Homeownership Rate in Milwaukee County, WI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
49.9%
Rank #3,177/3,222 · #72 in WI
1th
Milwaukee 49.9%
WI 67.8% -26.5%
US 64.4% -22.5%
Homeownership Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Homeownership Change
National Distribution
How Milwaukee County's homeownership rate of 49.9% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 0.0% to 96.1%.
Distribution of Homeownership Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Milwaukee County for homeownership rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,174 | Albany County, WY | 50.0% |
| #3,175 | Jackson County, IL | 50.0% |
| #3,176 | Norton city, VA | 50.0% |
| #3,177 | Milwaukee County, WI | 49.9% |
| #3,178 | Mayagüez Municipio, PR | 49.8% |
| #3,179 | North Slope Borough, AK | 49.1% |
| #3,180 | Lynchburg city, VA | 48.9% |
About Homeownership Rate
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin has a homeownership rate of 49.9%, ranking #3,177 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.5% below the national value of 64.4%. Within Wisconsin, it ranks #72 of 72. This places it in the 1th percentile nationally.
Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.