Mapping Milwaukee
using the power of maps to tell the story of our work since 2020.
This story map takes you on a journey of Revitalize Milwaukee’s work as it relates to neighborhoods, housing conditions, personal demographics, and a key historical policy issue that has shaped Milwaukee’s housing - redlining. As you scroll through the story map, feel free to interact with each map; some show progress over time, some have sliders, and all of them allow you to zoom in.
Data: 2021 American Community Survey
This map shows homeownership rates in Milwaukee County census tracts. The census tracts with the lowest homeownership rates can be found in the north and south sides. Many of these neighborhoods have been historically denied homeownership and are experiencing an increase of investor-purchases properties for renting. It is critical that there are programs available to residents to support Black and Brown homeownership.
Data: 2021 American Community Survey
This map shows the median income of each Milwaukee County Census Tract. The lightest green census tracts show neighborhoods in Milwaukee with the lowest median incomes. Most of them belong to the North and South sides of the City.
Data: EPA (TRI sites) and 2021 American Community Survey (Race)
Unfortunately, Milwaukee residents are exposed to more toxins than just lead paint. The orange points on this map show the location of active Toxic Release Inventory Sites. TRI sites emit pollutants that can cause acute adverse human health and environmental effects. The map underneath these points is a map of racial demographics in Milwaukee. Purple areas represent majority Black census tracts, and green areas represent majority Latino census tracts. Most TRI sites are located in census tracts that are non-white. The median distance of the nearest TRI site to one of our ASHP client home locations is just a half mile.