53233 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 53233, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

53233 is a zip code in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, which covers Milwaukee, with a total population of 14,627 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 53233 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 53233.

The estimated population of people living in 53233 is 14,627, with a median age of 22.1.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 53233 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
14,627
 -1.5% -4.87%
2020
14,850
 -1.93% -
2019
15,143
+1.12%
-
2018
14,976
 -2.6% -
2017
15,376
 - -

Population of 53233 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 53233 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
45.5%
49.9%
 -8.82%
Black/African American
32.4%
31.3%
 +3.51%
Native
0.5%
0.6%
 -16.67%
Hispanic
11.3%
9.1%
 +24.18%
Asian
6.7%
5.7%
 +17.54%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.6%
3.3%
 +9.09%
Other
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 53233 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 53233 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 53233 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 53233 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 22.1 +0.91% 24.5 +4.7% 21.3 +0.47%
2020 21.9 -1.35% 23.4 -4.1% 21.2 0%
2019 22.2 +1.37% 24.4 +3.39% 21.2 +0.47%
2018 21.9 0% 23.6 +2.61% 21.1 -0.94%
2017 21.9 - 23 - 21.3 -

The median age of the 53233 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 53233 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 348 +44.06% 493 -27.66% 397 360
10 to 19 1,613 -10.51% 1,991 -10% 1,447 1,797
20 to 29 3,726 -13.58% 3,450 +5.28% 3,232 3,627
30 to 39 948 +42.57% 197 +76.34% 1,408 350
40 to 49 504 -8.3% 408 -77.13% 454 154
50 to 59 529 -21.26% 381 -35.13% 419 260
60 to 69 287 +7.66% 206 -21.64% 297 157
70+ 181 -19.66% 114 +14.21% 142 126

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 53233 zip code is $16,833.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 53233.

  • Under 25
    $11,653.00
  • 25 to 44
    $21,603.00
  • 45 to 64
    $19,853.00
  • 65 and over
    $20,750.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 53233 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 53233, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 53233 is currently $27,423.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

0.70% of households in 53233 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 53233 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    64.33%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    19.50%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    7.38%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    4.94%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    2.54%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    0.61%
  • $200,000 or more
    0.70%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 53233 is $11,843.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 53233 by the total population of 53233.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 53233 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 53233 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    14.84%
  • Bachelor's degree
    22.44%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    11.36%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    45.97%
  • Less than high school diploma
    5.39%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 53233 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 53233 zip over the age of 16 is 13,610.

Of those people, a total of 44.80% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 53233 is 42.40%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 53233 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 2,984 34.70% 7.50%
20 to 24 years 5,061 54.50% 2.80%
25 to 29 years 1,798 44.30% 14.20%
30 to 34 years 957 51.10% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 1,137 44.20% 11.20%
45 to 54 years 613 31.30% 0.00%
55 to 59 years 338 55.60% 0.00%
60 to 64 years 288 35.40% 8.80%
65 to 74 years 292 11.30% 0.00%
75 years and over 142 0.00% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 53233. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 7,312 46.10% 3.60%
Black or African American 4,003 39.10% 10.70%
American Indian and Alaska Native 68 61.80% 0.00%
Asian 944 44.10% 2.40%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 588 42.00% 0.00%
Two or more races 695 65.30% 7.90%
Hispanic or Latino 1,515 51.70% 1.80%
Not Hispanic or Latino 6,630 45.90% 3.70%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 53233 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 53233 is 5,765, with median earnings of $10,370.00.

Women in 53233 are earning approximately 54.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 5,765 $10,370.00
Male 2,550 $13,958.00
Female 3,215 $7,629.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 53233 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 217 $31,384.00
Business and Financial 294 $19,800.00
Computer and Mathematical 176 $13,293.00
Architecture and Engineering 117 $11,563.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 98 $33,846.00
Community and Social Service 117 $4,932.00
Legal 41 $68,750.00
Educational and Library 623 $6,959.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 151 $13,229.00
Healthcare Practitioners 183 $20,362.00
Healthcare Support 196 $11,429.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 64 $5,526.00
Law Enforcement 20 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 544 $9,554.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 266 $11,744.00
Personal Care and Service 296 $4,457.00
Sales 435 $8,358.00
Office and Administrative Support 938 $6,263.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 11 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 88 $29,250.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 38 $23,333.00
Production 448 $20,192.00
Transportation and Material Moving 177 $6,034.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 53233 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 53233.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 138 $41,600.00 79 $11,917.00
Business and Financial 105 $32,250.00 189 $17,750.00
Computer and Mathematical 153 $12,774.00 23 $47,361.00
Architecture and Engineering 91 $9,844.00 26 $48,289.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 39 $20,875.00 59 $45,451.00
Community and Social Service 34 $3,929.00 83 $20,469.00
Legal 24 $19,000.00 17 $0.00
Educational and Library 174 $15,417.00 449 $4,846.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 69 $14,792.00 82 $12,560.00
Healthcare Practitioners 128 $20,078.00 55 $21,875.00
Healthcare Support 50 $23,889.00 146 $10,536.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 25 $25,208.00 39 $4,115.00
Law Enforcement 20 $0.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 252 $12,414.00 292 $6,944.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 148 $14,107.00 118 $10,461.00
Personal Care and Service 66 $2,499.00 230 $5,370.00
Sales 189 $6,888.00 246 $8,922.00
Office and Administrative Support 211 $11,042.00 727 $5,743.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 11 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 66 $32,000.00 22 $4,792.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 16 $11,944.00 22 $0.00
Production 286 $14,740.00 162 $25,909.00
Transportation and Material Moving 147 $6,164.00 30 $5,870.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 4,416 households in 53233, with an average household size of 1.94 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 783 families living in the 53233 zip code with an average family size of 3.31 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 53233:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 266 94 423 3,633
Average Household Size 4.17 2.51 3.41 1.59
Total Families 266 94 423 0
Average Household Size 3.82 2.28 3.22 0

Poverty

Of the 783 families living in 53233, 56.80% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 53233:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 5,509 housing units in 53233.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 4,416 80.16%
Vacant 1,093 19.84%

75.88% of the total 5,509 housing units in 53233 are rental units. This is approximately 4,180 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 134 are occupied by the owner - or 2.43% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 53233 is $771.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 53233 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    102
  • Less than $500
    426
  • $500 to $999
    2,408
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    745
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    338
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    209
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    36
  • $3,000 or more
    18

Property Value

The median value of a property in 53233 is $88,800.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 53233 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    28
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    47
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    13
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    0
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    46
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    0
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    0
  • $1,000,000 or more
    0

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 53233. The chart below shows the number of properties in 53233 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    2,087
  • 1940 to 1949
    318
  • 1950 to 1959
    391
  • 1960 to 1969
    812
  • 1970 to 1979
    573
  • 1980 to 1989
    306
  • 1990 to 1999
    387
  • 2000 to 2009
    274
  • 2010 to 2013
    338
  • 2014 or later
    23

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 53233 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    1,666
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,164
  • 2 vehicles available
    441
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    145

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 53233 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 53233 that commute to work in a particular way.

16.9 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 53233.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    313
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    1,147
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    1,320
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    735
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    695
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    117
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    405
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    11
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    55
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    171
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    112
  • 90 or more minutes
    92

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for 53233 in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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