Racine County, Wisconsin facts for kids

Racine County
	Racine County, Wisconsin
	Map
	; Location in the state of Wisconsin
	; Wisconsin's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	December 7, 1836
Seat	Racine
Largest City	Racine
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 792 sq mi (2,051 km²); 333 sq mi (862 km²); 460 sq mi (1,191 km²), 58%
PopulationEst.; - (2014); - Density	; 195,163; 586/sq mi (226/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
	Website: www.racineco.com

Racine County is a county located in southeastern Wisconsin. As of the 2010 census, its population was 195,408, making it the fifth-most populous county in Wisconsin. Its county seat is Racine. The county was founded in 1836, then a part of the Wisconsin Territory.

Racine County comprises the Racine metropolitan statistical area. It is included in the Milwaukee metropolitan area (Milwaukee-Racine-Waukesha).

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 792 square miles (2,050 km²), of which 333 square miles (860 km²) is land and 460 square miles (1,200 km²) (58%) is water.

The county's unemployment rate was 6.7% in August 2016.

Adjacent counties

Demographics

2000 Census Age Pyramid for Racine County

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1840	3,475	—
1850	14,973	330.9%
1860	21,360	42.7%
1870	26,740	25.2%
1880	30,922	15.6%
1890	36,268	17.3%
1900	45,644	25.9%
1910	57,424	25.8%
1920	78,961	37.5%
1930	90,217	14.3%
1940	94,047	4.2%
1950	109,585	16.5%
1960	141,781	29.4%
1970	170,838	20.5%
1980	173,132	1.3%
1990	175,034	1.1%
2000	188,831	7.9%
2010	195,408	3.5%
Est. 2015	195,080	−0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census 1790–1960 1900–1990 1990–2000 2010–2014

As of the census of 2000, there were 188,831 people, 70,819 households, and 49,856 families residing in the county. The population density was 567 people per square mile (219/km²). There were 74,718 housing units at an average density of 224 per square mile (87/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 83.04% White, 10.47% Black or African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.72% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.69% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. 7.94% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 32.9% were of German, 7.4% Polish and 5.5% Irish ancestry.

There were 70,819 households out of which 34.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.00% were married couples living together, 12.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.60% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county, the population was spread out with 27.00% under the age of 18, 8.30% from 18 to 24, 29.90% from 25 to 44, 22.50% from 45 to 64, and 12.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 98.00 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males.