Population & age
- Total population
- 36,286
- Median age
- 39.5
Milwaukee County · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI · Population 36,286
Oak Creek, WI (ZIP 53154) sits in Milwaukee County within the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in below the national average at 7.0%. NCES lists 11 schools serving the area, 11 non-charter. 9 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $11,033. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $80,269, well above the ~$45K national average per return. Federal QCEW filings show 469,055 covered jobs in this ZIP's primary county — a major regional employment hub. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 25th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 21 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1969 — a high-frequency exposure profile. County Health Rankings reports 11,226 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 5,776 residents (1,623 households) — the ZIP's primary county is shrinking. Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $86,408, fair market rent of $1,770 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $407,575, up 7.4% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Studio
$1,360
/month
1 Bed
$1,480
/month
2 Bed
$1,770
/month
3 Bed
$2,180
/month
4 Bed
$2,360
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
$407,575
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
+7.4%
vs. March 2025
+38.5%
vs. March 2021
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing units permitted
1,005
Across 223 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $219.7M.
Single-family
189
19% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
816
81% of total units
Single-family value
$76.7M
construction value
Multifamily value
$143.0M
construction value
Apartment construction (5+ unit buildings) accounts for 78% of new units this year — the area is densifying, not just adding single-family stock.
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Tax returns filed
19,320
Average AGI
$80,269
Avg property tax
$345
EITC participation
7.9%
Income distribution
Avg mortgage interest
$322
Avg charitable contribution
$317
Avg capital gains
$1,629
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $1550.8M across all reported brackets.
Business establishments
894
Total employment
21,576
Annual payroll
$1.2B
Average annual pay
$55,280
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Average annual pay
$69,142
Average weekly wage
$1,330
Total employment
469,055
Total establishments
29,416
That is roughly 6% above the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment rate
3.7%
That is 0.3 percentage points below the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
464,762
Employed
447,437
Unemployed
17,325
Based on Milwaukee County, WI data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
FDIC-insured bank branches
13
Strong banking access
Multiple institutions and offices within easy reach of residents.
Total deposits
$1.4B
across all branches in this ZIP
Distinct institutions
9
different banks operating here
Top banks by deposits in this ZIP
Based on FDIC-insured branch offices as of June 30, 2024.
Source: FDIC Summary of Deposits (fdic.gov). Annual June-30 snapshot of every FDIC-insured branch and the deposits booked there. Figures cover all institutions reporting a branch address in this ZIP.
Public EV charging stations
20
Strong EV charging coverage
A robust public-charging footprint, including multiple networks. EV ownership is straightforward even without a home charger.
Level 2 ports
32
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
CNG
3
Compressed natural gas
Other
5
Biodiesel, E85, LNG, RD
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Public-library outlets
1
Single library outlet
One public-library outlet serves this ZIP — typical of suburban and small-town areas. Card holders also have full access to the rest of the system's branches.
Buildings
1
1 central
Avg hours / week
60
across outlets in this ZIP
Avg square feet
41,847
per outlet
Outlets in this ZIP
Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.
Overall SVI
25th percentile
Low Vulnerability
Based on 9 census tracts, population 36,291
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
581
Limited English Speakers
823
Persons with Disability
3,990
Without HS Diploma
1,229
Without Health Insurance
1,572
Adults Age 65+
4,787
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.
Federally Declared Disasters
21
Date Range
1969–2025
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES
Flood — declared September 11, 2025 (DR-4892)
Incident period: August 9, 2025 – August 12, 2025
Top Incident Types
Individual Assistance
11
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
5
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
18
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
7
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Median daily AQI
43
GoodPeak AQI (2024)
147
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Primary pollutant
PM2.5
199 days as main pollutant
Days measured
366
Based on Milwaukee County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
11,226
That is roughly 3,026 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
19%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.4
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.7
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
7.7%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
77
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
3,427
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.5
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
98%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
53%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 11.0% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Milwaukee data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access status
Good food access — most residents near a store
8.6% of Milwaukee County, WI residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.23
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.02
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.91
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.69
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 2.3% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Milwaukee County, WI for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Net migration (2022-2023)
▼−5,776 people
−1,623 households • −$437.9M net AGI flow
Moved in
21,943households
31,910 people • $1.3B AGI
Moved out
23,566households
37,686 people • $1.7B AGI
Where new residents came from
Where departing residents went
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $58,593 versus departing households' $73,142.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
33.1%
Tracks close to the 33.0% national rate.
