Racine is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 76,462 people and 20 associated neighborhoods, Racine is the fifth largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Racine is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Racine is a city of service providers, sales and office workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Racine who work in office and administrative support (10.61%), sales jobs (7.76%), and management occupations (6.70%). In terms of college education, Racine is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 21.84%: 20.98% of adults 25 and older in Racine have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in Racine in 2022 was $27,087, which is low income relative to Wisconsin, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $108,348 for a family of four. However, Racine contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Racine is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Racine home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Racine residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Racine also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.36% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Racine include German, Irish, Polish, Italian, and English. The most common language spoken in Racine is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
