Oak Creek is home to 37,325 people in Wisconsin. Few US cities rank higher on income. 8,869 more people live here than in 2000. Households here earn about 25% more than in Wisconsin as a whole. The poverty rate is 4.9%, under the national 12.5%. 57% of homes are owner-occupied.
At a glance
Wealthier
median household income $96,555, above the US median
US median: $82,259
Mid-age
median age 39.4
US median: 38.9
More educated
39% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 33%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Oak Creek
What changed most since 1990
Population19,513 → 37,325(+91%)US over the same years: +35%
Homes owned by their occupants65.7% → 57.5%(−8.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree15.9% → 39.4%(+23.5 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Oak Creek's population equals 4.0% of Milwaukee County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 1.2% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 1.2% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)26.3%(360)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)18.1%(248)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era33.9%(464)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.6%(77)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,367 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Oak Creek, decade by decade
Oak Creek population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
19,513
$95,991
$194,886
15.9%
11.1
2000
28,456
$97,967
$249,020
24.4%
24.1
2010
34,451
$95,429
$313,321
25.4%
37.8
2020
36,497
$91,699
$288,586
36.5%
50.5
2024
37,325
$96,555
$331,700
39.4%
55.5
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
