West Allis is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 58,950 people and 18 associated neighborhoods, West Allis is the 11th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, West Allis is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, West Allis is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in West Allis who work in office and administrative support (12.15%), management occupations (8.53%), and sales jobs (7.74%). 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. The overall education level of West Allis is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.15% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in West Allis in 2022 was $35,769, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $143,076 for a family of four. However, West Allis contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. West Allis is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call West Allis home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of West Allis residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. West Allis also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.71% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in West Allis include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Norwegian. The most common language spoken in West Allis is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
