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Vital Statistics

La Crosse County, WI:  General Population Characteristics
Total Population 107,120
Population by Race and Ethnicity
The 1990 Census permitted people to choose one race, which where tabulated into five groups:  white; black; American Indian; Eskimo and Aleut; Asian and Pacific Islander and other.
The 2000 Census permitted people to choose more than one race, which are tabulated into six groups:  white; black or African-American; American Indian or Alaska native; Asian native; native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander and other.
Racial data will not be  comparable with the racial data found in the 1990 Census.
Hispanic origin is not considered a race but an ethnic group.  An individual of Hispanic origin can be of any race.  You cannot add Hispanic to the six racial groupings.
White Alone 100,883
Black or African American Alone 1,016
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 440
Asian Alone 3,376
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Alone 21
Some other Race alone 286
Two or more races 1,098
Hispanic or Latino 990
Sex by Age
Age  Male=51,926 Female=55,194
Under 5 3,231 3130
5 to 9 years 3688 3373
10 to 14 years 3744 3562
15 to 17 years 2329 2204
18 and 19 years 2165 2819
20 years 1395 1756
21 years 1295 1467
22 to 24 years 2874 2909
25 to 29 years 3435 3264
30 to 34 years 3545 3446
35 to 39 years 3778 3856
40 to 44 years 3995 4135
45 to 49 years 3793 3838
50 to 54 years 3228 3185
55 to 59 years 2243 2280
60 and 61 years 740 790
62 to 64 years 1021 1167
65 and 66 years 617 745
67 to 69 years 955 1079
70 to 74 years 1482 not included
75 to 79 years 1153 1654
80 to 84 years 718 1380
85 years and over 502 1412
Median Age
Both Sexes 33.5
Male 32.5
Female 34.5
Population under 20 years 30,245
Population in Household
Number of Households 41,599
Population in Households 101,771
Average Household Size 2.45
Household Size by Household Type
Family Household Nonfamily Household
1-person household --------------- 11805
2-person household 11620 2812
3-person household 5468 689
4-person household 5240 436
5-person household 2160 201
6-person household 649 45
7-or-more person household 462 12
Relationship by Household Type
In households 101771
In family households 79142
Householder: 25599
Male 19835
Female 5764
Spouse 20807
Child: 28801
Natural-born or adopted 27543
Step 1258
Grandchild 671
Brother or Sister 573
Parent 371
Other relatives 568
Nonrelatives 1752
In nonfamily householder 22629
Male householder 7231
Living alone 4977
Not living alone 2254
Female householder 8769
Living Alone 6828
Not living alone 1941
Nonrelatives 6629
In group quarters 5349
Institutionalized population 1493
Noninstitutionalized population 3856
Coverage improvement adjustment 0
Household Size, Household Type, and Presence of Own Children
1-person household 11805
Male Householder 4977
Female Householder 6828
2 or more person household 29794
Family household 25599
Married-couple family 20807
With own children under 18 years 9366
No own children under 18 years 11441
Other family 4792
Male householder, no wife present 1306
With own children under 18 years 746
No own children under 18 years 560
Female householder, no husband present 3486
With own children under 18 years 2310
No own children under 18 years 1176
Nonfamily households 4195
Male householder 2254
Female householder 1941
Population in Households-General
Households with one or more people 60 years and over 11,290
Households with one or more people 65 years and over 9,002
Households with no people 60 years and over 30,309
Households with no people 65 years and over 32,597
Households with one or more nonrelatives 5,606
Households with no nonrelatives 35,993
Household Type by Age of Householder
Family Householder=25599 Nonfamily Householder=16000
Householder 15 to 24 years 835 3401
Householder 25 to 34 years 4467 2601
Householder 35 to 44 years 6573 2171
Householder 45 to 54 years 6020 2153
Householder 55 to 64 years 3400 1457
Householder 65 to 74 years 2616 1565
Householder 75 to 84 years 1429 1839
Householder 85 years and over 259 804
Families-Total 25,599
Population in Families 77,390
Average Family Size 3.02
Group Quarters Population by Group Quarters Type
Total 5349
Institutionalized Population 1493
Correctional Institutions 300
Nursing Homes 1100
Other Institutions 93
Noninstitutions Population 3856
College Dormitories 3327
Military Quarters 0
Other noninstituational group quarters 529

Data comes from the 2000 Census Summary File 1

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