| People QuickFacts | Milwaukee County | Wisconsin |
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| Population, 2000 |
596,974 |
5,363,675 |
| Population, percent change, 1990 to 2000 |
-5.0% |
9.6% |
| High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 |
74.8% |
85.1% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 |
18.3% |
22.4% |
| Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 |
22.5 |
20.8 |
| Housing units, 2000 |
249,225 |
2,321,144 |
| Homeownership rate, 2000 |
45.3% |
68.4% |
| Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 |
$80,400 |
$112,200 |
| Households, 2000 |
232,188 |
2,084,544 |
| Persons per household, 2000 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
| Median household income, 1999 |
$32,216 |
$43,791 |
| Per capita money income, 1999 |
$16,181 |
$21,271 |
| Business QuickFacts | Milwaukee County | Wisconsin |
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| Manufacturers shipments, 1997 ($1000) |
8,392,367 |
11,100,008 |
| Wholesale trade sales, 1997 ($1000) |
8,379,243 |
57,192,863 |
| Retail sales, 1997 ($1000) |
3,381,213 |
50,520,463 |
| Retail sales per capita, 1997 |
$5,785 |
$9,715 |
| Accommodation and food services sales, 1997 ($1000) |
615,393 |
5,649,870 |
| Total number of firms, 1997 |
26,149 |
366,436 |