Onalaska’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the nation, making it a very safe place to live.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Onalaska has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Onalaska has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Onalaska than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Onalaska may be for you.
Being a small town, Onalaska does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Onalaska citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 18.02% of adults 25 and older in Onalaska have a college degree.
The per capita income in Onalaska in 2022 was $24,085, which is low income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $96,340 for a family of four. However, Onalaska contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
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 Native American. Important ancestries of people in Onalaska include Irish, Norwegian, Italian, English, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Onalaska is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
