Housing in Lincoln Village at a glance
- Population
- about 12,666
- Housing units
- about 4,432
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $126,000Milwaukee: $184,000 (-32%)
- Median gross rent
- $920 a monthMilwaukee: $1,059 (-13%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 38.6%Milwaukee: 41.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 92.8%
- Median year built
- 1939 or earlier
Lincoln Village lands in the middle of Milwaukee's value range. Its median home value, $126,000, is 32% below the city overall and fifth among nine sectors with data. Tenants here pay $920 in monthly rent, 13% under the city and eighth of ten, while owners make up 38.6% of households, 3.2 points below the city and fourth-highest; 1,517 households own and 2,414 rent. The stock is among the oldest anywhere: 92.8% of the homes pre-date 1980, also fourth, and the typical building is from 1939 or earlier. Historic Mitchell Street, a neighbour, is lower at $98,000, as is Muskego Way at $123,000, whereas Bay View reaches $268,000 with 62.8% owners. The sector lies south of the city's centre, with 12,666 residents. Muskego Way, also a neighbour, has 32.4% owners and 86.5% older homes, while Historic Mitchell Street has 25.3% owners and 93.5% older homes, so Lincoln Village keeps the higher owner share of the pair.
Questions about Lincoln Village
What is the median home value in Lincoln Village, Milwaukee?
$126,000 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 Lincoln Village?
$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 Lincoln Village own or rent?
Most rent: 38.6% 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 4 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.
Lincoln Village is one of the 10 most populous of 190 neighborhoods of Milwaukee: estimated population about 12,666 (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 Lincoln Village. 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 Lincoln Village? Ask for your spot.