2024 population: 139,412 ( 204 from 2020)
Land area: 1003.8 square miles
Population density: 138.9 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	123,672	88.71%	1.3%
Black:	2,224	1.60%	12.0%
Indian:	506	0.36%	0.2%
Asian:	6,325	4.54%	5.7%
2+ races:	2,878	2.06%	14.7%
Hispanic:	3,807	2.73%	15.8%

Total non-White:	15,740	11.29%	10.3%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	5,211	9.3
Deaths:	5,805	10.4
Net Migration:	-18	-0.0
Net Immigration:	400	0.7

Change in White population:	-1,671	-1.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	1,467	1.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
139,616
125,343	89.78%
1,985	1.42%
505	0.36%
5,985	4.29%
2,510	1.80%
3,288	2.36%
14,273	10.22%

2010
133,665
122,899	91.95%
1,651	1.24%
469	0.35%
4,842	3.62%
1,841	1.38%
1,873	1.40%
10,766	8.05%

2000
126,838
119,670	94.35%
1,033	0.81%
442	0.35%
3,443	2.71%
1,075	0.85%
1,111	0.88%
7,168	5.65%

1990
116,401
111,959	96.18%
439	0.38%
504	0.43%
2,751	2.36%
n/a
748	0.64%
4,442	3.82%

1980
109,438
108,094	98.77%
166	0.15%
352	0.32%
301	0.28%
n/a
492	0.45%
1,344	1.23%

1970
98,024
97,423	99.39%
77	0.08%
153	0.16%
112	0.11%
n/a
205	0.21%
601	0.61%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
13,220	9.9
10,773	8.1
231	0.2
341	0.3

2,444	1.8
3,507	2.6

Number	Rate
2000's
13,912	11.0
10,046	7.9
2,349	1.9
656	0.5

3,229	2.5
3,598	2.8

Number	Rate
1990's
15,461	13.3
10,655	9.2
956	0.8
519	0.4

7,711	6.6
2,726	2.3

Number	Rate
1980's
16,831	15.4
9,838	9.0
57	0.1
n/a

3,865	3.5
3,098	2.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,860	5.0
n/a

10,671	10.9
743	0.8

Age, Family & Household Data for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
37.7
27,561	9.9%
251,467	90.1%
24,709	8.9%

58,207
2.30

32,629	56.1%
25,875	79.3%
2,357	7.2%
25,578	43.9%

2010
Number	Percent
36.4
28,865	21.6%
104,800	78.4%
18,508	13.8%

53,986
2.37

32,765	60.7%
25,974	79.3%
2,968	9.1%
21,221	39.3%

2000
Number	Percent
34.3
30,657	24.2%
96,181	75.8%
16,638	13.1%

49,238
2.46

31,230	63.4%
25,598	82.0%
2,622	8.4%
18,008	36.6%

1990
Number	Percent
31.6
29,381	25.2%
87,020	74.8%
15,463	13.3%

43,702
2.55

29,182	66.8%
24,531	84.1%
2,290	7.8%
14,520	33.2%

1980
Number	Percent
28.4
29,111	26.6%
80,327	73.4%
13,718	12.5%

38,341
2.72

26,861	70.1%
23,368	87.0%
1,679	6.3%
11,480	29.9%

2022 Housing Data for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,428	4.2%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,061	3.5%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,680	2.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	2,421	4.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	2,545	4.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	2,089	3.6%
$35,000 to $39,999	2,250	3.9%
$40,000 to $44,999	2,488	4.3%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,420	4.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,034	8.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	5,955	10.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	8,365	14.4%
$100,000 to $124,999	6,000	10.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	4,163	7.2%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,214	7.2%
$200,000 or more	4,094	7.0%

Median Household Income	69,123
Per Capita Income	39,476

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	83

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,150	3.7%
Public Assistance	820	1.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	4,743	8.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	68,394	77.7%
Unemployed	2,038	2.3%
In Armed Forces	148	0.2%

Total Labor Force	70,580	80.2%
Not in Labor Force	17,448	19.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		22.1%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	27,295	22,240	55.1%
Non-Profit	2,986	6,817	30.5%
Self-Employed	3,192	1,999	61.5%

Local Government	1,562	3,176	33.0%
State Government	1,504	1,672	47.4%
Federal Government	565	557	50.4%

Total Private + Self	30,487	24,239	55.7%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	6,617	12,222	35.1%
Total	37,104	36,461	50.4%

Pct. Govt.	12.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	10,845	14.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	15,402	20.9%
Professional, Technical	17,661	24.0%
Service Occupations	12,217	16.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	266	0.4%
All others	17,590	23.9%

