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Wisconsin·La Crosse County
18 tracts·47K people·$210K median·2,171/mi²
White 87 · Asian 4 · Multiracial 3 · Hispanic 3 · Black 2 · Other 0
Living alone 40 · Other 32 · Married couple 28
Health 34 · Manufacturing 19 · Retail 18 · Professional 15 · Leisure 7 · Public admin 2 · Other 4
Management · business · science · arts 38 · Service 21 · Sales · office 19 · Production · transport 17 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 69 · Carpool 16 · Work from home 11 · Walk 7 · Transit 2 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in La Crosse is $210,100 (Census ACS) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
La Crosse has 51,356 residents across 13 census tracts and 17 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 30.5; the population is 86.6% White, 4.4% Asian, 3.4% Multiracial, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% Black and 0.3% Other; the average household has 2.0 people; 35.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 21.4% (Census ACS).
School of Technology and Arts I (65%), Southern Bluffs Elementary (58%) and Spence Elementary (55%) lead the elementary schools; School of Technology and Arts II (55%), Logan Middle (47%) and Longfellow Middle (45%) lead the middle schools; La Crosse Polytechnic School is the high school with reported scores (65%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,010/month, 36% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in La Crosse is $55,866 a year, 35% below the US median (Census ACS).
In La Crosse, median rent is $1,010/month and the median home value is $210,100 (Census ACS).
La Crosse reported 2.7 violent crimes and 27.6 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 13°F; there are 82 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 36 inches; snowfall averages 46 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in La Crosse are cold wave (98), hail (96) and tornado (85), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In La Crosse, 6.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).