Waukesha County vs. Racine County
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Waukesha County (WI) Racine County (WI)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019) 403,072 196,584
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019) 3.4% 0.6%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019) 389,938 195,428
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 389,891 195,408
Persons under 5 years, percent 5.2% 6.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent 21.5% 23.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 18.7% 16.5%
Female persons, percent 50.8% 50.5%
White alone, percent 92.6% 83.4%
Black or African American alone, percent 1.7% 12.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent 0.3% 0.7%
Asian alone, percent 3.9% 1.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent 0.1% 0.1%
Two or More Races, percent 1.5% 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent 4.8% 13.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 88.2% 71.7%
Veterans, 2014-2018 21,491 12,383
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018 5.2% 4.7%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018) 166,643 82,907
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018 76.4% 67.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018 $272,100 $169,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018 $1,806 $1,454
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018 $662 $585
Median gross rent, 2014-2018 $1,014 $855
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013 22.6% 27.2%
Building permits, 2018 1,580 379
Households, 2014-2018 157,548 76,384
Persons per household, 2014-2018 2.50 2.49
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018 88.5% 87.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018 7.2% 8.8%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018 92.7% 88.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018 88.8% 80.8%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 96.1% 90.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018 43.8% 24.7%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018 5.8% 9.2%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 3.8% 6.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 68.2% 64.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018 62.9% 61.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000) 725,232 251,682
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000) 2,722,545 764,397
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000) 15,221,210 8,100,087
Total merchant wholesaler sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,986,149 1,702,469
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000) 6,616,826 2,181,963
Total retail sales per capita, 2012 $16,867 $11,201
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018 23.9 24.3
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $84,331 $59,749
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018 $44,301 $30,386
Persons in poverty, percent 5.0% 12.6%
Total employer establishments, 2017 12,651 4,036
Total employment, 2017 239,766 66,364
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000) 13,086,155 3,116,064
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017 0.1% -0.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017 28,124 9,802
All firms, 2012 35,566 12,568
Men-owned firms, 2012 20,304 6,366
Women-owned firms, 2012 10,082 4,483
Minority-owned firms, 2012 1,895 1,970
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012 32,227 10,050
Veteran-owned firms, 2012 3,090 1,122
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012 29,954 10,808
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 3.8%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.3% 0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 2.2% 2.2%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.0% 0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 2.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 24.7% 26.2%
Population per square mile, 2010 709.4 587.7
Land area in square miles, 2010 549.57 332.50
Source: United States Census Bureau
About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Waukesha county (WI) and Racine county (WI) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.