City: General Population Characteristics

City of La Crosse, WI - General Population Characteristics

Total Population

51,818

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	47,454
Black or African American Alone	806
American Indian and Alaska Native Alone	266
Asian Alone	2410
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander Alone	18
Some other Race alone	185
Two or more races	679
Hispanic or Latino	592

Sex by Age (Total)
Age	Male=24,396	Female=27,422
Under 5 years	1261	1235
5-9 years	1385	1266
10-14 years	1440	1396
15-17 years	917	862
18 and 19 years	1460	2194
20 years	1100	1470
21 years	1021	1230
22-24 years	2090	2073
25-29 years	1851	1577
30 to34 years	1611	1477
35 to 39 years	1623	1539
40 to 44 years	1606	1642
45 to 49 years	1463	1472
50 to 54 years	1161	1244
55 to 59 years	828	966
60 and 61 years	289	349
62 to 64 years	445	574
65 and 66 years	280	370
67 to 69 years	429	581
70 to 74 years	764	979
75 to 79 years	633	1032
80 to 84 years	408	900
85 years and older	331	994

Median Age
Median Age (Both Sexes)	30.1
Median Age-Male	29.1
Median Age-Female	31.4

Population under 20 years

13,416

Population in Households
Number of Households	21,110
Population in Households	47,012
Average Household Size	2.23

Household Size, Household Type and Presence of Own Children
One person household=7809	Other Family=620
Male Householder=3198	Male Householder, no wife present=334
Female Householder=4611	With Own children under 18 years-286
	No own children under 18 years=1969

Two or more Households=13,301	Non-Family Households=3087
Family Households-10,214	Male Householder=1593
Married-couple Family=7625	Female Householder=1494
With own children under 18 years=3046
No own children under 18 years-2589

Female Householder, no husband present=1969
With own children under 18 years=1265
No own children under 18 years=704

Relationship by Household Type
In Family Households	30,866
Householder	10,214
Male	7,253
Female	2,961
Spouse	7,625
Child	11,025
Natural-born or adopted	10,613
Step	412
Grandchild	294
Brother or sister	349
Parent	197
Other Relatives	263
Nonrelatives	899

In Nonfamily Households	16,146
Male Householder	4,791
Living Alone	3,198
Not living Alone	1,593
Female Householder	6,105
Living Alone	4,611
Not Living Alone	1,494
Nonrelatives	5,250

In group quarters	4,806
Institutionalized population	998
Noninstitutionalized population	3,808
Coverage improvement adjustment	0

Household Type by Age of Householder
	Family Householder=10,214	Nonfamily Householder=10,896
Householder 15 to 24 years	505	2895
Householder 25 to 34 years	1826	1699
Householder 35 to 44 years	2432	1338
Householder 45 to 54 years	2039	1265
Householder 55 to 64 years	1245	882
Householder 65 to 74 years	1233	965
Householder 75 to 84 years	774	1249
Householder 85 years and over	160	603

Population in Households-General
Households with one or more people 60 years and over	6,284
Households with one or more people 65 years and over	5,220
Households with no people 60 years and over	14,826
Households with no people 65 years and over	15,890
Households with one or more nonrelatives	3,797
Households with no nonrelatives	17,313

Household Type by Household Size
	Family Households	Nonfamily Households
1-person household		7809
2-person household	5097	1895
3-person household	2171	557
4-person household	1731	396
5-person household	716	184
6-person household	236	43
7--or-more person household	263	12

Families-Total

10,214

Population in Families

29,967

Average Family Size

2.93

Group Quarters Population by Group Quarters Type
Total	4806
Institutionalized Population	998
Correctional Institutions	272
Nursing Homes	633
Other Institutions	93
Noninstitutions Population	3808
College Dormitories	3327
Military Quarters	0
Other noninstituational group quarters	481

Data comes from the 2000 Census Summary File 1

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Main Library	North Community Library	South Community Library
800 Main Street	1552 Kane Street	1307 S. 16th Street
La Crosse, WI 54601	La Crosse, WI 54603	La Crosse, WI 54601
608-789-7100	608-789-7102	608-789-7103
Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.- 9 p.m.	Monday-Wednesday 12-8 p.m.	Monday-Wednesday 12-8 p.m.
Friday-Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.	Thursday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.	Thursday-Saturday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Sunday 1-5 p.m.