Racine

Population: 77,155
Median household income: $55,705
Median home value: $158,100

Racine, a community in Racine County, Wisconsin, has 77,155 residents. At $55,705, its median household income sits below Racine County's $75,331.

Between 2019 and 2023, Racine's population held roughly steady from 77,081 to 77,155, while its median home value rose 45.4% from $108,700 to $158,100.

Households average 2.43 people. The median gross rent is $983.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 77,155
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $55,705
Median home value: $158,100
Median gross rent: $983
Housing units: 34,042
Homeownership rate: 60.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.5%
Unemployment rate: 5.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

77,08177,155

Median household income

$44,056$55,705

Median home value

$108,700$158,100

Median gross rent

$831$983

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	77,081	$44,056	$108,700	$831
2020	76,893	$44,346	$116,200	$860
2021	77,705	$48,238	$125,600	$893
2022	77,453	$52,766	$147,000	$967
2023	77,155	$55,705	$158,100	$983

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 248.9%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 6412.0%

65 to 748.5%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,670	6.1%
5 to 17	16,298	21.1%
18 to 24	6,831	8.9%
25 to 34	10,236	13.3%
35 to 44	10,257	13.3%
45 to 54	8,952	11.6%
55 to 64	9,239	12.0%
65 to 74	6,545	8.5%
75 and over	4,127	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	39,131	50.7%
Black or African American	15,507	20.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	181	0.2%
Asian	515	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	12	0.0%
Some other race	200	0.3%
Two or more races	3,614	4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,995	23.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.8%

High school graduate32.6%

Some college or associate's34.2%

Bachelor's degree15.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,815	11.8%
High school graduate	16,074	32.6%
Some college or associate's	16,856	34.2%
Bachelor's degree	7,427	15.0%
Graduate or professional degree	3,184	6.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled12.1%

Public transit1.9%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.3%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	26,078	75.5%
Carpooled	4,197	12.1%
Public transit	673	1.9%
Walked	480	1.4%
Bicycle	87	0.3%
Worked from home	2,058	6.0%
Other means	980	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	11,566	35.6%
15 to 29 min	11,367	35.0%
30 to 44 min	6,181	19.0%
45 to 59 min	1,942	6.0%
60+ min	1,439	4.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.43
Poverty rate: 18.0% (13,711 of 76,018)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,506	59.2%
Nonfamily households	12,732	40.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	31,238	91.8%
Vacant	2,804	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	18,783	60.1%
Renter-occupied	12,455	39.9%

1-unit, detached64.8%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units16.8%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	22,067	64.8%
1-unit, attached	935	2.7%
2 to 4 units	5,733	16.8%
5 to 19 units	2,002	5.9%
20 or more units	2,921	8.6%
Mobile home & other	384	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5566000
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.19 sq mi
Center point: 42.7256, -87.8142