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Population (year 2000): 14,839. Estimated
population in July 2005: 15,701 (+5.8% change)
Males: 7,181 (48.4%), Females: 7,658 (51.6%)
La Crosse County
Zip code:
54650
Median resident age: 35.5 years
Median household income: $47,800 (year 2000)
Median house value: $114,400 (year 2000)
Races in Onalaska:
- White Non-Hispanic (94.6%)
- Other Asian (1.8%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (1.0%)
- Black (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (46.3%), Norwegian (23.0%),
Irish (14.3%), English (8.0%), Polish (6.5%), French (4.4%).
Elevation: 716 feet
Land area: 9.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Onalaska
- High school or higher: 94.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 31.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 11.1%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Onalaska city
- Never married: 26.8%
- Now married: 57.7%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 5.0%
- Divorced: 9.0%
2.6% Foreign born (1.9% Asia, 0.4% Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +2,563 (+20.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Onalaska:
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR LACROSSE (about 7 miles; LA
CROSSE, WI)
- LA CROSSE LUTHERAN HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; LA
CROSSE, WI)
- FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR SPARTA HOSP (about 29
miles; SPARTA, WI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Onalaska:
- LA CROSSE MUNI (about 3 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; ID:
LSE)
- VOLK FIELD (about 68 miles; CAMP DOUGLAS, WI; ID:
VOK)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL (about 69 miles; EAU
CLAIRE, WI; ID: EAU)
Other public-use airports nearest to Onalaska:
- BLAIR (about 28 miles; BLAIR, WI; ID: 5E6)
- HOUSTON COUNTY (about 29 miles; CALEDONIA, MN; ID:
CHU)
- VIROQUA MUNI (about 33 miles; VIROQUA, WI; ID: Y51)
Amtrak station near Onalaska:
- 5 miles: LA CROSSE (601 ST. ANDREW ST.). Services:
ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed
waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for
taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Onalaska:
- WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 4 miles;
LA CROSSE, WI; Full-time enrollment: 2,973)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE (about 7 miles; LA
CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 8,669)
- WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; WINONA, MN;
FT enrollment: 6,568)
- SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 32
miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
- LUTHER COLLEGE (about 54 miles; DECORAH, IA; FT
enrollment: 2,566)
- UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 64 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
- CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 64 miles;
EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
Public high school in Onalaska:
- ONALASKA HI (Students: 915; Location: 700
HILLTOPPER PL; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Onalaska:
- LUTHER HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 279; Location:
1501 WILSON ST/BOX 129; Grades: 9 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Onalaska:
- ONALASKA MID (Students: 647; Location: 711
QUINCY ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- EAGLE BLUFF EL (Students: 397; Location: 200
EAGLE BLUFF COURT; Grades: 01 - 05)
- PERTZSCH EL (Students: 324; Location: 524
MAIN ST; Grades: 01 - 05)
- NORTHERN HILLS EL (Students: 266; Location:
511 SPRUCE ST; Grades: 01 - 05)
- ONALASKA KINDERGARTEN CENTER (Students: 200;
Location: 200 EAGLE BLUFF COURT; Grades: PK - KG)
Private primary/middle schools in Onalaska:
- ST PATRICK S SCHOOL (Students: 205; Location:
127 11TH AVENUE NORTH; Grades: 1 - 8)
- ST PAULS LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 187;
Location: 1201 MAIN ST/PO BOX 128; Grades: PK - 8)
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