La Crosse Demographics

PopulationLa Crosse city, WisconsinWisconsin
Total Population51,8185,363,675
Male47.1%49.4%
Female52.9%50.6%
18 years and over81.2%74.5%
65 years and over14.9%13.1%
Married Persons39.1%56.2%
Single Persons60.9%43.8%
Median Age30.136.0
Average Family Size2.933.05
Ethnicity
White92.6%90.0%
Black or African American2.0%6.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native0.9%1.3%
Asian5.1%1.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander0.2%0.1%
Other0.6%2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)1.1%3.6%
Housing CharacteristicsLa Crosse city, WisconsinWisconsin
Total Housing Units22,2012,321,144
Median Home Cost$85,100$112,200
Number of Households21,1102,084,544
Persons per Household2.232.50
Economic CharacteristicsLa Crosse city, WisconsinWisconsin
Median Household Income$31,103$43,791
Per Capita Income$17,650$21,271
In Labor Force65.2%69.1%
Families below poverty level7.8%5.6%
Education CharacteristicsLa Crosse city, WisconsinWisconsin
School Enrollment
Elementary School Enrollment4,285639,162
High School Enrollment2,465329,222
College or Graduate School10,293328,537
Educational Attainment Population 25 years and older
High School Graduate31.6%34.6%
Associates Degree9.4%7.5%
Bachelor's Degree15.5%15.3%
Graduate or Professional Degree8.6%7.2%

Data provided by the 2000 U.S. Census