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. One of the benefits of Onalaska is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.18 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result. Onalaska is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Onalaska citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 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.
