Menasha is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 17,889 people and six associated neighborhoods, Menasha is the 46th largest community in Wisconsin. Menasha has seen a significant amount of newer housing growth in recent years. Quite often, new home construction is the result of new residents moving in who are middle class or wealthier, attracted by jobs, a healthy local economy, or other amenities as they leave nearby or far away areas for greener pastures. This seems to be the case in Menasha, where the median household income is $119,625.00.Unlike some cities, Menasha isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Menasha are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Menasha is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Menasha who work in management occupations (10.77%), office and administrative support (10.48%), and sales jobs (10.42%). Also of interest is that Menasha has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.84% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. Because of many things, Menasha is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Menasha really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Menasha perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live. Being a small city, Menasha does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.Menasha is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 46.12% of adults in Menasha have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher. The per capita income in Menasha in 2022 was $49,598, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $198,392 for a family of four. Menasha is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Menasha home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Menasha residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Menasha include German, Irish, Dutch, Polish, and English. The most common language spoken in Menasha is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.
