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Monroe County, WI


Designated Market Area: La Crosse-Eau Claire, WI-MN
USDA County Type (2015): Government
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 46,109   ( 1,436 from 2010 , 161 from 2020)
Land area: 900.9 square miles
Population density: 51.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:41,292 89.55% 0.1%
Black:6841.48% 44.0%
Indian:4791.04% 3.2%
Asian:5121.11% 59.5%
2+ races:7151.55% 49.9%
Hispanic:2,4275.26% 46.1%
Total non-White:4,81710.45% 41.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:1,249 13.5
Deaths:1,07811.6
Net Migration: -389-4.2
Net Immigration: 380.4
Change in White population:32 0.1
Change in Non-White pop.:1,404 3.1




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
44,673
41,26092.36%
4751.06%
4641.04%
3210.72%
4771.07%
1,6613.72%
3,4137.64%

2000
40,899
39,13595.69%
1810.44%
3630.89%
2090.51%
2560.63%
7401.81%
1,7644.31%

1990
36,633
35,89797.99%
1260.34%
2440.67%
1990.54%
n/a
1670.46%
7362.01%

1980
35,074
34,54498.49%
700.20%
2350.67%
1050.30%
n/a
1160.33%
5301.51%

1970
31,610
31,28798.98%
740.23%
1220.39%
250.08%
n/a
880.28%
323 1.02%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
5,758 14.1
3,7479.2
8692.1
2720.7
2,125 5.2
1,649 4.0
1990's
NumberRate
5,431 14.8
3,76910.3
1,5744.3
480.1
3,238 8.8
1,028 2.8
1980's
NumberRate
5,877 16.8
3,660 10.4
-443 -1.3
n/a
1,353 3.9
206 0.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
1,379 4.4
n/a
3,257 10.3
207 0.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Monroe County, WI
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
39.7
11,645 25.3%
34,464 74.7%
8,002 17.4%
17,992
2.52
11,385 63.3%
8,787 77.2%
771 6.8%
6,607 36.7%

2010
NumberPercent
39.1
11,670 26.1%
33,003 73.9%
6,223 13.9%
17,376
2.52
11,740 67.6%
9,160 78.0%
1,103 9.4%
5,636 32.4%

2000
NumberPercent
36.7
11,469 28.0%
29,430 72.0%
5,694 13.9%
15,452
2.59
10,859 70.3%
8,955 82.5%
865 8.0%
4,593 29.7%

1990
NumberPercent
33.7
10,787 29.4%
25,846 70.6%
5,329 14.5%
13,066
2.72
9,636 73.7%
8,165 84.7%
659 6.8%
3,430 26.3%

1980
NumberPercent
31.3
10,722 30.6%
24,352 69.4%
4,821 13.7%
11,907
2.82
9,007 75.6%
7,928 88.0%
430 4.8%
2,900 24.4%

2022 Housing Data for Monroe County, WI

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units19,804 
Median Value$184,000 
Occupied17,99290.9%
Vacant1,8129.1%
Owned12,86771.5%
Rented5,12528.5%
Median Rent$919 
Single-Family Units14,89975.2%
    Detached14,16671.5%
    Attached7333.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units1,5327.7%
Mobile Homes1,6338.2%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Monroe County, WI

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0005092.8%
$10,000 to $14,9998564.8%
$15,000 to $19,9995393.0%
$20,000 to $24,9996203.4%
$25,000 to $29,9998604.8%
$30,000 to $34,9998264.6%
$35,000 to $39,9996103.4%
$40,000 to $44,9996713.7%
$45,000 to $49,9991,4067.8%
$50,000 to $59,9991,3567.5%
$60,000 to $74,9991,86510.4%
$75,000 to $99,9992,54014.1%
$100,000 to $124,9992,08111.6%
$125,000 to $149,9991,0395.8%
$150,000 to $199,9991,3197.3%
$200,000 or more8955.0%
Median Household Income66,451 
Per Capita Income33,256 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state87 
Compared to U.S.81 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI9935.5%
Public Assistance2731.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps2,53914.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed19,60873.5%
Unemployed5732.1%
In Armed Forces2310.9%
Total Labor Force20,41276.5%
Not in Labor Force6,26323.5%
Real Unemployment Rate 25.6%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector8,2895,62359.6%
Non-Profit4041,13826.2%
Self-Employed1,45466768.6%
Local Government69194542.2%
State Government25738240.2%
Federal Government8121,05543.5%
Total Private + Self9,7436,29060.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.2,1643,52038.1%
Total11,9079,81054.8%
Pct. Govt.19.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,90513.3%
Sales and Office Occupations3,51716.1%
Professional, Technical3,57516.4%
Service Occupations3,50916.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing6643.0%
All others8,28338.0%
White Collar 45.9%
Industry
 Number%
Manufacturing4,07018.7%
Health care and social assistance3,40215.6%
Retail trade2,39311.0%
Construction1,7227.9%
Educational services1,3866.4%
Public administration1,3176.0%
Transportation and warehousing1,2335.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,1965.5%
Accommodation and food services1,0354.8%
Other services8804.0%
Wholesale trade5632.6%
Professional, scientific, technical5072.3%
Finance and insurance4942.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.3761.7%
Information3181.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction3121.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing2661.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation2111.0%
Utilities1050.5%
Management30.0%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Monroe County, WI

