Rice Lake, WI

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2022 Population
8,990
1.57% 1-year growth
US Senator
Ron Johnson
Republican Party
US Senator
Tammy Baldwin
Democratic Party
2022 Median Age
36.6
1.08% 1-year decrease
2022 Poverty Rate
17.8%
8.45% 1-year decrease
2022 Median Household Income
$44,494
7.2% 1-year growth
2022 Median Property Value
$161,900
6.37% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Rice Lake, WI had a population of 8.99k people with a median age of 36.6 and a median household income of $44,494. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Rice Lake, WI grew from 8,851 to 8,990, a 1.57% increase and its median household income grew from $41,505 to $44,494, a 7.2% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Rice Lake, WI are White (Non-Hispanic) (94%), Other (Hispanic) (1.46%), White (Hispanic) (1.38%), Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.89%), and Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (0.857%).

None of the households in Rice Lake, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

98.3% of the residents in Rice Lake, WI are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Rice Lake, WI was $161,900, and the homeownership rate was 54.7%.

Most people in Rice Lake, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 12.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Rice Lake, WI was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Rice Lake, WI is home to a population of 8.99k people, from which 98.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 3.15% of Rice Lake, WI residents were born outside of the country (283 people).

In 2022, there were 64.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.45k people) in Rice Lake, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 131 Other (Hispanic) and 124 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

98.3%
2022 Citizenship
98.2%
2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 98.3% of Rice Lake, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Rice Lake, WI was 98.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rice Lake, WI
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    8.45k ± 237
  2. Other (Hispanic)
    131 ± 164
  3. White (Hispanic)
    124 ± 138
2.84%
Hispanic Population
255 people

In 2022, there were 64.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.45k people) in Rice Lake, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 131 Other (Hispanic) and 124 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

2.84% of the people in Rice Lake, WI are hispanic (255 people).

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Foreign-Born Population

3.15%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
283 people
3.37%
2021 Foreign-Born Population
298 people

As of 2022, 3.15% of Rice Lake, WI residents (283 people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Rice Lake, WI was 3.37%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    133 ± 74
  2. Korea
    77 ± 52
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    69 ± 47

Rice Lake, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.73 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Rice Lake, WI employs 4.11k people. The largest industries in Rice Lake, WI are Manufacturing (847 people), Retail Trade (703 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (623 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($66,110), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,051), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,098).

Occupations

4.11k
2022 Value
± 491
1.99%
1 Year growth
± 16.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Rice Lake, WI grew at a rate of 1.99%, from 4.03k employees to 4.11k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rice Lake, WI, are Production Occupations (578 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (489 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (413 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rice Lake, WI.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

4.11k
2022 Value
± 491
1.99%
1 Year growth
± 16.5%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Rice Lake, WI grew at a rate of 1.99%, from 4.03k employees to 4.11k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rice Lake, WI, are Manufacturing (847 people), Retail Trade (703 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (623 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rice Lake, WI, though some of these residents may live in Rice Lake, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$39,865
Median earning men ± $3,636
$32,986
Median earning women ± $6,231

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Public Administration ($66,334), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($56,571), and Construction ($52,083).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($63,824), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($54,631), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,770).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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1.6%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

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Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Wisconsin went to Joseph R Biden Jr. with 49.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (48.8%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.17%).

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

US Senators from Wisconsin

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Ron Johnson
Senator from Wisconsin3
Assumed office on January 3, 2011
Tammy Baldwin
Senator from Wisconsin1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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US Representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Wisconsin have changed over time starting in 2008.

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Education

Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, 0.697% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.597% of women were in the same situation.

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Educational Attainment

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The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.41M), Some college (1.02M), and Bachelors Degree (921k).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Rice Lake, WI was $161,900 in 2022, which is 0.574 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $152,200 to $161,900, a 6.37% increase. The homeownership rate in Rice Lake, WI is 54.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Rice Lake, WI have an average commute time of 12.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rice Lake, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$161,900
Median Property Value 2022
±$8,521
$2,100
Median Property Taxes
±$328

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Rent vs Own

54.7%
Homeownership
2022
67.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2022

In 2022, 54.7% of the housing units in Rice Lake, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 52.5%.

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Income by Location

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Census Tract 5
Highest Median Household Income (Total)

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Household Income

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$44,494
Median Household Income
± $5,787
3.84k
Number of Households
± 445

In 2022, the median household income of the 3.84k households in Rice Lake, WI grew to $44,494 from the previous year's value of $41,505.

The following chart displays the households in Rice Lake, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rice Lake, WI is from Wisconsin.
0.443
2022 Wage GINI in Wisconsin
0.443
2021 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2022, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.043% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2022
  1. Drove Alone (83.9%)
  2. Carpooled (7.98%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.36%)

In 2022, 83.9% of workers in Rice Lake, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.98%) and those who worked at home (5.36%).

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Commute Time

12.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rice Lake, WI have a shorter commute time (12.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Rice Lake, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Rice Lake, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rice Lake, WI have 2 cars.

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Poverty & Diversity

17.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rice Lake, WI (1.56k out of 8.73k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 18 - 24, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rice Lake, WI is White, followed by Asian and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Health

90.5% of the population of Rice Lake, WI has health coverage, with 42.4% on employee plans, 23.3% on Medicaid, 12.7% on Medicare, 10.8% on non-group plans, and 1.38% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Barron County, WI see 959 patients per year on average, which represents a 5.97% increase from the previous year (905 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1460 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1062 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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959 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Barron County, WI

Primary care physicians in Barron County, WI see an average of 959 patients per year. This represents a 5.97% increase from the previous year (905 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Barron County, WI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 25.5% under 18 years, 23.1% between 18 and 34 years, 32.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 18.5% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

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Uninsured People

9.47%
Uninsured
42.4%
Employer Coverage
23.3%
Medicaid
12.7%
Medicare
10.8%
Non-Group
1.38%
Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rice Lake, WI declined by 17.6% from 11.5% to 9.47%.

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