West Allis is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 61,295 people and 18 constituent neighborhoods, West Allis is the tenth largest community in Wisconsin.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, West Allis is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, West Allis is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Allis who work in office and administrative support jobs (19.12%), sales jobs (10.79%), and management occupations (6.44%).

Also of interest is that West Allis has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

West Allis Information and Demographics

The education level of West Allis citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 16.36% of adults in West Allis have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in West Allis in 2000 was $20,914, which is upper middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $83,656 for a family of four.

The people who call West Allis home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in West Allis is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in West Allis include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, and English.

The most common language spoken in West Allis is English. Some people also speak Spanish.