Milwaukee, WI

1950‑1959:		Milwaukee, WI SMA
1959‑1975:		Milwaukee, WI SMSA
1975‑1983:		Milwaukee, WI SMSA in Milwaukee-Racine, WI SCSA
1983‑1992:		Milwaukee, WI PMSA in Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA
1992‑2003:		Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PMSA in Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA
2003‑2006:		Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Milwaukee County, WI	871,047	1,036,041	1,054,063	964,988	959,275	940,164	918,673

Ozaukee County, WI	23,361	38,441	54,421	66,981	72,831	82,317	85,983

Washington County, WI	33,902	46,119	63,839	84,848	95,328	117,493	125,928

Waukesha County, WI	85,901	158,249	231,365	280,326	304,715	360,767	378,804



Total	871,047	1,194,290	1,403,688	1,397,143	1,432,149	1,500,741	1,509,388
Percent Change	-	37.1%	17.5%	-0.5%	2.5%	4.8%	0.6%



Total (as currently defined)	1,014,211	1,278,850	1,403,688	1,397,143	1,432,149	1,500,741	1,509,388
Percent Change	-	26.1%	9.8%	-0.5%	2.5%	4.8%	0.6%

Timeline

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Component

Milwaukee County, WI

Ozaukee County, WI

Washington County, WI

Waukesha County, WI

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Milwaukee, WI	637,392	*	741,324	*	717,099	*	636,212	*	628,088	*	596,974	*	578,887	*

Waukesha, WI	21,233		30,004		40,258		50,319		56,958	*	64,825	*	67,658	*

West Allis, WI	42,959		68,157		71,649		63,982		63,221		61,254		58,798	*



Total	637,392		741,324		717,099		636,212		685,046		661,799		705,343
Metro	871,047		1,194,290		1,403,688		1,397,143		1,432,149		1,500,741		1,509,388
Percent	73.2%		62.1%		51.1%		45.5%		47.8%		44.1%		46.7%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Milwaukee, WI

Waukesha, WI

West Allis, WI

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			826,936	94.9%
		UA Population		826,936	94.9%
	Rural Population			44,111	5.1%

	Inside Central Cities			637,392	73.2%
	Outside Central Cities			233,655	26.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			871,047	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Milwaukee, WI		829,495	826,936	99.7%

	Total			826,936


	population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952




1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			1,165,142	94.5%
		UA Population		1,148,728	93.2%
	Rural Population			67,589	5.5%

	Inside Central Cities			741,324	60.1%
	Outside Central Cities			491,407	39.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,232,731	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Milwaukee, WI		1,149,997	1,148,728	99.9%

	Total			1,148,728


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			1,306,293	93.1%
		UA Population		1,249,995	89.1%
	Rural Population			97,395	6.9%

	Inside Central Cities			717,099	51.1%
	Outside Central Cities			686,589	48.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,403,688	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Milwaukee, WI		1,252,457	1,249,995	99.8%

	Total			1,249,995


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			1,272,011	91.0%
		UA Population		1,203,852	86.2%
	Rural Population			125,132	9.0%

	Inside Central Cities			686,531	49.1%
	Outside Central Cities			710,612	50.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,397,143	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Milwaukee, WI		1,207,008	1,203,852	99.7%

	Total			1,203,852


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			1,300,824	90.8%
		UA Population		1,221,660	85.3%
	Rural Population			131,325	9.2%

	Inside Central Cities			685,046	47.8%
	Outside Central Cities			747,103	52.2%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,432,149	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Milwaukee, WI		1,226,293	1,221,660	99.6%

	Total			1,221,660


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			1,391,722	92.7%
		UA Population		1,307,668	87.1%
	Rural Population			109,019	7.3%

	Inside Principal Cities			723,053	48.2%
	Outside Principal Cities			777,688	51.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			1,500,741	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Milwaukee, WI		1,308,913	1,307,668	99.9%

	Total			1,307,668


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Milwaukee, WI SMA
-		Milwaukee County, WI included as original SMA component
-		Milwaukee, WI designated as original central city of new SMA


Nov 1956



-		Waukesha County, WI added


Oct 1963



-		Ozaukee County, WI added


Mar 1967



-		Washington County, WI added


Oct 1975



-		Milwaukee, WI SMSA included in Milwaukee-Racine, WI SCSA


Jun 1983



-		Milwaukee, WI SMSA in Milwaukee-Racine, WI SCSA became Milwaukee, WI PMSA in Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA
-		Waukesha, WI designated as central city of PMSA


Dec 1992



-		Title of Milwaukee, WI PMSA in Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA changed to Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PMSA in Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA


Jun 2003



-		Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI PMSA in Milwaukee-Racine, WI CMSA became Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI Metro Area in Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha, WI CSA
-		West Allis, WI designated as principal city of Metro Area

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