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Racine, WI

78,063 Population
15.5 square miles 5,045.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

34.7 ±2.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area: 41.2 ±0.8
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 40.7 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$28,978 ±$2,266 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area: $40,815 ±$1,786
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Wisconsin: $43,361 ±$324
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$55,458 ±$7,659 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area: $77,830 ±$6,527
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Wisconsin: $77,488 ±$902
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

21.4% ±5.4% (16,340  ±4,109) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area: 12.2% † 23,540 (±2.5% / ±4,850)
  • more than double the rate in Wisconsin: 10.3% 601,246 (±0.3% / ±19,433)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.5 minutes ±0.9 (736,350  ±39,320) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • a little less than the figure in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area: 23.9 2,053,720 (±0.6 / ±65,812)
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 57,625,472 (±0.1 / ±288,608)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

33,149 ±1,801 Number of households
  • the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area: 83,022 ±1,415
  • Wisconsin: 2,535,198 ±8,638
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.3 ±0.1 (76,847  ±145) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area: 2.3 193,024 (±0 / ±217)
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,816,268
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.9% ±2.6% (715  ±491) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area: 4.6% † 1,980 (±2% / ±861)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wisconsin: 5.1% 67,503 (±0.3% / ±4,034)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

35,629 ±1,542 Number of housing units
  • the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area: 86,672 ±108
  • Wisconsin: 2,820,538 ±1,130
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$173,100 ±$8,403 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-thirds of the amount in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area: $266,700 ±$12,211
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Wisconsin: $294,700 ±$1,862
  • about half the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8% ±2.9% (6,151  ±2,232.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area: 8.5% † 16,771 (±1.7% / ±3,239.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Wisconsin: 10.9% 645,551 (±0.3% / ±19,713.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

90.5% ±6.2% (46,585  ±3,799.2) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area: 94.2% 131,837 (±4% / ±5,795.8)
  • a little less than the rate in Wisconsin: 93.7% 3,910,355 (±0.6% / ±26,933.4)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
19.9% ±3.2% (10,234  ±1,688.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area: 28.5% 39,940 (±2.2% / ±3,055.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 34.6% 1,441,896 (±0.4% / ±16,738.1)
  • about half the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

7.5% ±2.1% (5,874  ±1,635) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area: 5% 9,954
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Wisconsin: 5.5% 327,033
  • about half the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

5.5% ±1.6% (3,126  ±898) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI Metro Area: 6.4% † 9,866 (±0.9% / ±1,366)
  • a little less than the rate in Wisconsin: 5.8% 272,410 (±0.1% / ±6,719)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,126 Total veterans ±898 2,974 Male ±889 152 Female ±177

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