Racine, Wisconsin

Racine population, 2020 to 2024

Racine lost 106 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.1%. In the latest year it moved by +678. Among 157 Wisconsin places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 106th; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Wisconsin has 12,527 people, so Racine is 6.2 times that size.

Racine covers 15.47 square miles of land and 0.19 of water, for 5,046 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so Racine is denser than the typical town.

What county Racine is in

All of Racine's residents live in Racine County, which had 198,651 residents in 2024. Racine holds 39.3% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Racine

5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Racine by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 53402, 53403, 53404, 53405, 53406. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Racine is

The Census internal point of Racine is at 42.725600, -87.814200. Madison, the capital, is 83.0 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Kenosha, WI (99,578 people), 10.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Milwaukee, WI, 24.6 miles away.

Daylight in Racine

At 42.73° N, Racine gets about 15 h 20 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 02 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 18 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Racine

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Mount Pleasant, 3.8 miles away, with 28,184 people.