Rice Lake

Population: 9,030
Median household income: $55,040
Median home value: $178,100

Rice Lake, a community in Barron County, Wisconsin, has 9,030 residents. Its median household income of $55,040 runs below the Barron County figure of $64,619.

From 2019 to 2023, Rice Lake's population grew 7.9% from 8,367 to 9,030, while its median home value rose 36.8% from $130,200 to $178,100.

Households average 2.21 people. The median gross rent is $834.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,030
Median age: 36.3 yrs
Median household income: $55,040
Median home value: $178,100
Median gross rent: $834
Housing units: 4,173
Homeownership rate: 55.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,3679,030

Median household income

$44,515$55,040

Median home value

$130,200$178,100

Median gross rent

$712$834

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,367	$44,515	$130,200	$712
2020	8,420	$40,342	$137,000	$754
2021	8,851	$41,505	$152,200	$781
2022	8,990	$44,494	$161,900	$816
2023	9,030	$55,040	$178,100	$834

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1717.9%

18 to 2410.7%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4412.0%

45 to 549.0%

55 to 6411.4%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over11.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	457	5.1%
5 to 17	1,615	17.9%
18 to 24	968	10.7%
25 to 34	1,282	14.2%
35 to 44	1,083	12.0%
45 to 54	815	9.0%
55 to 64	1,028	11.4%
65 to 74	787	8.7%
75 and over	995	11.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,326	92.2%
Black or African American	124	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.2%
Asian	27	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	57	0.6%
Two or more races	211	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	266	2.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.6%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's31.7%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree10.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	457	7.6%
High school graduate	2,087	34.8%
Some college or associate's	1,897	31.7%
Bachelor's degree	910	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	639	10.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 13 min

Drove alone84.6%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,615	84.6%
Carpooled	367	8.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	50	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	241	5.6%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,751	68.2%
15 to 29 min	716	17.8%
30 to 44 min	380	9.4%
45 to 59 min	72	1.8%
60+ min	113	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 10.2% (888 of 8,740)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,062	52.3%
Nonfamily households	1,882	47.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,944	94.5%
Vacant	229	5.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,186	55.4%
Renter-occupied	1,758	44.6%

1-unit, detached58.4%

1-unit, attached3.8%

2 to 4 units12.2%

5 to 19 units13.6%

20 or more units9.2%

Mobile home & other2.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,436	58.4%
1-unit, attached	157	3.8%
2 to 4 units	511	12.2%
5 to 19 units	569	13.6%
20 or more units	386	9.2%
Mobile home & other	114	2.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5567350
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.97 sq mi
Water area: 1.11 sq mi
Center point: 45.4820, -91.7458