Demographics of Racine County, Wisconsin

Racine County, Wisconsin had 198,919 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +858 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Racine County, in four figures

198,919
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +858 people.; 40.5 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,096 ±$2,301
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Racine County, Wisconsin's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Racine County, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Racine County, Wisconsin's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Racine County, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	198,061	100.0	100.0
2021	196,863	99.4	100.2
2022	196,642	99.3	100.7
2023	197,390	99.7	101.6
2024	198,441	100.2	102.5
2025	198,919	100.4	103.1

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Population of Racine County, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	198,061	−160	−39	+1	−163
2021	196,863	−1,198	−141	+89	−1,221
2022	196,642	−221	−182	+490	−405
2023	197,390	+748	+36	+499	+264
2024	198,441	+1,051	−46	+501	+614
2025	198,919	+478	−58	+107	+419

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.5 ±0.2: for men 39.4 ±0.3 and for women 42.0 ±0.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Racine County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	11,218 ±103	5.7% ±0.1	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	33,683 ±1,046	17.1% ±0.5	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	16,067 ±808	8.1% ±0.4	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	48,622 ±852	24.6% ±0.4	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	52,140 ±1,045	26.4% ±0.5	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	35,802 ±1,204	18.1% ±0.6	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,096 ±$2,301, and income per person $41,162 ±$1,061, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Racine County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	9,658 ±784	12.0% ±1.0	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	14,569 ±1,039	18.1% ±1.3	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	14,517 ±1,032	18.1% ±1.3	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	11,459 ±839	14.3% ±1.0	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	15,406 ±998	19.2% ±1.2	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7,731 ±699	9.6% ±0.9	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	7,066 ±554	8.8% ±0.7	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Racine County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	19,848 ±1,956	10.3% ±1.0	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	6,372 ±951	14.5% ±2.1	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	9,787 ±1,111	9.8% ±1.1	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	3,689 ±423	7.6% ±0.9	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Racine County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Racine County	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	85,658 ±182	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.9% ±0.7	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.1% ±0.7	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.0% ±1.2	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	29.0% ±1.3	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$251,400 ±$6,311	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,080 ±$26	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±2	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Racine County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	29,754 ±0	15.1% ±<0.1	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	135,438 ±513	68.6% ±0.3	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	20,442 ±776	10.3% ±0.4	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	2,247 ±317	1.1% ±0.2	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	333 ±130	0.2% ±0.1	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 327	0% to 0.2%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	783 ±350	0.4% ±0.2	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	8,374 ±929	4.2% ±0.5	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Racine County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	141,425 ±1,801	71.6% ±0.9	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	44,291 ±1,747	22.4% ±0.9	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	2,041 ±393	1.0% ±0.2	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	9,775 ±989	4.9% ±0.5	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	4,411 ±553	2.2% ±0.3	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	5,364 ±867	2.7% ±0.4	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Racine County among the counties of Wisconsin

5th of 72 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Counties of Wisconsin near Racine County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Milwaukee County	924,216	−1.5%
Dane County	590,375	+4.9%
Waukesha County	417,210	+2.4%
Brown County	275,803	+2.5%
Racine County	198,919	+0.4%
Outagamie County	195,894	+2.6%
Winnebago County	174,218	+1.4%
Kenosha County	168,448	−0.4%
Rock County	166,472	+1.7%
Marathon County	139,432	+1.0%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026