West Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Milwaukee County
55-85875
West Milwaukee is a village in the metropolitan Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In the 2000 census, the population was 4,201. It is inhabited mainly by people of the lower middle class, the so-called in the U.S. blue-collar workers settlement.
Geography
West Milwaukee is located at 43 ° 0'52 "N 87 ° 58'24 " W. Nearby towns include Milwaukee to the north, east and southeast, West Allis in the West and Greenfield in the south. With all the places the settlement area of West Milwaukee flows seamlessly into each other.
Demographics
According to the United States Census Bureau, the municipality has a total area of 1.1 square miles ( 2.9 km ²), all land surface. According to the 2000 census, there were 4,201 inhabitants, 2,059 households, and 891 families residing in the community. The population density was 1,435.4 / km ². The 2,197 housing units had an average population density of 750.7/km ². The ethnic composition of the village consisted of 83.58 % White, 3.50% African American, 1.55 % Native American, 2.55 % Asian, 0.07 % Pacific Islander ( Hawaiians, etc.), 5.86 % from other origin, 2.90 % reported two or more races as origin. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 12.00% of the population.
Of the 2,059 households, 22.0 % had children & young people under 18 were living in the household, 27.5 % are married couples living together, 10.5% single mothers. 56.7% were other communities such unmarried couples etc.. 46.1% of all households, of which 13.4% were older than 65 years. The average household consisted of 2:03 people, the average family size was 2.96 persons. The age distribution was 20.8% under 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 34.8 % 25-44, 20.2% from 45 to 64 and 13.9 % 65 years or more. The average age was 36 years. The average household income was $ 35.250, and the median income for a family $ 43.036. Males had a median salary of $ 34.135 compared to 23.234 USD in women. The average per capita income was $ 18.396 / year. 7.5 % of families and 11.6 % of the population were below the poverty line. Of these, 9.1% were under 18 years and 23.0% older than 65 years.