PATCH REPORT: The Richest Milwaukee-Area Communities, Ranked

MILWAUKEE -- According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the median household income in the United States is $50,221 based on the most recent data available.

Depending on where you live, that amount of money coming in can provide an adequate income, or fall far short of what's needed.

The 5 most wealthy U.S. communities based on median household income eclipse the U.S. average by quite a bit:

1. Scarsdale village, N.Y. $233,311
2. Winnetka village, Ill. $211,250
3. Piedmont city, Calif. $207,222
4. West University Place city, Texas $205,136
5. University Park city, Texas $173,520

But we at Patch.com wanted to know how our readership area stacked up, so here are the richest Milwaukee-area communities ranked by median household income:

$175,500 River Hills
$123,839 Whitefish Bay
$122,788 Mequon

$107,466 Fox Point

$104,019 Brookfield
$97,437 Muskego
$94,660 New Berlin
$94,227 Shorewood
$92,408 Wauwatosa
$91,985 Germantown
$91,791 Franklin
$90,385 Menomonee Falls
$83,710 Oak Creek
$81,431 Caledonia
$80,988 Sussex
$79,270 Mount Pleasant
$78,131 Hudson
$77,216 Greendale
$72,897 Port Washington
$71,702 Waukesha
$66,413 Greenfield
$66,203 South Milwaukee
$64,017 Saint Franics
$60,167 Cudahy
$59,115 West Allis
$55,396 Brown Deer
$48,523 Racine
$40,644 Milwaukee

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