Racine County, Wisconsin (WI)

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% of renters here:	29%
State:	32%

Racine County:	10.5%
Wisconsin:	10.2%

Type of workers:

Racine County, Wisconsin business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Racine County, Wisconsin:

Median resident age:	36.1 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Males: 93,457	(49.5%)
Females: 95,374	(50.5%)

Racine County:	2.6 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

This county	$51,696
Wisconsin:	$47,105

Racine County	$154,127
Wisconsin:	$152,600

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 3
• Burglaries: 110
• Thefts: 535
• Auto thefts: 41

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 1
• Rapes: 1
• Robberies: 3
• Assaults: 7
• Burglaries: 80
• Thefts: 622
• Auto thefts: 24

Area name: Racine, WI MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Racine County is $538 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $675 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $840 a month.

Cities in this county include: Racine, Caledonia, Mount Pleasant, Burlington, Waterford, Sturtevant, Wind Lake, Union Grove, Raymond, Yorkville.

2005 air pollution in Racine County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.118 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Above U.S. average.
Ozone (8-hour): 0.095 ppm (standard limit: 0.08 ppm). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Kenosha County , Milwaukee County , Walworth County , Waukesha County .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits: Notable locations in Racine County: Racine Country Club (A), Ives Grove Golf Links (B), Camp MacLean (C), Meadowbrook Country Club (D), South Hills Country Club (E), Raymond Town Hall (F), Norwegian Museum (G), Caledonia Town Hall (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Shopping Center: Western Village Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map Churches in Racine County include: United Church (A), Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (B), Raymond United Church of Christ (C), Raymond Seventh Day Adventist Church (D), Raymond Baptist Church (E), Racine Baptist Church (F), Community Church (G), Saint Francis Monastery (H), Caldwell United Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: West Lawn Memorial Cemetery (1), Rooker Cemetery (2), Rochester Cemetery (3), Union Grove Cemetery (4), Sylvania Cemetery (5), Oakwood Cemetery (6), McPherson Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes and reservoirs: Brock Lake (A), Long Lake (B), Leda Lake (C), Rockland Lake (D), Tahoe Lake (E), Horlicks Pond 178 (F), Honey Lake 70 (G), Honey Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Eagle Creek (A), Husher Creek (B), Hoosier Creek (C), Honey Creek (D), Spring Brook (E), Sugar Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map Parks in Racine County include: Green Ridge Park (1), Bushnell Park (2), Caledonia Wildlife Area (3), Karcher Springs State Natural Area (4), Racine County Fairgrounds (5), Sanders Park (6), Cherry Lake Sedge Meadow State Natural Area (7), Skewes Park (8), Sheridan Woods Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map

Here:	5.6%
Wisconsin:	4.6%

Current college students: 8,818
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 82.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 20.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 7,710 (45% naturalized citizens)

Racine County:	4.1%
Whole state:	3.6%

Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 68.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 50,465
• One, attached: 2,513
• Two: 7,469
• 3 or 4: 2,319
• 5 to 9: 3,756
• 10 to 19: 2,990
• 20 or more: 4,409
• Mobile homes: 788
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Housing units in Racine County with a mortgage: 31,051 (3,589 second mortgage, 6,499 home equity loan, 280 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 12,383

Racine County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 1.5 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 8 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/19/1957, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 74,843 (84%) Carpooled: 8,830 (10%) Bus or trolley bus: 1,294 (1%) Streetcar or trolley car: 27 (0%) Subway or elevated: 1 (0%) Railroad: 72 (0%) Ferryboat: 26 (0%) Taxi: 5 (0%) Motorcycle: 78 (0%) Bicycle: 224 (0%) Walked: 1,756 (2%) Other means: 328 (0%) Worked at home: 2,010 (2%)

5.28% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($44,372 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.28%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($245 average AGI)

Racine County:	0.05%
Wisconsin average:	0.08%

3.61% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($29,943 average AGI)
1.62% relocated from other states ($14,183 average AGI)

Racine County:	1.62%
Wisconsin average:	2.00%

from Milwaukee County, WI	1.52% ($48,734 average AGI)
from Kenosha County, WI	0.94% ($38,913)
from Waukesha County, WI	0.39% ($55,030)
from Cook County, IL	0.20% ($47,052)
from Walworth County, WI	0.19% ($41,917)
from Lake County, IL	0.18% ($42,103)
from Dane County, WI	0.08% ($29,914)

5.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($53,510 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.63%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($242 average AGI)

Racine County:	0.04%
Wisconsin average:	0.04%

3.49% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($25,581 average AGI)
2.09% relocated to other states ($27,687 average AGI)

Racine County:	2.09%
Wisconsin average:	2.21%

to Milwaukee County, WI	1.17% ($37,956 average AGI)
to Kenosha County, WI	0.73% ($38,998)
to Waukesha County, WI	0.37% ($53,839)
to Walworth County, WI	0.33% ($39,217)
to Dane County, WI	0.14% ($33,682)
to Cook County, IL	0.11% ($40,171)
to Lake County, IL	0.10% ($44,707)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 14.3
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 13.5

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 8.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.2

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 8.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 9.8

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 28,541 (24,136 aged, 4,405 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 6%

Household type by relationship

• In family households: 158,622 (39,129 male householders, 10,923 female householders)

  39,085 spouses, 59,183 children (54,398 natural, 1,541 adopted, 3,244 stepchildren), 3,153 grandchildren, 1,198 brothers or sisters, 725 parents, 1,923 other relatives, 3,303 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 24,729 (9,303 male householders (7,167 living alone)), 11,441 female householders (10,157 living alone)), 3,985 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 5,480 (3,736 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 20,736 2-persons, 11,378 3-persons, 10,630 4-persons, 4,781 5-persons, 1,687 6-persons, 840 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 17,324 1-person, 3,012 2-persons, 293 3-persons, 84 4-persons, 27 5-persons, 4 6-persons.

33,349 married couples with children.
12,879 single-parent households (2,538 men, 10,341 women).

91.6% of residents of Racine County speak English at home.
5.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (53% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 18% speak English not well, 6% don't speak English at all).
2.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (72% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 20% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.2% of residents speak other language at home (67% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $853,016,000 ($4393 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $38,192,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $437,847,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $176,713,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $4,356,000
Federal grants: $168,431,000
Federal procurement contracts: $37,514,000 ($25,584,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $28,155,000 ($2,693,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $862,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $99,269,000
Federal Government insurance: $56,751,000

Here:	69 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Here:	41 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Here:	+8 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 27.47 millions of gallons per day (14% from ground, 86% from surface)

Here:	6.0
State:	6.1

Here:	4.3
State:	4.1

58% of Racine County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 63% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 62% lived in Wisconsin.

Racine County:	58.2%
State average:	57.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 138034
• Northeast: 2998
• Midwest: 24661
• South: 10165
• West: 3955

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $89,800

Here:	20.5%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Here:	16.8%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Here:	15.9%
Wisconsin:	18.1%

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