupied units paying rent (excluding units where GRAPI cannot be computed)4,668 ±361
Less than 15.0 percent539 ±168
15.0 to 19.9 percent541 ±188
20.0 to 24.9 percent465 ±134
25.0 to 29.9 percent528 ±157
30.0 to 34.9 percent276 ±115
35.0 percent or more2,319 ±305
Not computed335 ±143

mortgage status and cost

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MORTGAGE STATUS
Owner-occupied units1,884 ±326
Housing units with a mortgage1,024 ±218
Housing units without a mortgage860 ±252
SELECTED MONTHLY OWNER COSTS (SMOC)
Housing units with a mortgage1,024 ±218
Less than $5000 ±26
$500 to $999345 ±167
$1,000 to $1,499347 ±116
$1,500 to $1,999267 ±104
$2,000 to $2,4990 ±26
$2,500 to $2,99949 ±58
$3,000 or more16 ±30
Housing units without a mortgage860 ±252
Less than $2500 ±26
$250 to $399197 ±139
$400 to $599396 ±185
$600 to $799183 ±101
$800 to $99950 ±39
$1,000 or more34 ±28

owner costs share of income

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Housing units with a mortgage (excluding units where SMOCAPI cannot be computed)1,024 ±218
Less than 20.0 percent313 ±128
20.0 to 24.9 percent180 ±133
25.0 to 29.9 percent119 ±73
30.0 to 34.9 percent153 ±72
35.0 percent or more259 ±106
Not computed0 ±26
Housing unit without a mortgage (excluding units where SMOCAPI cannot be computed)847 ±251
Less than 10.0 percent252 ±112
10.0 to 14.9 percent125 ±75
15.0 to 19.9 percent260 ±190
20.0 to 24.9 percent94 ±73
25.0 to 29.9 percent45 ±48
30.0 to 34.9 percent0 ±26
35.0 percent or more71 ±51
Not computed13 ±27

household income

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Total6,887 ±402
Less than $10,000500 ±164
$10,000 to $14,999670 ±193
$15,000 to $19,999206 ±88
$20,000 to $24,999484 ±179
$25,000 to $29,999595 ±209
$30,000 to $34,999607 ±183
$35,000 to $39,999430 ±157
$40,000 to $44,999516 ±169
$45,000 to $49,999348 ±154
$50,000 to $59,999632 ±180
$60,000 to $74,999614 ±171
$75,000 to $99,999536 ±181
$100,000 to $124,999329 ±123
$125,000 to $149,99975 ±54
$150,000 to $199,999225 ±100
$200,000 or more120 ±85
Median Household Income39,435 ±10,484