Racine, WI Profile

Racine, WI, population 79,392, is located in Wisconsin's Racine county, about 22.5 miles from Milwaukee and 61.0 miles from Chicago.

Through the 90's Racine's population has declined by about 3%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of this decade the population of Racine has declined by about 3%.

Racine's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Wisconsin's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Racine tend to be much higher than Wisconsin's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	49%
	Females	51%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	69%
	African American	20%
	Native American	0%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	10%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	33.10
	Males	31.40
	Females	34.70

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	16.00%	Under 20:	15.00%
20 to 40	14.00%	20 to 40:	15.00%
40 to 60	12.00%	40 to 60:	12.00%
Over 60	6.00%	Over 60:	9.00%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	81,855	N/A
2001	81,053	-0.98%
2002	80,746	-0.38%
2003	80,436	-0.38%
2004	79,875	-0.70%
2005	79,392	-0.60%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$37,164

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	741
2002	489
2003	391
2004	428
2005	486
2006	596
2007	639
2008	659

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Murder, Man-Slaughter	4	2	3	5	16	7	7	10
Forcible Rape	22	26	22	18	31	16	27	19
Robbery	340	226	205	228	242	245	281	293
Aggravated Assault	245	152	87	95	102	207	192	220

Property Crimes

Rate Per 100K People
2001	6,430
2002	5,241
2003	5,285
2004	5,642
2005	5,661
2006	5,765
2007	5,017
2008	4,780

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Offense	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Burglary	1,174	967	836	1,017	982	1113	945	1299
Larceny, Theft	3,622	3,027	3,055	3,159	3,235	3116	2766	2431
Motor Vehicle Theft	505	358	399	383	340	365	267	200
Arson	24	16	-	22	25	19	26	26