West Milwaukee, Wisconsin - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	4,173
Male Share of the Population	47.8%
Female Share of the Population	52.2%
Senior Citizens	9.7%
Employed Population 16+	2,189
Age of the Population	36

Families

% of people married	27.1%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	26.8%
Median Earnings25+	$32,645
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$26,014
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,015

Wealth

Median Family Income	$60,750
% Above Poverty Level	84.4%
% Below Poverty Level	15.6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	24 minutes
% Working from Home	1.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.2%
% Using Public Transportation	7.3%

Housing

People Living Alone	51.4%
Median Gross Rent	$724
Median House Value	$134,900

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	45.4%
German	27.7%
Polish	9.1%
Irish	5.6%
English	3.7%
Italian	3.6%
Norwegian	3.3%
French Except Basque	2.5%
Scottish	2.1%
Austrian	1.2%
African	1%
Dutch	0.7%
Swiss	0.7%
Swedish	0.4%
Russian	0.4%
Belgian	0.3%
Welsh	0.2%
Finnish	0.2%
Danishn	0.1%
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West Milwaukee Almanac

Category	Value
County	Milwaukee County
Standard Zip Codes	53215, 53214, 53219
Phone Area Codes	414, 2, 62
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	43
Approximate Longitude	-87.94

West Milwaukee Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	WEST ALLIS
Distance	1.4 miles
Jan Temp	13 to 27 F
Apr Temp	38 to 54 F
Jul Temp	66 to 82 F
Oct Temp	44 to 61 F
Annual Precip	33.8 inches

Station	WAUKESHA
Distance	13.2 miles
Jan Temp	11 to 28 F
Apr Temp	38 to 57 F
Jul Temp	63 to 84 F
Oct Temp	42 to 61 F
Annual Precip	34.6 inches

Station	GERMANTOWN
Distance	15.9 miles
Jan Temp	8 to 25 F
Apr Temp	34 to 53 F
Jul Temp	58 to 80 F
Oct Temp	38 to 58 F
Annual Precip	33.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Cudahy	18,349	$65,307
Greendale	14,245	$91,406
Greenfield	37,083	$77,194
Milwaukee	596,886	$46,662
Wauwatosa	47,882	$105,242
West Allis	60,250	$65,788

West Milwaukee Public Schools

Pershing Elementary
1330 S 47th St
ZIP: 53214
(414) 604-4610
Primary
Total Enrollment 261

West Milwaukee Intermediate
5104 W Greenfield Ave
ZIP: 53214
(414) 604-3310
Middle
Total Enrollment 461

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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