Demographic comparison of the state of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and the Wisconsin legislature
| Wisconsin | Milwaukee | State legislature | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total population | 5,790,716 | 548,321 | 132 |
| Gender | |||
| Women | 50.3% | 52.1% | 27% |
| Men | 49.7% | 47.9% | 73% |
| Race/ethnicity | |||
| White | 81.3% | 31.4% | 87% |
| Black | 6.3% | 40.9% | 5% |
| Latinx | 6.8% | 20.1% | 2% |
| AAPI | 2.8% | 4.2% | 1% |
| Other | 2.9% | 3.5% | 0% |
| Age | |||
| 17 and under | 22.1% | 27.7% | – |
| 18–29 | 15.8% | 19.0% | – |
| 30–44 | 18.4% | 20.4% | – |
| 45–64 | 27.2% | 22.4% | – |
| 65 and over | 16.5% | 10.5% | – |
| Citizenship | |||
| U.S.-born | 95.0% | 90.2% | – |
| Naturalized citizen | 2.3% | 3.2% | – |
| Noncitizen | 2.7% | 6.6% | – |
| Poverty | |||
| Poverty level | 631,990 | 129,454 | – |
| Poverty rate | 10.9% | 23.6% | – |
Notes: State legislature demographic shares might not add to 100% because racial/ethnic information is not available for all state legislators. Age, citizenship, and poverty data not available for state legislators. AAPI stands for Asian American/Pacific Islander.
Sources: NCSL 2020, State Legislator Demographics; EPI analysis of five-year American Community Survey microdata, 2019.