What percentage of people rent in West Milwaukee, WI?

Name: Renters and owners in West Milwaukee, WI, 2020–2024
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66.2% (±8.0 points) of the occupied homes in West Milwaukee, WI are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 1,280 renting households against 654 that own their home.

In West Milwaukee, the share of households that rent went from 57.4% in 2015–2019 to 66.2% in 2020–2024 (+8.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 66.2% (±8.0 points)
Renting households: 1,280 (±217)
Median renter income: $47,996 (±$7,729)

Who rents and who owns in West Milwaukee

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	West Milwaukee	Milwaukee County	Wisconsin	United States
Renter-occupied share	66.2% (±8.0 points)	50.1% (±0.7 points)	32.2% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	1,280 (±217)	196,633 (±2,633)	797,266 (±6,241)	45,017,354
Owning households	654 (±154)	195,766 (±2,932)	1,682,214 (±9,276)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	1.9 (±0.3)	2.1 (±0.0)	2.0 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.4 (±0.4)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.5 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$47,996 (±$7,729)	$44,490 (±$969)	$48,374 (±$478)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,470 (±$17,355)	$92,867 (±$1,533)	$95,874 (±$462)	$100,009

In West Milwaukee, the renter share is higher than in Milwaukee County (50.1%).

It is also higher than in Wisconsin (32.2%).

It is higher than the national figure (34.8%).

In Milwaukee County, West Milwaukee ranks 1 of 19 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 2 of 1,848.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in West Milwaukee has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	57.4% (±5.6 points)	66.2% (±8.0 points)	+8.8 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Median gross rent	$738 (±$27)	$920 (±$117)	+24.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$41,591 (±$8,573)	$49,128 (±$6,536)	+18.1%	No measurable change after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near West Milwaukee

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with West Milwaukee
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
West Milwaukee	—	66.2% (±8.0 points)	—
West Allis	3.0 mi	44.5% (±2.9 points)	Lower
Milwaukee	3.5 mi	58.2% (±0.8 points)	Not measurably different
Greenfield	4.0 mi	45.2% (±3.1 points)	Lower
Wauwatosa	4.8 mi	39.2% (±2.1 points)	Lower
Greendale	5.2 mi	32.8% (±4.7 points)	Lower
St. Francis	5.8 mi	45.4% (±6.0 points)	Lower
Hales Corners	6.3 mi	39.3% (±6.2 points)	Lower
Elm Grove	6.3 mi	11.5% (±5.0 points)	Lower

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: West Allis, WI (44.5%), Greenfield, WI (45.2%), Wauwatosa, WI (39.2%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Milwaukee County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
1	West Milwaukee	66.2% (±8.0 points)
2	Milwaukee	58.2% (±0.8 points)
3	Shorewood	54.4% (±4.0 points)
4	St. Francis	45.4% (±6.0 points)
5	Greenfield	45.2% (±3.1 points)
6	West Allis	44.5% (±2.9 points)
7	Oak Creek	42.5% (±2.6 points)

Showing 7 of 19 places in Milwaukee County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about West Milwaukee

How many renters are there in West Milwaukee?

West Milwaukee has an estimated 1,280 (±217) renting households, 66.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in West Milwaukee?

In West Milwaukee, the share of households that rent went from 57.4% in 2015–2019 to 66.2% in 2020–2024 (+8.8 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in West Milwaukee?

A renting household in West Milwaukee has 1.9 people on average, against 2.4 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in West Milwaukee?

The median renting household in West Milwaukee, WI has an income of $47,996 (±$7,729) a year, against $64,470 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for West Milwaukee village, Wisconsin (place:85875, in state:55).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.