CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Richland Center

Wisconsin · 5,018 residents · 4.69 sq mi

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With 5,018 people, Richland Center is a city in Wisconsin. Median home value sits at $41,900. Households here earn about 33% less than in Wisconsin as a whole. At a median age of 37.1, this is an older place than the country as a whole. Median household income is $19,685, under the $30,130 national median. Renters pay $282 a month at the median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Older

median age 37.1

US median: 33.0

Less educated

15% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 22%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

5,018

−2%vs 2000

vs 5,114 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

37.1

−7%vs 2000

vs 39.9 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.69 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20245K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 56.7%(336)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 96.9%(346)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 145.8%(291)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.7%(385)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 246.4%(322)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.8%(691)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.8%(644)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 547.4%(370)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.3%(465)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 7411.1%(555)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 848.2%(412)

US avg: 4%

85 and over4%(201)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$19,685

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $27,129 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$10,867

−30%vs 2000

vs $15,520 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

15.4%

+2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 12.6% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$41,900

−22%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $70,500 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$282

−8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $402 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.1%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.2% in 2000

42.9% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic97.7%(4,995)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino0.9%(47)

Asian0.3%(17)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic99.4%(4,989)

Black0.1%(5)

Hispanic / Latino0.1%(4)

Asian0.2%(12)

Other0.2%(12)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican4.9%(252)

Central American0.4%(21)

Salvadoran0.2%(12)

Dominican0.2%(10)

Guatemalan0.2%(9)

Asian origin

Chinese0.5%(24)

Korean0.1%(4)

Ancestry

German41.2%(2,105)

Norwegian13.2%(674)

Irish12.2%(621)

English9.7%(494)

Polish4.2%(215)

French2.3%(115)

Scotch-Irish2.2%(114)

Czech2.1%(106)

American1.6%(84)

Swiss1.6%(80)

Italian0.9%(46)

Scottish0.6%(33)

+ 10 more ancestry groups with data

Swedish0.6%(32)

Welsh0.6%(32)

Austrian0.4%(22)

Hungarian0.4%(22)

Russian0.2%(11)

British0.2%(10)

Danish0.2%(10)

Dutch0.2%(9)

Belgian0.1%(6)

Greek0.1%(4)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

14.9%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 16.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

74.7%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 81.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

5.1%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 5.7% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.7 min

−4%vs 2000

vs 15.3 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 married38.6%(796)

Married47.7%(983)

Widowed3%(62)

Divorced10.6%(219)

Women 15+

Never married35.4%(812)

Married36.1%(828)

Widowed12.7%(292)

Divorced15.8%(362)

SHARE WITHIN EACH SEX · POPULATION 15 AND OVER · 2024

Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

3.5%

−5.6 ptssince 2013

from 9.1% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

54.0%

+3.8 ptssince 2020

from 50.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

17.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 17.9% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.7%

−3.0 ptssince 2020

from 27.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.7%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 24.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.6%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

69.4%

+4.5 ptssince 2020

from 64.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.6%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 44.7% 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%(30)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)3.5%(8)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era53.5%(123)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War8.7%(20)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0.9%(2)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 230 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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