METRO MILWAUKEE DEMOGRAPHICS

With more than two million people and 50,000 businesses, the seven-county Milwaukee Region is an exciting place to build a business and live your life. Milwaukee is centrally located on the Great Lakes and has a reputation for innovation, quality, ease and choice. The region is an important economic engine and a great place to call home.

Residential Relocation Information
A comprehensive look at living in metro Milwaukee, including major employers, colleges and universities, cost of living figures, points of interest and more.

Learn more about doing business in the region and living and working here at mkeregion.com.

Navigate Business MKE

Your comprehensive source for regional information

As part of MMAC's 2025 Member Business Directory, Navigate Business MKE includes 80-fact filled pages on Southeast Wisconsin that highlight business resources and economic information about the Greater Milwaukee Region.

Interested in advertising in the Directory? Contact Maribeth Delforge, publisher with MB Publications to discuss advertising opportunities.

Fact sheets, economic indicators, demographic profiles and survey results

Business leaders need current and accurate information to succeed. MMAC's research library provides fact sheets, economic indicators, demographic profiles and survey results that help to identify emerging trends, potential challenges and promising opportunities in metro Milwaukee (Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties.)

Business Outlook Survey: Quarterly survey of Milwaukee area businesses on expectations towards future business activity.
Cost of Living Fact Sheet (PDF): Compares Metro Milwaukee's ACCRA cost of living index to selected other major metro areas. (2024)
Economic Trends: Monthly report tracking selected economic indicators
Major Employers list: Find contact info on the area's largest companies.
Population and housing: A summary of statistics for the metro area (Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties.)
Relocation/Newcomers information (PDF): General information including population, taxes, cost of living, culture and recreation, economic and labor force.
Wage Estimates (PDF): Average annual and hourly wage levels for metro Milwaukee by occupation from statistics provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Community profiles for Metro Milwaukee (PDF): Selected statistics on population, housing and schools for larger municipalities in the metro area. (2012)

Municipal demographics (PDF): Selected population, housing and economic stats on metro area municipalities. (2014)

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