Population & Demographics
West Allis, WI
West Allis is home to 59,612 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 33,296 resident workers commute each day.
59,612 residents
Median age 39.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).
West Allis population & demographics
Who lives in West Allis — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.
Race & ethnicity in West Allis
How West Allis breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).
Race across West Allis
Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across West Allis.
These figures are for West Allis proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.
How West Allis commutes
Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.
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How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.
West Allis
33,296 commutes, one dot at a time
West Allis
Where 33,296 workers commute
Where residents work
Top destinations for people who live in West Allis, by worker count.
Who commutes in
Top origin places for workers who travel into West Allis.
Top industries
The sectors that employ West Allis’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.
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