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Racine Metro Area Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Racine Area is $27,732, which is about the same as the state average of $27,907 and is about the same as the national average of $28,555. Racine Area median household income is $55,055. On average Racine Area residents spend 23.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is higher than the state average of 21.4 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #149

Racine Area	27,732 USD
Wisconsin	27,907 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Racine Area	32,108 USD
Wisconsin	30,477 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Racine Area	39,352 USD
Wisconsin	36,343 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Racine Area	26,680 USD
Wisconsin	25,134 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #128

Racine Area	55,055 USD
Wisconsin	52,738 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Racine Area	70,116 USD
Wisconsin	68,319 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2005-2009, see rank

Racine Area	1.57%
Wisconsin	20.43%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Racine Area median household income growth rate is since 2005-2009. The Wisconsin and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Racine Area		Wisconsin		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	25.41%	$14,791, see rank	25.59%	$11,413	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.66%	$18,397, see rank	29.74%	$18,277	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	4.90%	$3,697, see rank	2.24%	$3,370	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	20.34%	$20,561, see rank	17.90%	$20,958	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Racine Area	67,271 USD
Wisconsin	67,232 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Racine Area	82,635 USD
Wisconsin	82,125 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Racine Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
White	$59,841, see rank	$55,187	$56,900
Black	$26,151, see rank	$26,968	$35,600
Hispanic	$36,945, see rank	$36,826	$42,396
Asian	$51,458, see rank	$53,887	$73,244
American Indian, Alaska Native	$55,040, see rank	$36,537	$37,170
One Race, Other	$36,861, see rank	$34,348	$40,300
Two or More Races	$39,511, see rank	$41,659	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Racine Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
less than 25	$27,712, see rank	$26,082	$25,788
25 to 44	$61,006, see rank	$58,482	$58,398
45 to 64	$67,478, see rank	$65,718	$65,027
65 or over	$36,959, see rank	$35,445	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Racine Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	152,991, see rank	4,561,244	248,775,628
Male¹	74,996, 49.02%, see rank	49.26%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	51,690, 68.92%, see rank	71.21%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	37, 0.05%, see rank	0.10%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	51,653, 68.87%, see rank	71.11%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	46,301, 89.64%, see rank	91.99%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	5,352, 10.36%, see rank	8.01%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	23,306, 31.08%, see rank	28.79%	30.72%
Female¹	77,995, 50.98%, see rank	50.74%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	48,363, 62.01%, see rank	63.79%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.01%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	48,363, 62.01%, see rank	63.77%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	44,266, 91.53%, see rank	93.65%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	4,097, 8.47%, see rank	6.35%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	29,632, 37.99%, see rank	36.21%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Racine Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	89,005, 100%	2,804,563	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	74,579, 83.79%, see rank	80.43%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	7,356, 8.26%, see rank	8.62%	9.59%
Public Transportation	1,285, 1.44%, see rank	1.84%	5.06%
Walked	1,615, 1.81%, see rank	3.33%	2.78%
Other Means	1,385, 1.56%, see rank	1.70%	1.79%
Worked at Home	2,785, 3.13%, see rank	4.08%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Racine Area	23.4 minutes
Wisconsin	21.4 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Racine Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	90,567	2,852,018	143,435,233
Male¹	46,301, 51.12%, see rank	51.53%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	13,459, 29.07%, see rank	30.59%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	6,321, 13.65%, see rank	12.76%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,814, 14.72%, see rank	16.18%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	341, 0.74%, see rank	1.59%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,510, 9.74%, see rank	7.85%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,014, 25.95%, see rank	24.96%	17.94%
Female¹	44,266, 48.88%, see rank	48.47%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	16,359, 36.96%, see rank	38.18%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	9,076, 20.50%, see rank	21.62%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	13,945, 31.50%, see rank	31.12%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	89, 0.20%, see rank	0.45%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	99, 0.22%, see rank	0.26%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,452, 10.06%, see rank	8.10%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Racine Area	Wisconsin	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	90,567, 100%	2,852,018	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,157, 1.28%, see rank	2.50%	1.96%
Construction	5,349, 5.91%, see rank	5.26%	6.17%
Manufacturing	20,826, 23.00%, see rank	18.38%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	2,047, 2.26%, see rank	2.70%	2.75%
Retail Trade	9,654, 10.66%, see rank	11.34%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,984, 5.50%, see rank	4.34%	4.93%
Information	1,068, 1.18%, see rank	1.67%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4,798, 5.30%, see rank	6.12%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	7,341, 8.11%, see rank	8.05%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	19,204, 21.20%, see rank	23.28%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	6,860, 7.57%, see rank	8.69%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,501, 3.87%, see rank	3.54%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	3,778, 4.17%, see rank	4.15%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Racine Area	%	Wisconsin	U.S.
Population in Poverty	25,174	13.25%, see rank	13.26%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	4,850	9.81%, see rank	8.95%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.