White Collar		59.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	13,982	19.0%
Retail trade	10,892	14.8%
Manufacturing	8,814	12.0%
Educational services	7,186	9.7%
Accommodation and food services	5,002	6.8%
Construction	4,188	5.7%
Finance and insurance	3,486	4.7%
Other services	3,057	4.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	2,884	3.9%
Wholesale trade	2,663	3.6%
Public administration	2,569	3.5%
Transportation and warehousing	2,346	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	2,245	3.0%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,047	1.4%
Information	1,019	1.4%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	894	1.2%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	869	1.2%
Utilities	509	0.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	34	0.0%
Management	29	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	1,505	1.08%
Puerto Rican	386	0.28%
Cuban	135	0.10%
Dominican	52	0.04%

Total Central American	178	0.13%
Costa Rican	9	0.01%
Guatemalan	79	0.06%
Honduran	31	0.02%
Nicaraguan	10	0.01%
Panamanian	49	0.04%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	387	0.28%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	45	0.03%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	166	0.12%
Ecuadorian	34	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	124	0.09%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	18	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	294	0.21%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Hmong	3,474	2.50%
Filipino	446	0.32%
Chinese	442	0.32%
Indian	344	0.25%
Korean	193	0.14%
Japanese	160	0.12%
Laotian	87	0.06%
Vietnamese	79	0.06%
Bangladeshi	61	0.04%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	125,466	94.9%
Other Asian	2,753	2.1%
Spanish	2,118	1.6%
German, other Germanic	574	0.4%
Other Indo-European	331	0.3%
French, Haitian, Cajun	245	0.2%
Chinese	208	0.2%
Tagalog	157	0.1%
Other	123	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	57,442	41.3%
Norwegian	23,888	17.2%
Irish	18,686	13.4%
English	9,349	6.7%
Polish	7,206	5.2%
Italian	3,658	2.6%
American	3,464	2.5%
French	3,363	2.4%
Swedish	3,323	2.4%
Czech	2,941	2.1%
Dutch	2,545	1.8%
European	1,875	1.3%
Scottish	1,628	1.2%
Scandinavian	1,203	0.9%
Danish	1,028	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	138,017	99.3%
Not a citizen	1,025	0.7%

Native	135,311	97.3%
Foreign-born	3,731	2.7%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
1,356	1.5%	2,266	2.5%	24,117	26.4%	32,182	35.2%	19,731	21.6%	11,826	12.9%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	1,356	1.5%
9-12 Years	2,266	2.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	24,117	26.4%
Some College	32,182	35.2%
Bach. Degree	19,731	21.6%
Grad Degree	11,826	12.9%
Average years of education: 14.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	126,296	121,478	4,818	3.8%
1991	127,708	122,306	5,402	4.2%
1992	131,514	125,860	5,654	4.3%
1993	134,832	129,332	5,500	4.1%
1994	138,974	134,002	4,972	3.6%
1995	141,760	136,542	5,218	3.7%
1996	142,668	138,166	4,502	3.2%
1997	143,628	139,552	4,076	2.8%
1998	143,864	139,944	3,920	2.7%
1999	143,902	139,568	4,334	3.0%

2000	144,574	139,824	4,750	3.3%
2001	146,572	140,966	5,606	3.8%
2002	147,048	140,550	6,498	4.4%
2003	146,830	140,014	6,816	4.6%
2004	147,100	140,894	6,206	4.2%
2005	145,384	139,420	5,964	4.1%
2006	150,142	144,424	5,718	3.8%
2007	150,766	144,690	6,076	4.0%
2008	152,734	146,282	6,452	4.2%
2009	154,340	143,344	10,996	7.1%

2010	153,002	142,762	10,240	6.7%
2011	152,262	143,136	9,126	6.0%
2012	153,880	145,530	8,350	5.4%
2013	154,486	146,392	8,094	5.2%
2014	154,008	147,342	6,666	4.3%
2015	153,946	148,116	5,830	3.8%
2016	155,962	150,382	5,580	3.6%
2017	155,760	151,124	4,636	3.0%
2018	154,052	149,926	4,126	2.7%
2019	152,454	148,054	4,400	2.9%

2020	150,586	142,672	7,914	5.3%
2021	153,690	148,932	4,758	3.1%
2022	153,574	149,812	3,762	2.4%
2023	155,320	151,348	3,972	2.6%
2024	152,466	148,484	3,982	2.6%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	61,502
Median Value	$225,153

Occupied	58,207	94.6%
Vacant	3,295	5.4%

Owned	37,851	65.0%
Rented	20,356	35.0%
Median Rent	$968

Single-Family Units	42,662	69.4%
Detached	39,237	63.8%
Attached	3,425	5.6%
Buldings with 5+ Units	10,877	17.7%
Mobile Homes	2,491	4.1%

La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area