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.
As is often the case in a small town, Onalaska doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The percentage of adults in Onalaska who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.03% of the adults in Onalaska have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Onalaska in 2022 was $27,449, which is low income relative to Washington, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,796 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 Norwegian, Irish, English, Italian, and Scots-Irish.
The most common language spoken in Onalaska is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
