Wisconsin State Senate District 5

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
wi-sd-005
State
Wisconsin
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
005
Land Area
84.1 sq mi
Water Area
2.64 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Wisconsin State Senate District 5

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Waukesha County61.25 sq mi72.8%11.1%
Milwaukee County22.86 sq mi27.2%9.5%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Brookfield city27.31 sq mi32.5%99.8%
Pewaukee city19.54 sq mi23.2%100.0%
Wauwatosa city11.05 sq mi13.1%83.6%
West Allis city9.70 sq mi11.5%85.2%
Elm Grove village3.26 sq mi3.9%100.0%
Milwaukee city2.11 sq mi2.5%2.2%
Waukesha city1.97 sq mi2.3%7.7%

Showing all 7 places

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 5106,40059.5%14.4%80.0%
WI District 472,36140.5%9.8%20.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
122,465
Active Voters
122,465 (100.0%)

Party Registration

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

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–2024110,349 (90.1%)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
176,671 (± 1,563)
Median Age
41.6
Median Household Income
$91,076 (± $2,101)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
96.4%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
51.1%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1836,43020.6%
18 to 64104,29959.0%
65 and over35,94220.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)13,4087.6%
White, not Hispanic138,98378.7%
Black, not Hispanic6,1863.5%
Asian, not Hispanic9,4455.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic3950.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic60.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic8220.5%
Two or more races, not Hispanic7,4264.2%

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
170,923
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
134,871

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic158,76592.9%
Hispanic12,1567.1%
White140,19782.0%
Black6,1793.6%
Asian6,3893.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native3940.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander40.0%
Two or More Races1470.1%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic127,49094.5%
Hispanic7,3745.5%
White115,11785.4%
Black5,3063.9%
Asian5,6134.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,3891.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1350.1%

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