Language Spoken At Home in La Crosse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 108,045 | 100% |
English only | 101,336 | 93.8% |
Language other than English | 6,709 | 6.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 2,587 | 2.4% |
Spanish | 1,287 | 1.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 419 | 0.4% |
Other Indo-European languages | 1,359 | 1.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 141 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 3,772 | 3.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 1,930 | 1.8% |
Other languages | 291 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 97 | 0.1% |
Ancestry in La Crosse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 114,718 | 100% |
American | 3,823 | 3.3% |
Arab | 638 | 0.6% |
Czech | 2,354 | 2.1% |
Danish | 1,079 | 0.9% |
Dutch | 1,895 | 1.7% |
English | 7,558 | 6.6% |
French (except Basque) | 3,729 | 3.3% |
French Canadian | 680 | 0.6% |
German | 53,388 | 46.5% |
Greek | 207 | 0.2% |
Hungarian | 373 | 0.3% |
Irish | 16,450 | 14.3% |
Italian | 3,042 | 2.7% |
Lithuanian | 85 | 0.1% |
Norwegian | 24,029 | 20.9% |
Polish | 7,139 | 6.2% |
Portuguese | 76 | 0.1% |
Russian | 490 | 0.4% |
Scotch-Irish | 566 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 1,361 | 1.2% |
Slovak | 183 | 0.2% |
Subsaharan African | 213 | 0.2% |
Swedish | 2,488 | 2.2% |
Swiss | 1,187 | 1.0% |
Ukrainian | 104 | 0.1% |
Welsh | 667 | 0.6% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 88 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in La Crosse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 46,058 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 27,781 | 60.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 12,233 | 26.6% |
Married-couple family | 22,099 | 48.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,790 | 19.1% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 1,867 | 4.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 963 | 2.1% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 3,815 | 8.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,480 | 5.4% |
Nonfamily households | 18,277 | 39.7% |
Householder living alone | 13,761 | 29.9% |
65 years and over | 4,776 | 10.4% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 12,998 | 28.2% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 10,585 | 23.0% |
Average household size | 2 | 0% |
Average family size | 3 | 0% |
Relationship in La Crosse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 109,501 | 100% |
Householder | 46,058 | 42.1% |
Spouse | 22,103 | 20.2% |
Child | 28,629 | 26.1% |
Other relatives | 3,401 | 3.1% |
Nonrelatives | 9,310 | 8.5% |
Unmarried partner | 3,468 | 3.2% |
Marital Status in La Crosse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 45,673 | 100% |
Never married | 17,233 | 37.7% |
Now married, except separated | 23,087 | 50.5% |
Separated | 625 | 1.4% |
Widowed | 1,023 | 2.2% |
Divorced | 3,705 | 8.1% |
Females 15 years and over | 49,033 | 100% |
Never married | 16,442 | 33.5% |
Now married, except separated | 22,786 | 46.5% |
Separated | 575 | 1.2% |
Widowed | 4,370 | 8.9% |
Divorced | 4,860 | 9.9% |
Fertility in La Crosse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,278 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 239 | 18.7% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 13 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 42 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 5 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 74 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 22 | 0% |
Grandparents in La Crosse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,129 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 360 | 31.9% |
Less than 1 year | 85 | 7.5% |
1 or 2 years | 47 | 4.2% |
3 or 4 years | 107 | 9.5% |
5 or more years | 121 | 10.7% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 360 | 100% |
Who are female | 221 | 61.4% |
Who are married | 303 | 84.2% |
School Enrollment in La Crosse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 34,870 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 1,822 | 5.2% |
Kindergarten | 1,418 | 4.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 10,407 | 29.8% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 5,604 | 16.1% |
College or graduate school | 15,619 | 44.8% |
Educational Attainment in La Crosse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 72,448 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 1,668 | 2.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,924 | 4.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 21,389 | 29.5% |
Some college, no degree | 15,136 | 20.9% |
Associate's degree | 10,109 | 14.0% |
Bachelor's degree | 13,280 | 18.3% |
Graduate or professional degree | 7,942 | 11.0% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 93.7% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 29.3% |
Veteran Status in La Crosse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 90,302 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 8,880 | 9.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in La Crosse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 113,355 | 100% |
With a disability | 11,174 | 9.9% |
Under 18 years | 24,275 | 100% |
With a disability | 902 | 3.7% |
18 to 64 years | 74,442 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,716 | 7.7% |
65 years and over | 14,638 | 100% |
With a disability | 4,556 | 31.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in La Crosse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 113,446 | 100% |
Same house | 91,555 | 80.7% |
Different house in the U.S. | 21,542 | 19.0% |
Same county | 13,953 | 12.3% |
Different county | 7,589 | 6.7% |
Same state | 4,730 | 4.2% |
Different state | 2,859 | 2.5% |
Abroad | 349 | 0.3% |
Place Of Birth in La Crosse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 114,718 | 100% |
Native | 110,661 | 96.5% |
Born in United States | 110,207 | 96.1% |
State of residence | 81,776 | 71.3% |
Different state | 28,431 | 24.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 454 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 4,057 | 3.5% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in La Crosse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 4,057 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 1,978 | 48.8% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 2,079 | 51.2% |
Year of Entry in La Crosse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 4,511 | 100% |
Native | 454 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 6 | 1.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 448 | 98.7% |
Foreign born | 4,057 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 232 | 5.7% |
Entered before 2010 | 3,825 | 94.3% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in La Crosse County
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 4,057 | 100% |
Europe | 586 | 14.4% |
Asia | 2,874 | 70.8% |
Africa | 103 | 2.5% |
Oceania | 71 | 1.8% |
Latin America | 266 | 6.6% |
Northern America | 157 | 3.9% |