South Milwaukee is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 20,233 people and seven associated neighborhoods, South Milwaukee is the 40th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, South Milwaukee is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, South Milwaukee is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in South Milwaukee who work in office and administrative support (14.71%), management occupations (9.18%), and sales jobs (7.47%). Also of interest is that South Milwaukee has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 12.41% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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. The overall education level of South Milwaukee citizens is substantially higher than the typical US community, as 29.90% of adults in South Milwaukee have at least a bachelor's degree, and the average American community has 21.84%. The per capita income in South Milwaukee in 2022 was $36,937, which is middle income relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $147,748 for a family of four. However, South Milwaukee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. South Milwaukee is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call South Milwaukee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of South Milwaukee residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. South Milwaukee also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.18% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in South Milwaukee include German, Polish, Irish, English, and Italian. The most common language spoken in South Milwaukee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
