Largest suburbs of Milwaukee, by population
Population, 2020–24 · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24 5-year estimates · updated 2026-11-15
Waukesha, WI is the largest suburb of Milwaukee, with 71,233 residents.
The 10 largest suburbs hold 443,042 residents combined (American Community Survey 2020–24), equal to 28% of the 1,575,010 residents of the metro area (Census estimate, July 2025).
Milwaukee itself has 566,973 residents; 41 suburbs have at least 5,000.
Largest suburbs of Milwaukee, by population: the first 30 of 41
| Rank | City or town | Population | Typical home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waukesha, WI | 71,233 | $420,000 | $83,837 |
| 2 | West Allis, WI | 59,612 | $272,000 | $67,611 |
| 3 | Wauwatosa, WI | 48,529 | $420,000 | $101,138 |
| 4 | Brookfield, WI | 41,273 | $524,000 | $129,548 |
| 5 | New Berlin, WI | 40,270 | $451,000 | $101,091 |
| 6 | Menomonee Falls, WI | 39,539 | $437,000 | $100,238 |
| 7 | Greenfield, WI | 37,345 | $327,000 | $70,459 |
| 8 | Oak Creek, WI | 37,325 | $407,000 | $96,555 |
| 9 | Franklin, WI | 35,886 | $436,000 | $106,894 |
| 10 | West Bend, WI | 32,030 | $356,000 | $74,076 |
| 11 | Muskego, WI | 25,406 | $527,000 | $112,221 |
| 12 | Mequon, WI | 25,270 | $664,000 | $144,051 |
| 13 | Germantown, WI | 20,962 | $456,000 | $100,231 |
| 14 | South Milwaukee, WI | 20,442 | $304,000 | $73,427 |
| 15 | Oconomowoc, WI | 19,080 | $550,000 | $106,425 |
| 16 | Cudahy, WI | 17,853 | $287,000 | $66,719 |
| 17 | Pewaukee, WI | 16,211 | $564,000 | $108,350 |
| 18 | Hartford, WI | 15,821 | $381,000 | $82,014 |
| 19 | Whitefish Bay, WI | 14,665 | $654,000 | $157,109 |
| 20 | Greendale, WI | 14,594 | $384,000 | $94,769 |
| 21 | Glendale, WI | 13,656 | $350,000 | $78,092 |
| 22 | Shorewood, WI | 13,627 | $556,000 | $86,726 |
| 23 | Port Washington, WI | 12,645 | $394,000 | $81,948 |
| 24 | Cedarburg, WI | 12,605 | $567,000 | $84,896 |
| 25 | Brown Deer, WI | 12,564 | $290,000 | $93,974 |
| 26 | Grafton, WI | 12,445 | $463,000 | $89,861 |
| 27 | Sussex, WI | 12,066 | $515,000 | $119,041 |
| 28 | Richfield, WI | 11,755 | $556,000 | $143,963 |
| 29 | Lisbon, WI | 10,736 | $579,000 | $123,720 |
| 30 | Hartland, WI | 9,972 | $667,000 | $87,754 |
- Under 8,000
- 8,000–13,000
- 13,000–16,000
- 16,000–36,000
- 36,000 or more
- Not ranked
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Source and method
Population: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24 5-year estimates; figures for 2020–24. Cities and towns in the Milwaukee area with at least 5,000 residents and a published figure are ranked (41); Milwaukee itself is left out. The metro area is the Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI metropolitan statistical area. Place names for ZIP codes are the neighborhood or city the ZIP code mostly covers. Compiled by Home Economics.
Zillow's "typical" home value and rent are index values for the middle of the market (the Zillow Home Value Index and Observed Rent Index), not median sale prices or asking rents. One-year changes are over the 12 months to September 2026. Income and population come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey and carry sampling error, most of all in small places.