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,8363.97%
Puerto Rican2320.50%
Cuban510.11%
Dominican280.06%
Total Central American530.11%
Costa Rican210.05%
Guatemalan180.04%
Honduran00.00%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian10.00%
Salvadoran130.03%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American790.17%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian20.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian470.10%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian300.06%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic890.19%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino1140.25%
Thai810.18%
Korean450.10%
Hmong330.07%
Chinese320.07%
Indian210.05%
Japanese60.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English39,72191.7%
German, other Germanic1,6403.8%
Spanish1,4353.3%
Other Asian1270.3%
Other960.2%
Tagalog800.2%
Other Indo-European620.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic590.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun340.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German17,50137.9%
Norwegian5,81412.6%
Irish4,76810.3%
English2,8556.2%
Polish1,6053.5%
American1,3592.9%
Italian1,1252.4%
Pennsylvania German1,0082.2%
French7531.6%
Czech7111.5%
European7081.5%
Danish6971.5%
Swedish6721.5%
French Canadian5261.1%
Dutch4931.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen45,55798.6%
Not a citizen6511.4%
Native45,02997.4%
Foreign-born1,1792.6%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Monroe County, WI

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
1,406 4.5%1,426 4.6%11,521 36.9%10,578 33.9%4,317 13.8%1,958 6.3%
  Average years of education: 13.0
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 1,406 4.5%
9-12 Years 1,426 4.6%
H.S. Grad or GED 11,521 36.9%
Some College 10,578 33.9%
Bach. Degree 4,317 13.8%
Grad Degree 1,958 6.3%
Average years of education: 13.0

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Monroe County, WI

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 18,190 17,269 921 5.1% 4.4%
1991 18,499 17,258 1,241 6.7% 5.4%
1992 18,860 17,570 1,290 6.8% 5.1%
1993 19,040 18,008 1,032 5.4% 4.3%
1994 19,744 18,621 1,123 5.7% 4.2%
1995 19,976 19,018 958 4.8% 3.7%
1996 20,257 19,341 916 4.5% 3.6%
1997 20,030 19,026 1,004 5.0% 3.5%
1998 19,994 19,128 866 4.3% 3.3%
1999 19,722 18,950 772 3.9% 3.1%
2000 21,647 20,856 791 3.7% 3.4%
2001 22,360 21,335 1,025 4.6% 4.4%
2002 22,499 21,398 1,101 4.9% 5.3%
2003 23,295 22,132 1,163 5.0% 5.6%
2004 23,208 22,239 969 4.2% 5.0%
2005 23,396 22,439 957 4.1% 4.8%
2006 23,970 22,959 1,011 4.2% 4.7%
2007 24,073 22,982 1,091 4.5% 4.8%
2008 24,518 23,365 1,153 4.7% 4.9%
2009 24,868 22,882 1,986 8.0% 9.0%
2010 23,140 21,330 1,810 7.8% 8.5%
2011 23,132 21,473 1,659 7.2% 7.6%
2012 22,759 21,126 1,633 7.2% 6.9%
2013 22,756 21,199 1,557 6.8% 6.7%
2014 22,520 21,321 1,199 5.3% 5.3%
2015 22,778 21,787 991 4.4% 4.4%
2016 22,965 22,110 855 3.7% 3.9%
2017 23,445 22,759 686 2.9% 3.3%
2018 23,454 22,809 645 2.8% 3.0%
2019 23,269 22,583 686 2.9% 3.3%
2020 23,363 22,075 1,288 5.5% 6.3%
2021 23,541 22,763 778 3.3% 3.8%
2022 23,119 22,503 616 2.7% 2.9%
2023 23,663 23,029 634 2.7% 3.0%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com