Moving to South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Population: 21,256. Estimated population in July 2024: 20,849 (-1.9% change)
Males: 10,325 (48.6%), Females: 10,931 (51.4%)
Milwaukee County
Zip code: 53172
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.1 years
Median household income: $44,197
Median house value: $111,300
Population by Race
Races in South Milwaukee:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.6%)
- Hispanic (4.0%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Other race (1.4%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
- Black (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (43.2%), Polish (27.4%), Irish (9.5%), Italian (5.9%), Norwegian (5.2%), French (4.7%).
Elevation: 670 feet
Land area: 4.8 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in South Milwaukee
- High school or higher: 85.3%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 15.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.2%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes
For population 15 years and over in South Milwaukee city
- Never married: 26.0%
- Now married: 54.7%
- Separated: 1.2%
- Widowed: 7.6%
- Divorced: 10.4%
3.7% Foreign born (2.3% Europe, 0.7% Latin America, 0.5% Asia).
Population change in the 1990s: +282 (+1.3%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near South Milwaukee:
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL INC (about 9 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI)
- ST LUKES MEDICAL CENTER INC (about 9 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI)
- CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF WISCONSIN (about 10 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to South Milwaukee:
- GENERAL MITCHELL INTERNATIONAL (about 3 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Abbreviation: MKE)
- KENOSHA REGIONAL (about 23 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Abbreviation: ENW)
- CHICAGO O’HARE INTL (about 65 miles; CHICAGO, IL; Abbreviation: ORD)
Other public-use airports nearest to South Milwaukee:
- JOHN H BATTEN (about 12 miles; RACINE, WI; Abbreviation: RAC)
- SYLVANIA (about 16 miles; STURTEVANT, WI; Abbreviation: C89)
- VALHALLA (about 17 miles; NORTH CAPE, WI; Abbreviation: 84C)
Amtrak stations near South Milwaukee:
- 10 miles: MILWAUKEE (433 W. ST. PAUL AVE.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, taxi stand, public transit connection.
- 15 miles: STURTEVANT (2904 WISCONSIN ST.). Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service, public transit connection.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to South Milwaukee:
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE (about 10 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 18,994)
- MILWAUKEE SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING (about 10 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,093)
- MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY (about 10 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 9,589)
- MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 10 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 7,048)
- CARDINAL STRITCH UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; MILWAUKEE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 4,913)
- GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 22 miles; KENOSHA, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,575)
- CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY-WISCONSIN (about 25 miles; MEQUON, WI; Full-time enrollment: 3,654)
Schools
Public high school in South Milwaukee:
- SOUTH MILWAUKEE HI (Students: 1,207; Location: 801 15TH AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in South Milwaukee:
- SOUTH MILWAUKEE MID (Students: 768; Location: 1001 15TH AVE; Grades: 06 – 08)
- RAWSON EL (Students: 472; Location: 1410 RAWSON AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
- BLAKEWOOD EL (Students: 461; Location: 3501 BLAKEWOOD AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
- LAKEVIEW EL (Students: 371; Location: 711 MARION AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
- LUTHER EL (Students: 247; Location: 718 HAWTHORNE AVE; Grades: PK – 05)
Libraries
Library in South Milwaukee:
- SOUTH MILWAUKEE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $718,303; Location: 1907 10TH AVE.; 131,120 books; 6,407 audio materials; 5,897 video materials; 254 serial subscriptions)