Which ZIP code in Milwaukee has the highest median household income?

53217 (Milwaukee), at $133,021 (±$8,921), among 28 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Richest ZIP codes in Milwaukee, WI

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Milwaukee, WI with the highest median household income, out of 28 with at least 1,000 residents. 53217 (Milwaukee, $133,021), 53213 (Milwaukee, $101,688) and 53226 (Milwaukee, $93,132) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Milwaukee; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Milwaukee

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	53217	Milwaukee	$133,021 ±$8,921	29,957	11,605	—
2	53213	Milwaukee	$101,688 ±$9,043	26,905	12,590	—
3	53226	Milwaukee	$93,132 ±$7,429	18,908	8,617	9,492
4	53203	Milwaukee	$86,159 ±$11,431	2,357	1,585	—
5	53207	Milwaukee	$79,117 ±$4,488	34,313	16,423	—
6	53222	Milwaukee	$76,980 ±$3,374	24,663	10,798	11,841
7	53211	Milwaukee	$75,256 ±$5,217	34,234	15,146	—
8	53228	Milwaukee	$75,033 ±$9,756	15,121	7,027	7,530
9	53227	Milwaukee	$73,321 ±$5,093	22,885	10,844	—
10	53202	Milwaukee	$71,034 ±$5,206	25,861	16,850	20,319
11	53219	Milwaukee	$70,388 ±$5,535	34,764	15,157	—
12	53220	Milwaukee	$69,319 ±$3,749	27,782	12,245	12,004
13	53224	Milwaukee	$67,803 ±$9,008	21,223	8,005	7,931
14	53221	Milwaukee	$63,265 ±$5,431	38,044	16,293	—
15	53214	Milwaukee	$60,962 ±$4,010	34,480	16,192	16,484
16	53223	Milwaukee	$60,839 ±$5,135	28,793	12,006	—
17	53225	Milwaukee	$56,545 ±$6,220	25,187	10,014	—
18	53215	Milwaukee	$54,289 ±$3,119	58,146	19,328	—
19	53208	Milwaukee	$52,690 ±$5,376	27,201	11,696	13,262
20	53209	Milwaukee	$48,486 ±$3,725	45,170	19,518	—
21	53210	Milwaukee	$48,217 ±$4,971	23,922	9,155	10,525
22	53212	Milwaukee	$47,298 ±$3,076	28,938	13,613	14,611
23	53216	Milwaukee	$46,752 ±$4,677	30,345	11,954	12,792
24	53204	Milwaukee	$45,934 ±$2,578	39,996	13,964	13,933
25	53218	Milwaukee	$45,642 ±$4,196	41,196	15,127	15,177

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 28 of 29 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 50,820 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Milwaukee has the highest median household income?: 53217 (Milwaukee), at $133,021 (±$8,921), among 28 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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