Onalaska is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 18,975 people and five associated neighborhoods, Onalaska is the 45th largest community in Wisconsin.Unlike some cities, Onalaska isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Onalaska are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Onalaska is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Onalaska who work in office and administrative support (11.71%), sales jobs (10.66%), and healthcare (10.23%). Also of interest is that Onalaska has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Onalaska spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.18 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be. Being a small city, Onalaska does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Onalaska are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 39.44% of adults in Onalaska have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree. The per capita income in Onalaska in 2022 was $48,750, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $195,000 for a family of four. However, Onalaska contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Onalaska is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Onalaska home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Onalaska residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Onalaska include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Onalaska is English. Other important languages spoken here include Miao/Hmong and Polish.
