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42.78° N · 87.77° W · GEOID 5587700

Wind Point

Racine County, Wisconsin · part of the Racine, WI metro

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Wind Point is home to 1,531 people. Median household income is $142,955 a year and median rent is $2,200 a month, 18.5% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $306,600, about 2.1x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,200
61% above the median place
Median household income
$142,955
78% above the median place
Median home value
$306,600
4% below the median place
Unemployment
4.4%
10% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Wind Point

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $265 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 158 Wisconsin places.
  • 98% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 158 Wisconsin places.
  • The median resident is 54 years old, older than in 96% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 158 Wisconsin places.
  • The median home is worth 2.1 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 92% of places its size. It is the 2nd-lowest of 158 Wisconsin places.
  • Median rent is $2,200 a month, higher than in 88% of places its size. It is the highest of 158 Wisconsin places.
01

Moving to Wind Point

Racine County gains about 3.0 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in7,783
Moved out7,274
Net+509

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within Wisconsin, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within WisconsinOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$67K
Leavers$63K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Racine County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 1.3% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Racine County report $67,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $62,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$88,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,200 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,935 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $306,600.
Getting to work
28 minutes each way on average; 16.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Flossmoor, IL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
5.0%
13% below the median place
Moved from another state1
1.3%
35% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
3.0
above the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureWind PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year15.0%13% below
Moved from another state1County figure1.3%35% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure3.0above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$67,1425% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$62,74311% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 97.7%, 47% above the median place.

Wind Point18.5%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$88,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.5%
9% below the median place
Home price to income
2.1x
44% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
18%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$120,500
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Wind Point, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Northville, MI13.4% vs 18.5%$3,800Compare
Summit, WI13.8% vs 18.5%$4,700Compare
Wyndmoor, PA11.5% vs 18.5%$14,100Compare

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Homeownership1
97.7%
47% above the median place
Property tax rate1
1.3%
40% above the median place
Median year built1
1974
0% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureWind PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,20061% above
Rent to income118.5%9% below
Property tax rate11.3%40% above
Home price to income12.1x44% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure96.05% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,28321% below
Property tax paid (median)1$3,89619% above
Median home value1$306,6004% below
Home prices, 1-year change4County figure7.9%149% above
Home prices, 5-year change4County figure57.3%11% above
Homeownership197.7%47% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure43.1%15% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,9353% above
Vacant homes1County figure6.1%13% below
Median year built119740% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $98,652, 146% above the median place.

Income per person1
$98,652
146% above the median place
Median household income1
$142,955
78% above the median place
Mean commute1
28 min
13% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureWind PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$142,95578% above
Income per person1$98,652146% above
Unemployment1County figure4.4%10% below
Average annual pay5County figure$64,9282% below
Pay growth, 1 year5County figure6.2%68% above
Jobs5County figure75,87350% below
Poverty rate1County figure10.3%4% below
Mean commute128 min13% above
Works from home116.9%36% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.9%2% above
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 99.4%, 8% above the median place.

High school or higher1
99.4%
8% above the median place
No health insurance1
1.6%
75% below the median place
Median age1
54.0
38% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Household size2.0 −18%
Bachelor's or higher67.6% 2.1×
Homes with broadband97.2% +5%
Born abroad7.2% −19%
All 9 people measures
MeasureWind PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,5316646th largest
Population change since 20206-2.0%below (median 1.1%)
Median age154.038% above
Bachelor's or higher167.6%111% above
High school or higher199.4%8% above
Household size12.018% below
Born abroad17.2%19% below
No health insurance11.6%75% below
Homes with broadband197.2%5% above
05

Life in Wind Point

2 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

  • Johnson, Herbert F., House listed 1975Landmark
  • KATE KELLY (Shipwreck) listed 2007

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents19.6 +93%
Playgrounds per 10k13.1 +39%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars20.4 −2%
Shops26.1 −14%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics17.6 −13%
Child care centers2.3 +0%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
51
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
25,125
above the median place (median 4,897)
Shops per 10k8
26.1
14% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureWind PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure51above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure25,125above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure14.28% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure20.42% below
Shops per 10k8County figure26.114% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure17.613% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.30% above
Parks per 10k919.693% above
Playgrounds per 10k913.139% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10285% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

January average low is 14°F, 43% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Wind Point. Larger places are fetched first.

January average low12
14°F
43% below the median place
Average temperature12
48°F
13% below the median place
July average high12
82°F
5% below the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureWind PointAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure82°F5% below
January average low12County figure14°F43% below
Average temperature12County figure48°F13% below
Annual precipitation12County figure35.3 in19% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure85.48% below
Hurricane risk13County figure19.473% below
Tornado risk13County figure93.114% above
Wildfire risk13County figure29.851% below
Heat wave risk13County figure83.08% below
Median air quality index14County figure415% below
Good air days14County figure75.9%11% above
08

Wind Point in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 18% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,200/mo (2024)$2,830/mo$2,320 to $3,440/mo+4.3%
Median household income$142,955 (2024)$181,000$153,000 to $214,000+4.0%
Median home value$306,600 (2024)$425,000$308,000 to $585,000+5.6%
Population1,620 (2025)1,6201,550 to 1,690−0.0%

The median home would be worth 2.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.1 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Wind Point

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Flossmoor, IL$2,164$133,663Compare
Parole, MD$2,306$120,361Compare
Bainbridge, OH$2,238$144,167Compare
Richboro, PA$2,025$159,007Compare
Richboro, PABainbridge, OHParole, MDFlossmoor, ILWind Point, WIWind PointFlossmoorParoleBainbridgeWind PointFlossmoorParoleBainbridge

Common questions

Is Wind Point a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $265 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 98% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 158 Wisconsin places. 98% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 158 Wisconsin places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Wind Point expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.5% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $306,600.

What salary do you need to live in Wind Point?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $88,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Wind Point?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Flossmoor, IL, Parole, MD, Bainbridge, OH and Richboro, PA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  5. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  6. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Wind Point with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Wind Point itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/wind-point-wisconsin

Citytistics. “Wind Point, Wisconsin.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/wind-point-wisconsin/

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.