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Racine County Data Profile



Population/Demographics
Population (1,6)
 1990 2000 2006
Racine County 175,034 188,831 196,096
     
Municipalities (ranked by population)



Racine, city 84,298 81,855 79,592
Mount Pleasant, village 20,084 23,142 25,828
Caledonia, village
 20,999 23,614 24,427 
Burlington, city 8,851 9,936 10,524
Sturtevant, village  3,803 5,287 6,446 
Union Grove, village  3,669 4,322 4,859 
Waterford, village  2,431 4,048 4,754 
Wind Point, village  1,941 1,853 1,829 
Rochester, village  978 1,149 1,169 
Elmwood Park, village  534 474 462 
North Bay, village  246 260 252 



Population/Demographic Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2006 % dist (06)
Population by age:



Total 175,034 188,831 196,096 100.0
14 & under 41,240 41,956 40,001
 20.4
15 to 24 23,093 24,610 26,913 13.7
25 to 34 29,847 24,531 23,961 12.2
35 to 44 26,393 32,004 29,336 15.0
45 to 54 18,268 26,267 30,687 15.7
55 to 64 15,103 16,230 21,528 11.0
65 + 21,090 23,233 23,670 12.1
Median age 32.8 36.1 37.7





Population by sex:



Male 84,934 93,457 97,517 49.7
Female 90,100 95,374 98,579 50.3





Population by race:



White N.A. 164,390 169,835 86.6
Black N.A. 20,135 20,983 10.7
American Indian N.A. 756 886 0.5
Asian N.A. 1,418 1,776 0.9
Native Hawaiian N.A. 87 89 0.1
Two or more N.A. 2,045 2,527 1.3





Hispanic/Latino (2) 9,034 14,990 18,818 9.6





Housing/Household Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2006
Households 63,736 70,819 N.A.
Persons per household 2.70 2.59 N.A.





Housing Occupancy



All housing units 66,945 74,718 80,130
Occupied housing units 63,736 70,819 N.A.
Vacant housing units 3,209 3,899 N.A.





Housing Tenure



Occupied housing units 63,736 70,819 N.A.
Owner-occupied housing units 43,555 50,004 N.A.
Renter-occupied housing units 20,181 20,815 N.A.


Labor Force
Labor Market (3)
 Labor Force Employment Unemployed % Unemployed
1995 93,471 89,355 4,116 4.4
1996 93,727 89,676 4,051 4.3
1997 94,112 90,222 3,890 4.1
1998 93,604 89,909 3,695 3.9
1999 93,468 89,334 4,134 4.4
2000 99,858 95,976 3,882 3.9
2001 100,007 94,493 5,514 5.5
2002 99,314 92,969 6,345 6.4
2003 99,526 92,551 6,975 7.0
2004 99,375 93,372 6,003 6.0
2005 98,914 92,987 5,927 6.0
2006
 98,96193,327 5,634 5.7



Payroll Employment by Industry (4)
 1990 2000 2006 % dist. (06)
Total 74,312 79,075 76,088 100.0





Goods Producing 27,612 27,695 22,632 29.7
Natural resource & mining 483 423 443 0.6
Construction 2,833 3,559 3,327 4.4
Manufacturing 24,295 23,714 18,862 24.8





Service providing 46,700 51,380 53,456 70.3
Trade, transportation & utilities 13,100 14,238 14,860 19.5
   Wholesale trade 2,130 2,950 3,680 4.8
   Retail trade 8,802 9,452 9,138 12.0
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 2,168 1,836 2,042 2.7
Information 2,379 785 530 0.7
Financial activities 2,380 2,370 2,639 3.5
   Finance & insurance 1,700 1,671 2,041 2.7
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 680 699 598 0.8
Professional & business services 4,634 6,856 6,711 8.8
   Professional &
   technical services		 1,635 2,010 2,083 2.7
   Management of
   companies		 N.A. 236 221 0.3
   Administrative &
   waste services		 2,741 4,609 4,406 5.8
Educational & health services 7,197 9,246 10,041 13.2
   Educational services 188 285 390 0.5
   Health care & social
   assistance		 7,009 8,961 9,651 12.7
Leisure & hospitality 7,030 5,959 6,857 9.0
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 1,078 1,098 1,145 1.5
   Accommodation &
   food services		 5,953 4,860 5,712 7.5
Other services, excluding public 2,222 2,573 2,383 3.1
Government 7,758 9,349 9,434 12.4





Employment by Occupation (5)
 2000 % dist.

Employed population 16 years and over 91,021 100.0

Management occupations 7,928 8.7

Business & financial operations occupations 3,319 3.6

Computer & mathematical occupations 1424 1.6

Architecture & engineering occupations 2085 2.3

Life, physical & social science occupations 812 0.9

Community & social services occupations 1247 1.4

Legal occupations 637 0.7

Education, training & library occupations 4,730 5.2

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media occ. 1466 1.6

Healthcare Practitioner & technical occupations 4,261 4.7

Healthcare support occupations 2,341 2.6

Protective service occupations 1,753 1.9

Food preparation & serving related occupations 3,726 4.1

Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance occ. 2,398 2.6

Personal care & service occupations 1,815 2.0

Sales & related occupations 9,202 10.1

Office & administrative support occupations 14,109 15.5

Farming, fishing & forestry occupations 192 0.2

Construction & extractive occupations 4,395 4.8

Installation, maintenance & repair occupations 3,823 4.2

Production occupations 13,544 14.9

Transportation & material moving occupations 5,814 6.4






Worker Earnings by Industry - 2006 (4)
 Employment Wages
(000)		 Annual
average
earnings		 Average
weekly
earnings
Total 76,088 $2,967,252 $38,998 $750





