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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Milwaukee School District is $19,639, which is lower than the state average of $27,907 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Milwaukee School District median household income is $35,500. On average Milwaukee School District residents spend 22.1 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 21.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #414

Milwaukee School District	19,639 USD
Wisconsin	27,907 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Milwaukee School District	24,206 USD
Wisconsin	30,477 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Milwaukee School District	26,759 USD
Wisconsin	36,343 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Milwaukee School District	21,848 USD
Wisconsin	25,134 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #421

Milwaukee School District	35,500 USD
Wisconsin	52,738 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Milwaukee School District	48,786 USD
Wisconsin	68,319 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Milwaukee School District		-4.30%
Wisconsin		20.43%
U.S.		27.36%

*The Milwaukee School District median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Wisconsin and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Milwaukee School District		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	13.50%	$9,912, see rank	25.59%	$11,413	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	24.14%	$15,281, see rank	29.74%	$18,277	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.44%	$4,107, see rank	2.24%	$3,370	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	12.90%	$18,376, see rank	17.90%	$20,958	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Milwaukee School District	40,974 USD
Wisconsin	67,232 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Milwaukee School District	54,988 USD
Wisconsin	82,125 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Milwaukee School District	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$45,615, see rank	$55,187	$56,900
Black	$26,067, see rank	$26,968	$35,600
Hispanic	$31,910, see rank	$36,826	$42,396
Asian	$39,590, see rank	$53,887	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$24,425, see rank	$36,537	$37,170
Hawaiian Native	$50,515, see rank	$35,729	$53,370
One Race, Other	$28,302, see rank	$34,348	$40,300
Two or More Races	$31,059, see rank	$41,659	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Milwaukee School District	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$18,264, see rank	$26,082	$25,788
25 to 44	$38,824, see rank	$58,482	$58,398
45 to 64	$41,134, see rank	$65,718	$65,027
65 or over	$29,188, see rank	$35,445	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Milwaukee School District	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	455,530, see rank	4,561,244	248,775,628
Male¹	215,022, 47.20%, see rank	49.26%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	145,664, 67.74%, see rank	71.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	71, 0.03%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	145,593, 67.71%, see rank	71.11%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	124,415, 85.45%, see rank	91.99%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	21,178, 14.55%, see rank	8.01%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	69,358, 32.26%, see rank	28.79%	30.72%
Female¹	240,508, 52.80%, see rank	50.74%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	150,843, 62.72%, see rank	63.79%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	14, 0.01%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	150,829, 62.71%, see rank	63.77%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	133,212, 88.32%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	17,617, 11.68%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	89,665, 37.28%, see rank	36.21%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Milwaukee School District	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	252,840, 100%	2,804,563	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	179,329, 70.93%, see rank	80.43%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	28,014, 11.08%, see rank	8.62%	9.59%
Public Transportation	21,475, 8.49%, see rank	1.84%	5.06%
Walked	13,206, 5.22%, see rank	3.33%	2.78%
Other Means	4,000, 1.58%, see rank	1.70%	1.79%
Worked at Home	6,816, 2.70%, see rank	4.08%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Milwaukee School District	22.1 minutes
Wisconsin	21.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Milwaukee School District	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	257,627	2,852,018	143,435,233
Male¹	124,415, 48.29%, see rank	51.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	32,487, 26.11%, see rank	30.59%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	25,583, 20.56%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	20,100, 16.16%, see rank	16.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	661, 0.53%, see rank	1.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7,307, 5.87%, see rank	7.85%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	32,786, 26.35%, see rank	24.96%	17.94%
Female¹	133,212, 51.71%, see rank	48.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	45,280, 33.99%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	36,649, 27.51%, see rank	21.62%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	39,135, 29.38%, see rank	31.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	256, 0.19%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	375, 0.28%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11,250, 8.45%, see rank	8.10%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Milwaukee School District	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	257,627, 100%	2,852,018	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,236, 0.48%, see rank	2.50%	1.96%
Construction	8,112, 3.15%, see rank	5.26%	6.17%
Manufacturing	36,187, 14.05%, see rank	18.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5,464, 2.12%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	26,445, 10.26%, see rank	11.34%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	11,243, 4.36%, see rank	4.34%	4.93%
Information	5,094, 1.98%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	15,380, 5.97%, see rank	6.12%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	27,364, 10.62%, see rank	8.05%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	70,459, 27.35%, see rank	23.28%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	28,546, 11.08%, see rank	8.69%	9.49%
Public Administration	10,226, 3.97%, see rank	3.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	11,871, 4.61%, see rank	4.15%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Milwaukee School District	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	170,923	29.38%, see rank	13.26%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	32,831	25.35%, see rank	8.95%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.