COMPARING TWO PLACES
Milwaukee vs Suffolk
PLACE A
Milwaukee, North Carolina
VS
PLACE B
Suffolk, Virginia
Milwaukee is 100% smaller than Suffolk. Suffolk earns more, with a median household income $45,070 higher.
MILWAUKEESUFFOLKDIFFERENCE
Total population139104,699−100% vs Suffolk
Population density81262−181
Population growth–11.5%–
Median age31.238.7−7.5
Male25.2%48.6%−23.4 pts
Female74.8%51.4%+23.4 pts
Foreign-born3.6%4.4%−0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic64.0%45.8%+18.3 pts
Black0.0%41.6%−41.6 pts
Hispanic / Latino8.6%5.2%+3.4 pts
Asian0.0%1.8%−1.8 pts
Other27.3%5.6%+21.8 pts
Median household income$47,596$92,666−$45,070
Per capita income$13,865$45,819−$31,954
Poverty rate0.0%9.4%−9.4 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2770.434−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher5.6%33.3%−27.8 pts
Graduate degree2.8%13.1%−10.3 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.0%−5.0 pts
Labor force participation29.2%65.3%−36.1 pts
Median home value$110,000$347,400−$237,400
Median gross rent–$1,563–
Owner-occupied100.0%70.7%+29.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate71.6%6.4%+65.2 pts
Rent-burdened households–53.1%–
Average commute–30.2–
Worked from home0.0%10.7%−10.7 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Uninsured22.3%6.4%+15.9 pts
Population, 2020 – 2024