Population

77,908

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$166,500

Owner-occupied units

Racine, WI

Wisconsin · 42.726° N, 87.814° W · 15 sq mi

Racine is a city in Wisconsin, with a population of 77,908 and about 5,035 residents per square mile. The median household earns $57,740 a year, and the median home is worth $166,500.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

15 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

5,035

People per square mile

Rank by population

#510

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#733

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$57,740

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,033

Per month

Homeownership

60.2%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

22.5 min

One way

People

Median age

34.7

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

21.4%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

5.9%

Households

31,970

2.39 people each

What people here do for work

Manufacturing 21.6^%

Education & health care 21^%

Retail trade 13.3^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.7^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Wisconsin

Name

Diane Hendricks

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$21.9B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Afton

Source of wealth

Building supplies

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Wisconsin · private sector

Employer

Aurora Health Care

Sector

Healthcare

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Wisconsin

Company

Fiserv

Revenue

$20.5B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Milwaukee

Ticker

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Wisconsin

State bird

American Robin

State flower

Wood Violet

State capital

Madison

Nickname

The Badger State

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