Menomonie is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Menomonie area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Menomonie maintain a good economy.
One of the benefits of Menomonie is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.32 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The population of Menomonie is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 38.67% of adults in Menomonie have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Menomonie in 2022 was $32,639, which is lower middle income relative to Wisconsin, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $130,556 for a family of four. However, Menomonie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Menomonie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Menomonie residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Menomonie include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Menomonie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Miao/Hmong.
