Racine vs Waterford

A side-by-side comparison of Racine and Waterford: population, income, housing, and more.

Racine and Waterford are places in Wisconsin. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Racine has the higher population (77,155 vs 5,627 in Waterford). Waterford has the higher median household income ($80,380 vs $55,705 in Racine). Waterford has the higher median home value ($312,700 vs $158,100 in Racine).

Population, income & housing

	Racine	Waterford
Population	77,155	5,627
Median age	35.6 yrs	43.5 yrs
Median household income	$55,705	$80,380
Median home value	$158,100	$312,700
Median gross rent	$983	$1,278
Housing units	34,042	2,473
Homeownership rate	60.1%	76.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.5%	29.3%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Racine	Waterford
Population	77,081 → 77,155 (+0.1%)	5,452 → 5,627 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$44,056 → $55,705 (+26.4%)	$87,929 → $80,380 (-8.6%)
Median home value	$108,700 → $158,100 (+45.4%)	$211,500 → $312,700 (+47.8%)
Median gross rent	$831 → $983 (+18.3%)	$985 → $1,278 (+29.7%)

Racine

Population

77,08177,155

Median household income

$44,056$55,705

Median home value

$108,700$158,100

Median gross rent

$831$983

Waterford

Population

5,4525,627

Median household income

$87,929$80,380

Median home value

$211,500$312,700

Median gross rent

$985$1,278

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Racine	Waterford
Under 5	6.1%	3.7%
5 to 17	21.1%	17.1%
18 to 24	8.9%	7.9%
25 to 34	13.3%	7.5%
35 to 44	13.3%	15.7%
45 to 54	11.6%	13.6%
55 to 64	12.0%	15.5%
65 to 74	8.5%	12.4%
75 and over	5.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Racine	Waterford
White (non-Hispanic)	50.7%	88.4%
Black or African American	20.1%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	1.2%
Asian	0.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.1%
Two or more races	4.7%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	23.3%	4.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Racine	Waterford
No high school diploma	11.8%	4.9%
High school graduate	32.6%	33.0%
Some college or associate's	34.2%	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	15.0%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.5%	9.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Racine	Waterford
Drove alone	75.5%	83.2%
Carpooled	12.1%	3.1%
Public transit	1.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	0.2%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.5%
Worked from home	6.0%	10.7%
Other means	2.8%	2.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Racine	Waterford
1-unit, detached	64.8%	55.8%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	17.1%
2 to 4 units	16.8%	10.8%
5 to 19 units	5.9%	10.6%
20 or more units	8.6%	3.0%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	Racine	Waterford
Poverty rate	18.0%	5.0%
Average household size	2.43	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	22	26
Median year structure built	1953	1991