Racine is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 81,827 people and 25 constituent 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 predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Racine is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Racine who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.65%), sales jobs (9.86%), and management occupations (5.95%).

Racine Information and Demographics

In terms of college education, Racine is nearly on par with the US average for all cities of 14.96%: 15.59% of adults 25 and older in Racine have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Racine in 2000 was $17,705, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $70,820 for a family of four.

Racine is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Racine home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Racine is White, followed by 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 13.91% of the city's residents. Important ancestries of people in Racine include German, Polish, Danish, Irish, Italian, Norwegian, and English.

The most common language spoken in Racine is English. Some people also speak Spanish.