Humidity & wind
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Population
50,784
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$210,100
Owner-occupied units
La Crosse, WI
Wisconsin · 43.825° N, 91.225° W · 22 sq mi
La Crosse is a city in Wisconsin, with a population of 50,784 and about 2,340 residents per square mile. The median household earns $55,866 a year, and the median home is worth $210,100.
Conditions
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Local time
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Size & density
Land area
22 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
2,340
People per square mile
Rank by population
#875
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#612
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$55,866
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$1,010
Per month
Homeownership
46.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
15.9 min
One way
People
Median age
30.5
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
34.9%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
2.7%
Households
22,965
2.05 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 29.1%
Retail trade 14.3%
Arts, food & hospitality 12.6%
Manufacturing 11%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
Wealthiest person in Wisconsin
Name
Diane Hendricks
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$21.9B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Afton
Source of wealth
Building supplies
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Wisconsin · private sector
Employer
Aurora Health Care
Sector
Healthcare
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Wisconsin
Company
Fiserv
Revenue
$20.5B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Milwaukee
Ticker
FI
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
State of Wisconsin
State bird
American Robin
State flower
Wood Violet
State capital
Madison
Nickname
The Badger State
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