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Racine County Data Profile



Population/Demographics
Population (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008
Racine County 175,034 188,831 199,510
     
Municipalities (ranked by population)



Racine, city 84,298 81,855 82,196
Mount Pleasant, village 20,084 23,142 26,572
Caledonia, village
 20,999 23,61424,220 
Burlington, city 8,851 9,936 10,930
Sturtevant, village  3,803 5,287 6,913 
Waterford, village  2,431 4,048 4,973 
Union Grove, village  3,669 4,322 4,662 
Wind Point, village  1,941 1,8531,792 
Rochester, village  978 1,149 1,149 
Elmwood Park, village  534 474 451 
North Bay, village  246 260 242 



Population/Demographic Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008 % dist (08)
Population by age:



Total 175,034 188,831 195,510 100.0
14 & under 41,240 41,956 40,532
 20.3
15 to 24 23,093 24,610 26,349 13.2
25 to 34 29,847 24,531 24,475 12.3
35 to 44 26,393 32,004 27,578 13.8
45 to 54 18,268 26,267 32,054 16.1
55 to 64 15,103 16,230 23,628 11.8
65 + 21,090 23,233 24,894 12.5
Median age 32.8 36.1 38.5





Population by sex:



Male 84,934 93,457 99,263 49.8
Female 90,100 95,374 100,247 50.2





Population by race:



White N.A. 164,390 172,800 86.6
Black/African American
 N.A. 20,135 21,148 10.6
American Indian N.A. 756 966 0.5
Asian N.A. 1,418 1,697 0.9
Native Hawaiian N.A. 87 102 0.0
Two or more N.A. 2,045 2,797 1.4





Hispanic/Latino (2) 9,034 14,990 20,262 10.2





Housing/Household Characteristics (1,6)
 1990 2000 2008
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 81,545
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
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 99,381 92,409 6,972 7.0
2004 99,273 93,286 5,987 6.0
2005 98,874 92,959 5,915 6.0
2006
 99,75994,187 5,572 5.6
2007 100,45194,787 5,6645.6
2008
 99,975 94,398 5,577 5.6



Payroll Employment by Industry (4)
 1990 2000 2008 % dist. (08)
Total 74,312 79,075 75,492 100.0





Goods Producing 27,612 27,695 21,689 28.7
Natural resource & mining 483 423 360 0.65
Construction 2,833 3,559 2,941 3.9
Manufacturing 24,295 23,714 18,388 24.4





Service providing 46,700 51,380 53,803 71.3
Trade, transportation & utilities 13,100 14,238 14,487 19.2
   Wholesale trade 2,130 2,950 3,337 4.4
   Retail trade 8,802 9,452 9,063 12.0
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 2,168 1,836 2,087 2.8
Information 2,379 785 559 0.7
Financial activities 2,380 2,370 3,006 4.0
   Finance & insurance 1,700 1,671 2,453 3.2
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 680 699 553 0.7
Professional & business services 4,634 6,856 6,702 8.9
   Professional &
   technical services		 1,635 2,010 2,119 2.8
   Management of
   companies		 N.A. 236 203 0.3
   Administrative &
   waste services		 2,741 4,609 4,380 5.8
Educational & health services 7,197 9,246 10,573 14.0
   Educational services 188 285 440 0.6
   Health care & social
   assistance		 7,009 8,961 10,133 13.4
Leisure & hospitality 7,030 5,959 6,818 9.0
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 1,078 1,098 1,171 1.6
   Accommodation &
   food services		 5,953 4,860 5,647 7.5
Other services, excluding public 2,222 2,573 2,273 3.0
Government 7,758 9,349 9,386 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 - 2008 (4)
 Employment Wages
(000)		 Annual
average
earnings		 Average
weekly
earnings
Total 75,9492 $3,112,659 $41,232 $793





Goods Producing 21,689 1,353,887 64,424 1,200
Natural resource & mining 360 11,470 31,883 613
Construction 2,914 135,039 45,919 883
Manufacturing 18,388 2,207,379 65,662 1,263





