Housing data for ZIP code 53151

Name: Housing in ZIP code 53151, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 53151 has an estimated 32,824 residents and 14,410 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in New Berlin, Waukesha County.

27.5% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $1,443 (±$52) a month.

The median home value is $371,200 (±$10,781).

The median household income is $101,176 (±$4,203) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 32,824 (±756)
Median gross rent: $1,443
Median home value: $371,200
Households that rent: 27.5%

How ZIP code 53151 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 53151	New Berlin	Waukesha County	Wisconsin	United States
Residents	32,824 (±756)	40,270	411,762	5,914,872	334,922,499
Housing units	14,410 (±526)	17,577	175,591	2,778,572	143,775,355
Households that rent	27.5% (±2.7 points)	23.5%	24.0%	32.2%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$1,443 (±$52)	$1,426	$1,356	$1,087	$1,413
Median home value	$371,200 (±$10,781)	$365,700	$398,200	$266,500	$332,700
Median household income	$101,176 (±$4,203)	$101,091	$106,076	$77,485	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$4,499 (±$119)	$4,462	$4,554	$3,792	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	36.4% (±7.2 points)	37.6%	44.8%	43.7%	51.1%
Built before 1980	48.1% (±4.4 points)	52.6%	48.2%	57.0%	49.7%
Average commute	21.7 minutes (±1.2)	21.7 minutes	22.6 minutes	22.2 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	93.7% (±2.0 points)	93.3%	94.0%	90.3%	91.0%
Median age of residents	44.3 years (±2.3)	45.2 years	43.5 years	40.2 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 53151, median gross rent is higher than in Waukesha County ($1,356).

It is also higher than in Wisconsin ($1,087).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 53151 is not measurably different from New Berlin as a whole ($1,426).

Its median home value is not measurably different from New Berlin as a whole ($365,700).

Among the 24 ZIP codes in Waukesha County with a published estimate, ZIP 53151 ranks 5 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 25 ZIP codes in Waukesha County with a published estimate, ZIP 53151 ranks 18 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 25 ZIP codes in Waukesha County with a published estimate, ZIP 53151 ranks 19 from highest to lowest median household income.

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

Rent in ZIP code 53151

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 53151	Waukesha County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than $500	1.2% (±0.8 points)	3.2%	6.5%	6.3%
$500 to $999	9.4% (±3.7 points)	17.5%	35.5%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	46.1% (±7.6 points)	41.4%	37.1%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	26.0% (±6.1 points)	22.4%	14.3%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	11.9% (±6.5 points)	9.3%	4.0%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.0% (±2.2 points)	4.0%	1.2%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.3% (±0.5 points)	2.2%	1.5%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,000 to $1,499, paid by 46.1% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 53151

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
Studio	$1,378 (±$80)
1 bedroom	$1,338 (±$72)
2 bedrooms	$1,496 (±$112)
3 bedrooms	$1,928 (±$368)
4 bedrooms	$780 (±$621)

Rent burden in ZIP code 53151

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 53151	Waukesha County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than 15%	17.2% (±4.8 points)	15.3%	16.7%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	16.4% (±5.6 points)	15.5%	14.9%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	13.5% (±4.3 points)	12.2%	13.5%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	16.6% (±6.9 points)	12.2%	11.3%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	5.8% (±2.6 points)	9.2%	8.7%	9.2%
35% or more	30.6% (±6.7 points)	35.6%	35.0%	41.9%

36.4% (±7.2 points) of renting households in ZIP code 53151 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 53151

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 53151	Waukesha County	Wisconsin	United States
Less than $50,000	1.5% (±0.9 points)	1.8%	4.0%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	1.3% (±0.9 points)	0.8%	5.1%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	2.3% (±1.7 points)	1.3%	8.9%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	1.9% (±0.8 points)	3.5%	14.1%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	19.0% (±3.7 points)	17.1%	25.5%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	57.4% (±3.8 points)	47.4%	29.4%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	15.9% (±2.3 points)	24.6%	11.4%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	0.7% (±0.5 points)	3.7%	1.7%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 53151

