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Milwaukie, OR
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Milwaukie profile


Living in Milwaukie



Milwaukie is a medium-sized city located in the state of Oregon. With a population of 21,375 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Milwaukie is the 30th largest community in Oregon.

Housing costs in Milwaukie are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Oregon.

Also of interest is that Milwaukie has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 17.20% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Like elsewhere in America, most people in Milwaukie use a private automobile to get to work. But notably, a substantial number of Milwaukie‘s citizens do make use of public transit in their daily commute, primarily riding the bus. This helps more people get to work with less air pollution, and require fewer highways to get them there.

The education level of Milwaukie citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 38.30% of adults in Milwaukie have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Milwaukie in 2018 was $44,973, which is wealthy relative to Oregon and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $179,892 for a family of four. However, Milwaukie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Milwaukie is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Milwaukie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Milwaukie residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Milwaukie also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.13% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Milwaukie include German, Irish, English, Scottish, and European.

The most common language spoken in Milwaukie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Russian.