Racine County, Wisconsin

18 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 196,888
Median household income: $75,331
Median home value: $239,400

Home to 196,888 residents, Racine County is one of Wisconsin's counties. 18 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $75,331 runs in line with the Wisconsin figure of $75,670.

Between 2019 and 2023, Racine County's population held roughly steady from 195,602 to 196,888, while its median household income rose 22.8% from $61,336 to $75,331.

78.4% of workers drive to work alone. 70.2% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 196,888
Median age: 40.5 yrs
Median household income: $75,331
Median home value: $239,400
Median gross rent: $1,017
Housing units: 84,558
Homeownership rate: 71.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

195,602196,888

Median household income

$61,336$75,331

Median home value

$176,000$239,400

Median gross rent

$857$1,017

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	195,602	$61,336	$176,000	$857
2020	195,859	$62,556	$187,700	$874
2021	197,379	$67,224	$194,800	$906
2022	197,068	$72,658	$226,500	$985
2023	196,888	$75,331	$239,400	$1,017

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1717.2%

18 to 248.1%

25 to 3411.9%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5412.4%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over6.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	11,282	5.7%
5 to 17	33,860	17.2%
18 to 24	16,018	8.1%
25 to 34	23,469	11.9%
35 to 44	24,310	12.3%
45 to 54	24,501	12.4%
55 to 64	28,691	14.6%
65 to 74	21,109	10.7%
75 and over	13,648	6.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	136,877	69.5%
Black or African American	20,566	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	430	0.2%
Asian	2,325	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	144	0.1%
Some other race	618	0.3%
Two or more races	7,144	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	28,784	14.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma8.4%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree18.8%

Graduate or professional degree9.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	11,422	8.4%
High school graduate	40,562	29.9%
Some college or associate's	45,759	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	25,503	18.8%
Graduate or professional degree	12,482	9.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled8.6%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	73,746	78.4%
Carpooled	8,101	8.6%
Public transit	873	0.9%
Walked	898	1.0%
Bicycle	182	0.2%
Worked from home	8,368	8.9%
Other means	1,881	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	27,170	31.7%
15 to 29 min	29,359	34.3%
30 to 44 min	18,636	21.8%
45 to 59 min	6,616	7.7%
60+ min	3,900	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 10.8% (20,736 of 192,098)

	Count	Share
Family households	50,412	63.7%
Nonfamily households	28,697	36.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	79,109	93.6%
Vacant	5,449	6.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	56,283	71.1%
Renter-occupied	22,826	28.9%

1-unit, detached70.2%

1-unit, attached4.6%

2 to 4 units10.0%

5 to 19 units7.4%

20 or more units6.8%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	59,338	70.2%
1-unit, attached	3,923	4.6%
2 to 4 units	8,443	10.0%
5 to 19 units	6,236	7.4%
20 or more units	5,718	6.8%
Mobile home & other	900	1.1%

Geography

County GEOID: 55101
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 333 sq mi
Water area: 460 sq mi
Center point: 42.7804, -87.7716