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Population and households in Upper East Side
Household size in Upper East Side
| Period | Upper East Side | Milwaukee area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.51 | 2.51 | 2.45 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.64 | 2.53 | 2.47 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.66 | 2.51 | 2.43 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 2.56 | 2.45 | 2.40 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.05 | −0.06 | −0.06 | −0.03 |
Households in Upper East Side run a little small, averaging 2.56 people against 2.65 nationally, which usually means more singles and couples and fewer children. Locally, though, the typical household here is bigger than in the Milwaukee area as a whole, where it has 2.45 people.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Upper East Side
| Period | Upper East Side | Milwaukee area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 27.2 | 37.8 | 38.8 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 28.7 | 38.7 | 39.9 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 27.7 | 39.6 | 40.9 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 27.7 | 39.8 | 41.4 | 40.1 |
| Change | +0.5 | +1.9 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
Upper East Side is young: half of its residents are under 27.7, compared with a national median of 40.1. The population tilts toward young adults in their twenties. Upper East Side is younger than the great majority of Milwaukee neighborhoods.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Upper East Side
| Period | Upper East Side | Milwaukee area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 12.0% | 13.0% | 10.4% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 2.8% | 12.8% | 10.5% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 4.1% | 12.2% | 10.0% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.4% | 12.2% | 9.8% | 11.6% |
| Change | −7.5 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 4.4% of households in Upper East Side, well below the national share of 11.6%. The single-parent share has fallen 7.5 points since 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change. Only four of Milwaukee's 72 neighborhoods have a lower share of single-parent households.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Upper East Side
Renters in Upper East Side
| Period | Upper East Side | Milwaukee area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 58.0% | 37.2% | 30.5% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 57.6% | 39.1% | 32.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 55.3% | 39.9% | 33.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 58.9% | 39.6% | 32.2% | 34.8% |
| Change | +0.9 pts | +2.4 pts | +1.6 pts | +1.5 pts |
Renters far outnumber owners in Upper East Side: 58.9% of households rent their homes, against 34.8% nationally. Among homeowners, 40.9% have no mortgage at all, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Upper East Side
| Period | Upper East Side | Milwaukee area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 11.1% | 8.4% | 10.5% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.3% | 8.1% | 10.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 7.2% | 7.8% | 10.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 11.9% | 7.2% | 9.2% | 9.6% |
| Change | +0.7 pts | −1.2 pts | −1.3 pts | −1.8 pts |
A few more homes sit empty in Upper East Side than nationally: 11.9%, against 9.6%. The count includes vacation homes and homes between owners or tenants, not just abandoned ones.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Upper East Side
| Period | Upper East Side | Milwaukee area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1938 | 1964 | 1970 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1938 | 1965 | 1971 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1938 | 1966 | 1972 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1939 | 1968 | 1974 | 1980 |
| Change | +1 | +4 | +5 | +6 |
The housing in Upper East Side is old by national standards: the median home dates to 1939, against 1980 for the U.S., so buyers will find more older houses, some of them due for updates. Upper East Side has older homes than the great majority of Milwaukee neighborhoods.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Upper East Side
| Period | Upper East Side | Milwaukee area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $1,119 | $849 | $758 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $1,226 | $928 | $821 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $1,246 | $1,022 | $904 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,618 | $1,290 | $1,139 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$499 | +$441 | +$380 | +$606 |
The median renter in Upper East Side pays $1,618 a month for rent and utilities, close to the national median of $1,571. Rents here are higher than in the Milwaukee area overall ($1,290). The typical renter here spends 34.6% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched. Only one other Milwaukee neighborhood has higher rents.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Upper East Side
Bachelor's degrees in Upper East Side
| Period | Upper East Side | Milwaukee area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 65.2% | 31.0% | 26.5% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 70.9% | 32.9% | 28.0% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 67.8% | 35.4% | 30.4% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 66.1% | 39.2% | 33.6% | 35.6% |
| Change | +0.9 pts | +8.1 pts | +7.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
Upper East Side is highly educated: about two-thirds of adults 25 and older (66.1%) hold at least a bachelor's degree, far above the national share of 35.6%. Of Milwaukee's 72 neighborhoods, only two have a higher share of college graduates.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Upper East Side
| Period | Upper East Side | Milwaukee area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 93.3% | 88.5% | 89.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 99.0% | 89.5% | 90.7% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 95.8% | 91.0% | 92.1% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 97.4% | 92.2% | 93.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +4.1 pts | +3.7 pts | +3.8 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Upper East Side: 97.4% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%. Of Milwaukee's 72 neighborhoods, only six have a higher share of high school graduates.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Upper East Side
| Period | Upper East Side | Milwaukee area | Wisconsin | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.0% | 7.7% | 6.7% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 8.1% | 8.7% | 7.3% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 3.7% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 4.0% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | +1.0 pts | −3.7 pts | −3.4 pts | −2.7 pts |
Jobs have been easier to find in Upper East Side than nationally: unemployment was 4.0%, against 5.4%. The Milwaukee area as a whole looks much the same. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Upper East Side compared with nearby neighborhoods
| Neighborhood | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper East Side | 2.56 | 27.7 | 4.4% | 58.9% | 11.9% | 1939 | $1,618 | 66.1% | 97.4% | 4.0% |
| Downer Woods | 2.86 | 24.2 | 4.5% | 43.7% | 14.8% | 1941 | $1,689 | 73.7% | 99.1% | 6.1% |
| Murray Hill | 1.80 | 33.1 | 4.4% | 81.0% | 7.3% | 1947 | $1,300 | 63.6% | 98.4% | 4.3% |
| Riverwest | 1.75 | 35.1 | 8.5% | 63.5% | 8.6% | 1950 | $1,146 | 54.8% | 94.9% | 4.5% |
| Northpoint | 1.52 | 48.3 | 3.5% | 78.8% | 12.3% | 1963 | $1,602 | 73.9% | 98.9% | 4.2% |
| Lower East Side | 1.48 | 32.6 | 1.1% | 80.2% | 9.0% | 1969 | $1,336 | 65.9% | 96.0% | 4.6% |
| Harambee | 2.93 | 24.8 | 33.8% | 66.8% | 14.9% | 1945 | $1,040 | 17.1% | 84.1% | 13.1% |
| Yankee Hill | 1.45 | 34.8 | 0.7% | 89.7% | 9.6% | 1955 | $1,136 | 64.8% | 95.3% | 4.0% |
| Juneau Town | 1.53 | 36.5 | 0.6% | 73.8% | 11.6% | 1969 | $1,390 | 66.0% | 97.7% | 4.5% |
| Borchert Field | 2.48 | 27.3 | 36.8% | 65.8% | 19.1% | 1939 | $1,147 | 8.1% | 83.9% | 13.8% |
| North Division | 2.61 | 34.1 | 27.3% | 66.2% | 21.1% | 1940 | $974 | 11.0% | 84.1% | 10.6% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Upper East Side. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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