City in Barron County, Wisconsin · 8.9 sq mi · 1,000 people per sq mi
8,855 people live in Rice Lake. The typical household earns $52,417, and the median resident is 36 years old.
2026 projection
From 9,040 in 2020
Poverty rate 12.93%
Men 33.3 · Women 39.9
1880–2026
8,855
2026 projection
2% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates, including 2010–2020 intercensal estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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1880–2026
8,855
2026 projection
2% since 2020 (decrease)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts and annual estimates, including 2010–2020 intercensal estimates. 2026 is a projection. Values between recorded years are interpolated.
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| 2026 | 8,855 | -27 | 0.30% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,882 | -75 | 0.84% |
| 2024 | 8,957 | -68 | 0.75% |
| 2023 | 9,025 | -14 | 0.15% |
| 2022 | 9,039 | 0 | 0.00% |
| 2021 | 9,039 | -1 | 0.01% |
| 2020 | 9,040 | +36 | 0.40% |
| 2019 | 9,004 | +172 | 1.95% |
| 2018 | 8,832 | +139 | 1.60% |
| 2017 | 8,693 | +21 | 0.24% |
Showing 10 of 30 years.
The 2020 row compares the April 1 Census count with the July 1, 2019 estimate (about nine months). Its Growth and Annual change therefore do not represent a full year.
Rice Lake has a population change lower than Barron County, Wisconsin, and the U.S.
Change from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2025 population estimates—not annualized growth or site projections.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. U.S. totals are summed from the 50 states and D.C.; unavailable comparisons are omitted.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S0101
Each square is about 1% of residents (roughly 90 people).
Hispanic or Latino residents can be of any race. All other groups exclude Hispanic residents.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table B03002
Half of households earn more, half earn less
Typical yearly pay for a worker 25 or older.
About 1 in 8 residents
42% of residents age 15 and older are married.
| Status | Overall | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Married | 42% | 45% | 40% |
| Never married | 36% | 42% | 31% |
| Divorced | 12% | 9% | 15% |
| Widowed | 7% | 2% | 13% |
| Separated | 2% | 3% | 2% |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 ACS 5-year estimates · Table S1201
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