30.9%
Tracks close to the 32.0% national rate.
24.0%
2.0pp above the 22.0% national rate.
77.9%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
7.0%
6.0pp below the 13.0% national rate.
10.0%
Tracks close to the 11.0% national rate.
11 schools serve this ZIP, including 11 non-charter.
| School | Type | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Creek High | Public | 9–12 | 2,106 |
| Oak Creek East Middle | Public | 6–8 | 985 |
| Oak Creek West Middle | Public | 6–8 | 500 |
| Shepard Hills Elementary | Public | -1–5 | 411 |
| Forest Ridge Elementary | Public | -1–5 | 400 |
Showing top 5 by enrollment. 6 more schools serve this ZIP.
Schools listed from NCES Common Core of Data via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal.
Fresh.NCES CCD via Urban Institute EDP · Apr 27, 2026Colleges in this area
9
Median in-state tuition
$11,033
Median earnings (10 yr)
$51,129
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
Oak Creek, WI (ZIP 53154) sits in Milwaukee County within the Milwaukee-Waukesha metro area. The page draws on 2 federal data feeds retrieved Apr 27. Top health signal: Health Insurance comes in below the national average at 7.0%. NCES lists 11 schools serving the area, 11 non-charter. 9 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $11,033. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $80,269, well above the ~$45K national average per return. Federal QCEW filings show 469,055 covered jobs in this ZIP's primary county — a major regional employment hub. Social vulnerability is low in this ZIP at the 25th percentile (CDC SVI), reflecting strong baseline resilience to public-health emergencies and natural disasters. FEMA has issued 21 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1969 — a high-frequency exposure profile. County Health Rankings reports 11,226 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. IRS migration data (2022-2023) shows a net loss of 5,776 residents (1,623 households) — the ZIP's primary county is shrinking. Healthcare access and school options both run strong here, giving residents a wide menu of providers and enrollment choices nearby. Notable: median household income $86,408, fair market rent of $1,770 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $407,575, up 7.4% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
These two readings tell a consistent story. Strong access numbers usually correlate with denser provider networks, and a high school count signals the population base that supports them. Reading them together: a household weighing this ZIP for a multi-year stay can expect both healthcare and education infrastructure to keep pace.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 24.0%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
33.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
24.0%, which is 2.0 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
30.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points below the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
11 schools serve this ZIP, including 11 public schools (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026). No charter schools are listed in this ZIP by NCES CCD.
No charter schools are listed in ZIP 53154 by NCES CCD (retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
Yes, 1 high school serves this ZIP: Oak Creek High. (NCES CCD, retrieved Apr 27, 2026).
36,286 people live in ZIP 53154, with a median age of 39.5 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
$86,408 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 53154, 59.0% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 41.0% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
In ZIP 53154, 10.7% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.1% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
4.7% of the population in ZIP 53154 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
90.9% of households in ZIP 53154 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
The typical home value in ZIP 53154 is $407,575, up 7.4% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Home values are up 7.4% over the past year and up 38.5% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 53154 (Oak Creek, WI) is $80,269 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Tax returns from ZIP 53154 report an average of $345 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
5.8% of tax returns from ZIP 53154 (Oak Creek, WI) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
As of 2022, 894 business establishments operated in ZIP 53154 employing 21,576 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 53154 is $55,280, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 53154 ranks in the 25th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a low vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 53154, ranking in the 40th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
FEMA has recorded 21 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 53154 between 1969–2025 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
Flood is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 53154, accounting for 7 of 21 declarations (33%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 53154 was "SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, FLOODING, AND MUDSLIDES" — a flood declared in 2025 (DR-4892) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
9 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 53154 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including University Of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Gateway Technical College, and University Of Wisconsin-Parkside (retrieved May 2, 2026).
Median in-state tuition across 9 nearby institutions is $11,033 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $51,129 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), school information from NCES CCD (11 schools), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (9 institutions), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), and federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (21 on record). Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. School data retrieved Apr 27, 2026 from NCES CCD. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (21 on record).
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