Milwaukee County · Wisconsin
ZIP code 53218
- Population
- 40,581
- Median income
- $42,207
- Median home
- $122,200
- Sales tax
- 7.9%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 53218 sits in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin and is home to 40,581 people. Median household income is $42,207, the median home is worth $122,200 and median gross rent is $1,034. 41.9% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7.9% combined.
- County
- Milwaukee County
- State
- Wisconsin (WI)
- Area codes
- 262, 414
FIPS 55079
783 ZIPs covered
NANPA codes serving this area
The numbers for 53218
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 40,581ZIP 53218 residents
- Median household income
- $42,207Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $122,200Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,034Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 30.4 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 41.9%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 53218
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
This ZIP falls inside the Milwaukee rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.
Affordability in this ZIP
Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.
A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.
How 53218 compares
ZIP 53218 against the median ZIP in Milwaukee County and across Wisconsin.
| Measure | ZIP 53218 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $42,207 | $68,482 | $73,420 | -43% |
| Median home value | $122,200 | $204,300 | $214,300 | -43% |
| Median gross rent | $1,034 | $1,057 | $900 | +15% |
| Population | 40,581 | 26,281 | 2,792 | +1353% |
Medians are computed across the 36 ZIP areas in Milwaukee County and the 783 ZIP areas in Wisconsin.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 783 Wisconsin ZIP areas.
- Income
- #748
- Home value
- #729
- Population
- #17
richer than 2% of 760 state ZIPs
above 4% of 762 state ZIPs
larger than 98% of 783 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Wisconsin ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Milwaukee County.
ZIP 53218 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 53218?
- ZIP 53218 lies mostly in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
- What sales tax do I pay in 53218?
- Purchases are taxed at 7.9% combined, built from the Milwaukee jurisdiction stack.
- Is 53218 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $1,034 a month, about 29% of median household income, and the median home is worth $122,200 — -43% against the typical Wisconsin ZIP.
- Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
- Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Wisconsin Department of Revenue — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.