Wisconsin Assembly District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-hd-017
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
017
Land Area
8.11 sq mi
Water Area
0 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin Assembly District 17

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Milwaukee County8.11 sq mi100.0%3.4%

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Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Milwaukee city8.11 sq mi100.0%8.4%

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Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
WI District 459,435100.0%8.1%100.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
36,565
Active Voters
36,565 (100.0%)

Party Registration

This state's voter file does not record party registration.

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202429,469 (80.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 05/15/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
60,404 (± 2,461)
Median Age
33.6
Median Household Income
$57,894 (± $2,872)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
26.7%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1816,49727.3%
18 to 6436,12059.8%
65 and over7,78712.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,4205.7%
White, not Hispanic14,45523.9%
Black, not Hispanic36,17359.9%
Asian, not Hispanic3,2295.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic2000.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic20.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic830.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,8424.7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
59,554
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
43,146

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic56,28794.5%
Hispanic3,2695.5%
White14,43224.2%
Black36,13560.7%
Asian2,7544.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native1980.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races4130.7%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic41,26495.6%
Hispanic1,8754.3%
White12,37628.7%
Black26,38461.2%
Asian1,9774.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native3740.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander10.0%
Two or More Races1910.4%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).