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 53151	Waukesha County	Wisconsin	United States
Single-family, detached	64.6% (±2.9 points)	69.0%	66.2%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	7.8% (±2.2 points)	6.2%	4.3%	6.2%
2 units	1.7% (±0.9 points)	2.4%	5.9%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	2.0% (±0.8 points)	2.9%	3.5%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	5.3% (±1.4 points)	5.1%	4.9%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	6.3% (±1.7 points)	3.6%	3.7%	4.3%
20 or more units	11.8% (±2.2 points)	10.4%	8.4%	10.3%
Mobile home	0.3% (±0.4 points)	0.6%	3.1%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 53151 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 53151	Waukesha County	Wisconsin	United States
2020 or later	0.6% (±0.4 points)	1.7%	1.4%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	5.3% (±1.4 points)	8.1%	7.1%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	9.9% (±1.8 points)	12.4%	12.5%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	19.5% (±2.7 points)	18.0%	12.5%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	16.7% (±2.6 points)	11.5%	9.5%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	16.3% (±2.3 points)	17.6%	14.2%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	13.6% (±2.6 points)	11.0%	9.4%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	11.3% (±2.3 points)	9.9%	10.3%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	3.4% (±0.9 points)	2.6%	5.3%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	3.5% (±1.2 points)	7.1%	17.8%	11.7%

48.1% of the homes in ZIP code 53151 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 53151

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 53151	Waukesha County	Wisconsin	United States
Utility gas	79.8% (±2.7 points)	77.2%	64.8%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.9% (±0.4 points)	1.1%	1.4%	3.9%
Electricity	16.9% (±2.4 points)	18.4%	17.8%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	1.4% (±0.8 points)	1.9%	11.8%	4.9%
Wood	0.3% (±0.3 points)	0.4%	2.7%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.1% (±0.2 points)	0.0%	0.1%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.4% (±0.3 points)	0.5%	0.8%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.2% (±0.2 points)	0.5%	0.6%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 53151 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 53151	Waukesha County	Wisconsin	United States
Drove alone	80.1% (±2.9 points)	76.1%	74.4%	68.8%
Carpooled	4.3% (±1.5 points)	5.1%	7.3%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±0.1 points)	0.2%	1.1%	3.2%
Walked	0.2% (±0.2 points)	1.0%	2.6%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	0.5% (±0.4 points)	0.8%	1.6%	2.0%
Worked from home	14.9% (±2.7 points)	16.8%	13.1%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 53151 take an average of 21.7 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 53151

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
New Berlin	100%	$1,426	23.5%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 53151

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
53228	2.7 mi	$1,297	$272,000	$75,033	47.9%
53146	3.0 mi	$1,263	$346,100	$110,035	3.6%
53227	3.1 mi	$1,051	$225,900	$73,321	49.9%
53130	3.2 mi	$1,335	$308,000	$87,008	39.1%
53122	5.1 mi	$1,900	$514,800	$157,962	11.4%
53214	5.3 mi	$1,009	$188,300	$60,962	45.1%
53220	5.3 mi	$1,078	$229,300	$69,319	43.8%
53129	5.3 mi	$1,252	$311,800	$95,012	32.8%

Crime reported to police in New Berlin

Most of ZIP code 53151 is policed by the New Berlin Police Department, which reported 47 violent and 613 property crimes per 100,000 residents to the FBI in 2025.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the department’s figure for the whole area it serves.

Crime reported to police in New Berlin

ZIP code 53151 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 53151: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 53151

What is the median rent in ZIP code 53151?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 53151 is $1,443 (±$52) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 53151?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 53151 is $371,200 (±$10,781) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 53151?

The median household income in ZIP code 53151 is $101,176 (±$4,203) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 53151 in?

ZIP code 53151 lies mostly in New Berlin.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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