Racine

Population & Demographics

Racine, WI

Racine is home to 77,633 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 38,416 resident workers commute each day.

WisconsinCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
77,633
people
Population

77,633 residents

Median age 34.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Racine population & demographics

Who lives in Racine — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
77,633
Median age
34.7yrs
Median household income
$57,740
Median home value
$166,500
Median gross rent
$1,033/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
21.4%
Poverty rate
18.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Racine

How Racine breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White49.0%
Hispanic or Latino24.4%
Black20.2%
Two or more races5.2%
Asian0.7%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Racine

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Racine.

Racine at a glance
Employed Residents
38,416
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
13.1mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
23.0%
Share working within the area
Work from home
7.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Mount Pleasant
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Racine proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Racine commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

65 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Racine

38,416 commutes, one dot at a time

Racine

Where 38,416 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Racine, by worker count.

1Racine0.0 mi8,819
2Mount Pleasant2.6 mi4,013
3Milwaukee23.9 mi3,729
4Kenosha10.1 mi3,229
5Sturtevant5.0 mi1,598
6Pleasant Prairie13.5 mi1,138
7Caledonia5.0 mi1,103
8Oak Creek11.9 mi1,103

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Racine.

1Racine0.0 mi8,819
2Mount Pleasant2.6 mi2,753
3Kenosha10.1 mi2,306
4Caledonia5.0 mi2,003
5Milwaukee23.9 mi1,225
6Sturtevant5.0 mi434
7Pleasant Prairie13.5 mi381
8West Allis22.2 mi324

Top industries

The sectors that employ Racine’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
MFManufacturing25.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance17.7%
EDEducational Services9.2%
AFAccommodation and Food Services8.6%
RTRetail Trade7.9%
PAPublic Administration7.9%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services5.3%
COConstruction3.4%
FIFinance and Insurance3.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Racine

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 1 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps92%
5 Gbps92%
8 Gbps
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