Housing in Historic Mitchell Street at a glance
- Population
- about 10,238
- Housing units
- about 3,615
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $98,000Milwaukee: $184,000 (-47%)
- Median gross rent
- $920 a monthMilwaukee: $1,059 (-13%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 25.3%Milwaukee: 41.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 93.5%
- Median year built
- 1939 or earlier
South of the centre of Milwaukee, Historic Mitchell Street has the lowest median home value of the nine sectors with data, $98,000, which is 47% below the city overall. Rent is lower than the city norm too, $920 or 13% less, ninth of ten. Only 25.3% of households own, 16.5 points under the city and eighth in the ranking: 815 households own, and 2,403 rent. Its stock is very old, with 93.5% of homes predating 1980, third-highest, and a typical building from 1939 or earlier. Nearby, Muskego Way sits at a median of $123,000 and Lincoln Village at $126,000, while Avenues West has owners at just 2.8%, so Mitchell Street is at the low end of values but not of ownership. The sector holds 3,615 housing units for 10,238 residents. Its rent of $920 matches Lincoln Village's, while Muskego Way's rent of $950 is slightly higher; ownership is 32.4% in Muskego Way and 38.6% in Lincoln Village.
Questions about Historic Mitchell Street
What is the median home value in Historic Mitchell Street, Milwaukee?
$98,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $184,000 for Milwaukee as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Historic Mitchell Street?
$920 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,059 in Milwaukee (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Historic Mitchell Street own or rent?
Most rent: 25.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 41.8% in Milwaukee (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 3 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Historic Mitchell Street is one of the 10 most populous of 190 neighborhoods of Milwaukee: estimated population about 10,238 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Milwaukee GIS, Neighborhoods, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Milwaukee as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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Five trades, one spot each
Payotte lists one professional per trade in Historic Mitchell Street. No one is listed yet: every spot is open.
- Real estate agentOpen spot
- Mortgage loan officerOpen spot
- Home inspectorOpen spot
- Real estate attorneyOpen spot
- AppraiserOpen spot
Work in one of these trades in Historic Mitchell Street? Ask for your spot.