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Rice Lake Area School District

Rice Lake Area School District is a unified school district in Wisconsin with a community population of 16,833. The median household income is $64,108 and the median age is 41.7.

16,833

Population

76

People / sq mi

$64,108

Median Income

41.7

Median Age

Rice Lake Area School District covers 223 sq mi of land at 75.5 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White91.5%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian67.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$64,108

Median Household Income

$40,049

Per Capita Income

4.4%

Poverty Rate

1.6%

Unemployment

Housing

$230,100

Median Home Value

$871

Median Rent

70.9%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

92.4%

High School+

26.9%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Rice Lake Area School District serves a community with a population of 16,833 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Wisconsin.

The median household income in Rice Lake Area School District is $64,108, with a per capita income of $40,049. The poverty rate is 4.4%.

Rice Lake Area School District is 91.5% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 67.2% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Rice Lake Area School District, 92.4% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 26.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Rice Lake Area School District is $230,100, with a median rent of $871. The homeownership rate is 70.9%.

Data for Rice Lake Area School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 5512810).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.