Milwaukee, WI
566,973Residents
$54,234Median household income
$1,059/moMedian gross rent
$184,000Median home value
32.4Median age
27%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
42%Homes lived in by their owners
3.4×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 23% of the median household income in Milwaukee.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $42,000 a year. In Wisconsin that leaves roughly $2,808 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $40,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.