Is Milwaukee A Teenage Wasteland?
November 21, 2013The Daily Mil

Is Milwaukee A Teenage Wasteland?

Some not-so-surprising trends emerge: African-American teenagers are more likely to live in households with a female householder and no husband present. African-American teenagers are more likely to not be enrolled in school or in the labor force. All data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

BY Abby Callard

Some not-so-surprising trends emerge:

  • African-American teenagers are more likely to live in households with a female householder and no husband present.
  • African-American teenagers are more likely to not be enrolled in school or in the labor force.



All data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Abby Callard
Abby Callard was an assistant editor at Milwaukee Magazine from 2012-2014. Her journalistic pursuits have seen her covering the Hispanic community in mid-Missouri, politics in Washington, D.C., art and culture for Smithsonian magazine, the social enterprise space in India and health care in Chicago. Abby has a degree in journalism from the University of Missouri.

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