Goods Producing 22,632 1,303,093 57,578 1,107
Natural resource & mining 443 13,711 30,961 595
Construction 3,327 137,817 41,421 797
Manufacturing 18,862 1,151,565 61,043 1,174





Service providing 53,456 1,664,158 31,131 599
Trade, transportation & utilities 14,860 421,486 28,364 545
   Wholesale trade 3,680 161,195 43,802 842
   Retail trade 9,138
 184,073 20,145 387
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 2,042 76,218 37,325 718
Information 530 21,483 40,502 779
Financial activities 2,639 104,767 39,701 763
   Finance & insurance 2,041 90,172 44,189 850
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 598 14,595 24,393 469
Professional & business services 6,711 211,266 31,481 605
   Professional &
   technical services		 2,083 100,055 48,028 924
   Management of
   companies		 221 18,925 85,570 1,646
   Administrative &
   waste services		 4,406 92,286 20,944 403
Educational & health services 10,041 393,444 39,183 754
   Educational services 390
 11,492 29,485 567
   Health care & social
   assistance		 9,651 381,952 39,575 761
Leisure & hospitality 6,857 79,642 11,615 223
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 1,145 17,111 14,948 287
   Accommodation &
   food services		 5,712 62,531 10,947 211
Other services, excluding public 2,383 54,815 23,002 442
Government 9,434 377,255 39,989 769


Education
Educational Attainment (6)
 1990 2000 % change

Population 25 years & over 110,593 122,356 10.6

Less than 9th grade 9,567 6,310 -34.0

9th to 12th grade, no diploma 16,554 14,604 -11.8

High school graduate (incl. equivalency) 38,863 39,758 2.3

Some college, no degree 20,276 27,879 37.5

Associates degree 7,134 9,006 26.2

Bachelor’s degree 12,740 17,082 34.1

Graduate or professional degree 5,459 7,717 41.4







% high school graduate or higher 76.4 82.9 -

% bachelor’s degree or higher 16.5 20.3 -







Primary & Secondary Education (7)
 Private Public Total

Enrollment (06-07) 5,454 31,368 36,822

High School Graduates (05-06) 268 1,896 2,164







Public School Districts with High Schools (8)




District (grade span) Enrollment
06/07		 Student teacher ratio 05/06 Current expenditure per student 05/06 Graduates 05/06 ACT composite score 05/06
Burlington Area (PK-12) 3,595 13.45 8,359 272 22.07
Racine (PK-12) 21,696 13.59 9,636 1,211 21.09
Union Grove UHS (9-12) 782 13.80 9,117 170 22.32
Waterford UHS (9-12) 1,068 13.44 8,660 243 22.92


Economy/Income
Personal Income (9)
 Total (000) Per Capita
1995 $4,318,262 $23,366
1996 4,547,094 24,492
1997 4,852,414 26,001
1998 5,104,739 27,198
1999 5,176,706 27,483
2000 5,438,798 28,774
2001 5,676,080 29,929
2002 5,844,341 30,625
2003 6,044,209 31,447
2004 6,303,589 32,571
2006
 6,574,276 33,676

Private Nonfarm Establishments (10)
 2000 2005
Total 4,148 4,346



Goods Producing 862 892
Natural resource & mining 8 7
Construction 487 538
Manufacturing 367 347



Service providing 3,286 3,454
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,007 1,041
   Wholesale trade 230 210
   Retail trade 636 687
   Transp., warehousing & utilities 141 144
Information 41 48
Financial activities 361 363
   Finance & insurance 235 238
   Real estate, rental & leasing 126 125
Professional & business services 557 582
   Professional & technical services 328 358
   Management of companies 21 26
   Administrative & waste services 208 198
Educational & health services 395 455
   Educational services 33 38
   Health care & social assistance 362 417
Leisure & hospitality 398 469
   Arts, entertainment & recreation 65 79
   Accommodation & food services 333 390
Other services, excluding public 479 483
Unclassified & auxiliary 48 13



Private establishments 1,000+ employees 4 5



Selected Economic Statistics

Median household income (2006) ($) (11)
 50,758
% of population in poverty (2006) (11)
 11.3%



Manufacturing shipments (2002) ($000) (12)
 6,453,584
Wholesale sales (2002) ($000) (12)
 3,341,343
Retail sales (2002) ($000) (12)
 1,895,046
Retail sales per capita (2002) ($) (12)
 9,924


Major Private Sector Employers (13)
Company Product or service Employment range
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare Health care services 1000+
S.C. Johnson & Son Inc. Household products 1000+
CNH America Farm machinery 1000+
Emerson Electric Co. Household appliances 1000+
Modine Manufacturing Co. Auto components 500-999
Aurora Health Care Health care services 500-999
Johnson/Diversy Inc. Building maintainence products 500-999
Bombardier Motor Corp. of America Marine engines 500-999
Nestle USA Inc. Chocolate 250-499
Rudd Lighting Inc. Lighting fixtures 250-499
Notes & Sources
(1) U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, www.census.gov/popest/estimates.php
(2) Persons of Hispanic/Latino origin may be of any race
(3) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS), www.bls.gov/lau/home.htm
(4) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment & Wages (QCEW), www.bls.gov/cew/home.htm
(5) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), www.bls.gov/oes/home.htm
(6) U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 & 2000 Decennial Census, factfinder.census.gov
(7) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, dpi.wi.gov/stats.html
(8) Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, data.dpi.state.wi.us/data/selschool.asp
(9) U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts, www.bea.gov/bea/regional/reis
(10) U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, www.census.gov/epcd/cbp/view/cbpview.html
(11) U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, www.census.gov/acs/www/
(12) U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Economic Census, www.census.gov/econ/census02
(13) Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, worknet.wisconsin.gov/worknet/largemp.aspx?menuselection=ed