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West Allis city, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
West Allis city is a Census city of 59,612 people across 11.38 square miles of land, in Milwaukee County. Median household income is $67,611, 55.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 51 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $26.7 m.
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West Allis
What West Allis is
- Census place typecity
- Land area11.38 sq mi
- Water area0.02 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land5,238
- County holding the largest share of its areaMilwaukee County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Allis
How many people live in West Allis
- Population59,612
- Median age39.7
- Population under 1811,521
- Share under 1819.3 percent
- Population 65 and over10,331
- Share 65 and over17.3 percent
- Households28,311
- Family households13,682
- Share of households that are families48.3 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Allis
Income and work in West Allis
- Median household income$67,611
- Per capita income$39,741
- Civilian labor force32,547
- Employed31,215
- Unemployed1,332 plus or minus 394
- Unemployment rate4.1 percent plus or minus 1.2
- Adults 25 and over44,462
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher92.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.6 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree7.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Allis
Housing in West Allis
- Housing units30,294
- Occupied units28,311
- Vacant units1,983
- Vacancy rate6.5 percent
- Owner occupied15,705
- Renter occupied12,606
- Ownership rate55.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$203,800
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,007
- Annual rent as a share of median income17.9 percent
- Single family units15,968
- Share single family52.7 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more13,663
- Share in buildings of two or more45.1 percent
- Mobile homes663 plus or minus 171
- Median year structure built1956
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Allis
How West Allis gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute27,653
- Commuting under 15 minutes7,161
- Share commuting under 15 minutes25.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more5,993
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more21.7 percent
- Drove alone77.8 percent
- Carpooled7.0 percent
- Public transport2.8 percent plus or minus 1.0
- Walked1.3 percent plus or minus 0.5
- Worked from home10.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
West Allis
SBA loans in West Allis (7(a))
- Approvals51
- Gross approval$26,663,600
- Average approval$522,816
- Median approval$250,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,506,600
- Largest approval$2,880,000
- Jobs supported641
- Jobs per approval12.6
- Loans with a final outcome10
- Paid in full9
- Charged off1
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans10.0 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more25.5 percent
- Share to franchises7.8 percent
- Distinct lenders24
- Distinct industries by NAICS35
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
West Allis
SBA loans in West Allis (504)
- Approvals24
- Gross approval$23,886,000
- Average approval$995,250
- Median approval$771,000
- Largest approval$4,285,000
- Jobs supported289
- Loans with a final outcome7
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs2
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Milwaukee County, not West Allis
Milwaukee County context, not West Allis figures
These are Milwaukee County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as West Allis measurements.
- Establishments in Milwaukee County20,466
- Employment at those establishments, Milwaukee County435,400
- Covered employment, Milwaukee County469,055
- Average annual pay, Milwaukee County$69,142
- Average weekly wage, Milwaukee County$1,330
- Housing units permitted, Milwaukee County1,005
- Of those, single family, Milwaukee County189
- County product, 2024, Milwaukee County$78,804,158,000
- County product change over the prior year, Milwaukee County5.2 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, Milwaukee County$66,513
Every figure in this section is published for Milwaukee County as a whole and is not a measurement of West Allis. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
West Allis questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in West Allis, Wisconsin?
59,612, in 28,311 households. West Allis city covers 11.38 square miles of land, which is 5,238 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is West Allis in?
Milwaukee County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in West Allis?
$67,611. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $203,800. Median gross rent is $1,007 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to West Allis businesses?
51 7(a) approvals totalling $26.7 m, across 24 lenders, median approval $250,000, plus 24 504 approvals worth $23.9 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in West Allis, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to West Allis borrowers get paid back?
Of the 10 loans that have reached a final outcome, 9 were paid in full and 1 charged off, a charge off rate of 10.0 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Are the county figures on this page West Allis figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Milwaukee County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of West Allis.
Is zoning published for West Allis?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.