Milwaukee is a very large city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 561,385 people and 210 associated neighborhoods, Milwaukee is the largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some cities, Milwaukee isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Milwaukee are a mix of both white- and blue-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. A relatively large number of people in Milwaukee telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.38% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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. Milwaukee is a big city, and with that comes lots of benefits. One benefit is that most big cities have public transit, but Milwaukee really shines when it comes to the extensiveness and use of its public transit system. More than most large American cities, Milwaukee citizens use public transit daily to get to and from work. And while there are transportation options, most people in Milwaukee ride the bus. Whereas in some cities one is destined to sit in traffic every morning to get to work and every evening to get home, in Milwaukee a lot leave their cars at home (if they even choose to own one), and hop a ride on the bus.The percentage of people in Milwaukee who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 26.15% of adults in Milwaukee 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.