Service providing 53,3803 1,758,772 32,689 629
Trade, transportation & utilities 14,487 423,469 29,231 562
   Wholesale trade 3,337 153,658 46,044 885
   Retail trade 9,063
 189,605 20,922 402
   Transp., warehousing
   & utilities		 2,087 80,206 38,431 739
Information 559
 23,003 41137 791
Financial activities 3,006 144,748 48,160 926
   Finance & insurance 2,453 129,681 52,873 1,017
   Real estate, rental &
   leasing		 553 15,066 7,249 524
Professional & business services 6,702 219,794 32,796 631
   Professional &
   technical services		 2,0119 101,466 49,300 948
   Management of
   companies		 203 15,944 77,575 1,551
   Administrative &
   waste services		 4,380 99,384 22,691 436
Educational & health services 10,573 404,760 38,283 736
   Educational services 440
 13,306 30,247 582
   Health care & social
   assistance		 10,133 391,453 38,632 743
Leisure & hospitality 6,818 81,316 11,926 229
   Arts, entertainment &
   recreation		 1,171 16,077 13,728 264
   Accommodation &
   food services		 5,647 65,239 11,553 222
Other services, excluding public 2,273 49,272 21,678 417
Government 9,386 412,311
 43,928 845


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 (08-09) 5,4338 30,993 36,331

High School Graduates (07-08) 248 1,941 2,189







Public School Districts with High Schools (8)




District (grade span) Enrollment
08/09		 Student teacher ratio 07/08 Current expenditure per student 07/08 Graduates 07/08 ACT composite score 08/09
Burlington Area (PK-12) 3,614 13.48 $9,748 315 22.4
Racine (PK-12) 21,172 13.06 10,161 1,249 20.6
Union Grove UHS (9-12) 883 14.94 11,353 153 22.0
Waterford UHS (9-12) 1,092 13.30
 10,069 24 23.2


Economy/Income
Personal Income (9)
 Total (000) Per Capita
1997 4,852,414 26,001
1998 5,104,739 27,198
1999 5,176,706 27,483
2000 5,438,798 28,781
2001 5,676,080 29,884
2002 5,844,341 30,541
2003 6,044,209 31,323
2004 6,317,474 32,447
2005
 6,387,665 32,458
2006 6,750,271 34,079
2007
 7,117,503 35,763


Private Nonfarm Establishments (10)
 2000 2007
Total 4,148 4,276




Goods Producing 862 865
Natural resource & mining 8 6
Construction 487 511
Manufacturing 367 348




Service providing 3,286 3,411
Trade, transportation & utilities 1,007 1,014
   Wholesale trade 230 213
   Retail trade 636 647
   Transp., warehousing & utilities 141 154
Information 41 43
Financial activities 361 383
   Finance & insurance 235 248
   Real estate, rental & leasing 126 135
Professional & business services 557 577
   Professional & technical services 328 354
   Management of companies 21 28
   Administrative & waste services 208 195
Educational & health services 395 455
   Educational services 33 38
   Health care & social assistance 362 417
Leisure & hospitality 398 455
   Arts, entertainment & recreation 65 71
   Accommodation & food services 333 384
Other services, excluding public 479 484
Unclassified & auxiliary 48 0




Private establishments 1,000+ employees 4 5




Selected Economic Statistics


Median household income (2008) ($) (11)
 54,541

% of population in poverty (2008) (11)
 9.9%





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+
Johnson/Diversey Inc.
 Commercial cleaning & polymer resin prod.
 500-999
Aurora Health Care Health care services 500-999
Modine Manufacturing
 Auto components
 500-999
Bombardier Motor Corp. of America Marine engines 500-999
Rudd Lighting Inc.
 Lighting fixtures
 250-499
Nestle USA Inc.
 Chocolate 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/sig/dm-demographics.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