Wisconsin · Census place 59925
Onalaska city, WI
Quick answer
Onalaska city has 18,909 residents, ranking #43 of 807 places in Wisconsin. Median household income is $84,898, the median home is worth $279,100 and median gross rent runs $1,096 a month.
- Population
- 18,909Onalaska city residents
- Median household income
- $84,898Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $279,100Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,096Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 63%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Onalaska city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Onalaska city median would spend about 15.5% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 3.3× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.9% of residents and 63% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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