2020 census As of the
2020 census, Rice Lake had a population of 4,112. The median age was 44.6 years. 19.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 18.3% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 105.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 105.9 males age 18 and over. 22.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 77.1% lived in rural areas. There were 1,670 households in Rice Lake, of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 58.1% were married-couple households, 17.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 15.7% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 23.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. There were 1,743 housing units, of which 4.2% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 0.1% and the rental vacancy rate was 6.2%.
2000 census As of the
census of 2000, there were 4,139 people, 1,494 households, and 1,177 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 1,518 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 97.83%
White, 0.29%
African American, 0.58%
Native American, 0.24%
Asian, 0.10%
Pacific Islander, 0.10% from
other races, and 0.87% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 0.41% of the population. There were 1,494 households, out of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.8% were
married couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 16.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.10. In the township the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $51,341, and the median income for a family was $55,357. Males had a median income of $39,894 versus $28,095 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $18,857. About 4.7% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 6.5% of those age 65 or over. ==Politics==