Milwaukee is a very large city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 563,305 people and 210 associated neighborhoods, Milwaukee is the largest community in Wisconsin.Milwaukee is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Milwaukee is a city of service providers, professionals, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Milwaukee who work in office and administrative support (10.89%), management occupations (7.76%), and sales jobs (7.44%). Also of interest is that Milwaukee has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.38% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One of the benefits of being a big city like Milwaukee is having a public transportation system, but in Milwaukee the transit system is the mode of choice for lots of people getting to and from work every day. You will find many people using the bus for their daily commute, even though other transportation options exist. If you ask these commuters, many will tell you that not having to drive in the snarl of big city traffic is one of main reasons for leaving the car at home, or even not owning a car at all. With so many people taking the bus Milwaukee benefits from a reduction in air pollution and traffic.In terms of college education, Milwaukee is somewhat better educated than the 21.84% who have a 4-year degree or higher in the typical US community: 26.15% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Milwaukee in 2022 was $28,079, which is low income relative to Wisconsin, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $112,316 for a family of four. However, Milwaukee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Milwaukee is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Milwaukee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Milwaukee residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Milwaukee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 20.25% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Milwaukee include German, Polish, Irish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Milwaukee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
