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The city had 19 schools in 2026. West Allis had a population of 59,612 in July 2026. Median household income was US$67,611 a year in July 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1935 sources

Population60,119people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,401EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent885.1EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate4.09%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime2,234offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 41% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean7.57µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to West Allis?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,007 per month, while the median home value was US$203,800 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 55.5%, and the vacancy rate was 6.55% in July 2026. 40.8% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
West Allis recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet20Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan21Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,007/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent40.76 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)6.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents2,843 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,003 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)1Official
Median monthly rent885.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes1,014 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Is West Allis a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student52%strong on education, weak on work · range 42–62%
Family47%strong on family, weak on cost · range 38–56%
Retirement46%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 35–57%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

5.9% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 3,575 of 60,119 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in West Allis is 4.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income67,611 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband76.25 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with a broadband subscription89.89 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with internet but no subscription1.92 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households without internet8.06 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with satellite internet4.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Median gross salary3,401 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)24Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,780 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov23Official
Unemployment rate4.09 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in West Allis?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,780 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,873of €2,958 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,958
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,003
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,873
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in West Allis Salary needed to live in West Allis

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to West Allis. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in West Allis. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher92.04 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Schools19 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count14Official
School enrolment, share of residents19.8 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio124 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents4,640 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations3,427 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in West Allis when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesWest Allis highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with West Allis highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
West Allis2,234
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents2,234 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting12Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents355.8 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Recorded violent crimes109 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time21.05 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.34 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by public transport2.77 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers walking to work1.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Nearest airportMWC3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport11 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for West Allis. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in West Allis.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in West Allis is 7.6 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean7.57 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202433Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan -1.28 · Feb 0.889 · Mar 6.83 · Apr 13.33 · May 19.72 · Jun 25.5 · Jul 28.22 · Aug 27.06 · Sep 23.22 · Oct 16.06 · Nov 8.22 · Dec 1.78 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00475474 (MT MARY COLLEGE)16Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -9.94 · Feb -8.5 · Mar -3.39 · Apr 2.39 · May 8.61 · Jun 14.39 · Jul 17.39 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 11.83 · Oct 5.33 · Nov -1.06 · Dec -6.33 °C1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USC00475474 (MT MARY COLLEGE)16Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -4.4 · Feb -2.7 · Mar 2.5 · Apr 7.9 · May 14 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 22.9 · Aug 22.4 · Sep 18.3 · Oct 11.7 · Nov 4.7 · Dec -1.4 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 45.47 · Feb 42.93 · Mar 55.88 · Apr 98.04 · May 89.92 · Jun 111.3 · Jul 86.36 · Aug 92.71 · Sep 80.26 · Oct 70.61 · Nov 56.9 · Dec 47.75 mm1991–2020NOAA U.S. Monthly Climate Normals 1991-2020 — station USW00014839 (MILWAUKEE MITCHELL AP)17Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading195.4 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean10.14 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites8 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean9Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation688.1 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature23.32 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature14.22 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature-1.04 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Lansing ±0.6 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±0.9 °C, Markham (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.5 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 3,575 is not 2.9% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share2.92 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents3,575 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables25Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density2,039 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau8Official
Population60,119 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program19Official
Population covered by crime statistics59,618 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)11Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value203,800 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Owner-occupied homes55.47 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Labour force participation rate66.11 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Residents born abroad6 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents3.08 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Non-citizens, share of residents2.92 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Flu vaccination coverage63.57 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage5Official
Mammography screening coverage81.1 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate6Official
Residents without health insurance6.86 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher29.58 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics10Official
Households with a vehicle available89.88 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database1 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers aged 16 and over30,746 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers mainly working from home10.06 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households using cellular data plans83.8 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official

Alternatives for people set on West Allis

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Brookfield as a West Allis alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Median gross pay, city: €5,103 Brookfield vs €3,401 West Allis+50%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,180 Brookfield vs 2,234 West Allis−47%
  • Foreign residents: 5.4% Brookfield vs 2.9% West Allis+86%
  • Unemployment: 2.5% Brookfield vs 4.1% West Allis−38%
  • Residents: 41,448 Brookfield vs 60,119 West Allis−31%
  • Nearest airport: 8.0 km Brookfield vs 11.0 km West Allis−27%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Brookfield vs 7.6 µg/m³ West Allis−7%
Full comparisonMore about Brookfield

Medford as a West Allis alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1381 km, better on 5 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Foreign residents: 10.5% Medford vs 2.9% West Allis+258%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,858 Medford vs €3,401 West Allis+43%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,379 Medford vs 2,234 West Allis−38%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,923 Medford vs €3,780 West Allis+30%
  • Unemployment: 4.3% Medford vs 4.1% West Allis+5%
  • Nearest airport: 10.0 km Medford vs 11.0 km West Allis−9%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.9 µg/m³ Medford vs 7.6 µg/m³ West Allis+5%
Full comparisonMore about Medford

Cities near West Allis

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Milwaukee 7.3 km away
Salary
3,183 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around West Allis?

The median gross salary is 3,780 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in West Allis?

The unemployment rate is 4.09 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in West Allis?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 7.57 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is West Allis?

Police recorded 2,234 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in West Allis?

The published population is 60,119 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in West Allis?

3,575 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is West Allis a good place to live?

West Allis may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near West Allis?

Greenfield, Wauwatosa, Elm Grove, Milwaukee, Hales Corners are near West Allis. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  4. ACS total population api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-07-04
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