Racine is home to 77,633 people in Wisconsin. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. Density works out to 5,018 people per square mile. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $166,500. The median age is 34.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. That trails the Wisconsin median by roughly 25%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $57,740, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 34.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
21% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Racine
What changed most since 1990
Adults with a bachelor's degree14.9% → 21.4%(+6.6 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 pts
Hispanic share7.7% → 24.4%(+16.7 pts)US over the same years: +9.9 pts
Median home value (2024 dollars)$123,844 → $166,500(+34%)US over the same years: +67%
Racine's population equals 39% of Racine County's. Its number of residents living in poverty equals 69% of the county's. Its number of households without a car equals 58% of the county's.
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)24%(826)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(545)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era31.1%(1,070)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War3.8%(130)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.8%(62)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,444 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Racine, decade by decade
Racine population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
84,298
$63,698
$123,844
14.9%
53.5
2000
81,855
$67,700
$151,926
15.6%
67.2
2010
78,860
$55,457
$186,007
17.2%
77.7
2020
77,816
$53,749
$140,839
17.2%
84.4
2024
77,633
$57,740
$166,500
21.4%
82.0
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
