CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Rice Lake

Wisconsin · 7,998 residents · 8.85 sq mi

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Rice Lake is home to 7,998 people in Wisconsin. Households here earn about 33% less than in Wisconsin as a whole. Median home value sits at $47,600. The average commute runs 11 minutes. Households take in $19,596 at the median, 35% less than the US figure. Renters pay $319 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.6

US median: 33.0

Less educated

16% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 10%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

7,998

−4%vs 2000

vs 8,320 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.6

−10%vs 2000

vs 38.4 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.85 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20249K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.8%(545)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(667)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.4%(508)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 196.8%(547)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.8%(543)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3415.5%(1,238)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.4%(1,073)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(654)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648.2%(654)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 749.2%(732)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.5%(598)

US avg: 4%

85 and over3%(239)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,596

−21%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $32,808 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,621

−43%vs 2000

vs $18,585 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

14.3%

+4.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$47,600

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $69,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$319

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $409 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

60.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 60.4% in 2000

39.6% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic96.3%(8,008)

Black0.1%(9)

Hispanic / Latino1.5%(125)

Asian0.6%(51)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.6%(7,965)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino0.6%(46)

Asian0.2%(15)

Other0.2%(18)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.3%(388)

Puerto Rican0.4%(38)

Spaniard0.3%(29)

Asian origin

Filipino0.3%(30)

Chinese0%(4)

Ancestry

German34.1%(3,083)

Norwegian9.3%(841)

French7.5%(676)

Irish6.1%(555)

English5.1%(461)

Italian3.7%(330)

Polish3.5%(314)

Swedish3.4%(305)

Czech3.3%(300)

American2.3%(204)

Dutch1.7%(153)

Scottish1.5%(135)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

French Canadian1%(93)

Hungarian0.8%(74)

Swiss0.8%(70)

Slovak0.6%(57)

Finnish0.5%(43)

Slovene0.5%(41)

Arab0.3%(27)

Austrian0.2%(19)

Welsh0.2%(17)

Danish0.2%(16)

Greek0.2%(15)

British0.1%(12)

Lebanese0.1%(11)

West Indian0.1%(10)

Haitian0.1%(10)

Lithuanian0.1%(9)

Subsaharan African0.1%(9)

Ethiopian0.1%(9)

Ukrainian0.1%(7)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Norwegian population · Largest French population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

15.7%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.8% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

73.8%

−11.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.5% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

4.8%

+0.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

11.5 min

−9%vs 2000

vs 12.5 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married41.7%(1,508)

Married47.1%(1,703)

Widowed1.8%(64)

Divorced9.4%(338)

Women 15+

Never married31.1%(1,128)

Married41.2%(1,496)

Widowed13%(472)

Divorced14.8%(536)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

8.5%

−0.4 ptssince 2013

from 8.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

48.0%

+5.4 ptssince 2020

from 42.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

15.3%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 17.4% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

21.1%

−2.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.0% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.3%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 30.5% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.0%

−2.0 ptssince 2020

from 4.0% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

62.0%

+2.4 ptssince 2020

from 59.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.9%

−5.4 ptssince 2020

from 48.3% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

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)13.9%(67)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)7.1%(34)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era23.7%(114)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War5.6%(27)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 482 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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