CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Menasha

Wisconsin · 14,735 residents · 6.04 sq mi

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With 14,735 people, Menasha is a city in Wisconsin. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The typical home is worth $53,300. The average commute runs 14 minutes. The population has fallen 10% since 2000. The poverty rate is 10.0%, under the national 13.2%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 31.7

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 18%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

14,735

−10%vs 2000

vs 16,331 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

31.7

−7%vs 2000

vs 34.0 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

6.04 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202418K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58%(1,173)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.4%(1,235)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 146.5%(953)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 195.8%(860)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(1,098)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3420.1%(2,960)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4414.6%(2,146)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.2%(1,212)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 648%(1,172)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.3%(1,071)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.7%(688)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.1%(167)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$27,295

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $39,936 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$13,036

−37%vs 2000

vs $20,743 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

10.0%

+3.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.5% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$53,300

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $85,600 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$367

−3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $500 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.2%

+0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.5% in 2000

37.8% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic92.9%(15,171)

Black0.5%(81)

Hispanic / Latino3.6%(590)

Asian1.6%(255)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic97.4%(14,347)

Black0%(6)

Hispanic / Latino1%(142)

Asian1.4%(207)

Other1.2%(175)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican7.6%(1,388)

Puerto Rican2.9%(521)

South American1.3%(235)

Colombian0.8%(153)

Ecuadorian0.4%(82)

Central American0.3%(47)

Guatemalan0.2%(37)

Spaniard0.1%(11)

Salvadoran0.1%(10)

Cuban0%(6)

Asian origin

Hmong1.2%(224)

Chinese0.6%(104)

Asian Indian0.5%(95)

Pakistani0.2%(38)

Filipino0.1%(27)

Korean0.1%(23)

Cambodian0%(8)

Ancestry

German38.7%(7,070)

Irish9.6%(1,752)

Polish6.9%(1,266)

English5.7%(1,041)

Norwegian4.4%(797)

Dutch3.8%(701)

American3.7%(670)

French3%(545)

Italian2.2%(411)

Swedish1.8%(324)

Subsaharan African1.1%(203)

Arab0.8%(150)

+ 22 more ancestry groups with data

Danish0.7%(128)

Belgian0.7%(123)

Scottish0.6%(117)

Czech0.6%(102)

Finnish0.5%(100)

French Canadian0.5%(91)

British0.5%(86)

Swiss0.4%(64)

Brazilian0.3%(61)

Austrian0.3%(57)

Russian0.3%(52)

West Indian0.2%(38)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(35)

Greek0.2%(30)

Haitian0.2%(28)

Welsh0.1%(25)

Serbian0.1%(24)

Romanian0.1%(20)

Portuguese0.1%(19)

Slovak0.1%(18)

Hungarian0.1%(15)

Jamaican0.1%(10)

RANKED:Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest Mexican population · Largest Polish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.4%

−6.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 17.6% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

78.5%

−7.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 85.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−1.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.6% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

14.4 min

+9%vs 2000

vs 13.2 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married39.5%(2,869)

Married49.9%(3,622)

Widowed1.7%(125)

Divorced8.8%(641)

Women 15+

Never married34.4%(2,558)

Married44.8%(3,333)

Widowed6.4%(474)

Divorced14.4%(1,071)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.4%

−4.9 ptssince 2013

from 9.3% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

58.5%

−2.1 ptssince 2020

from 60.6% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

9.5%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 10.3% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

17.4%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 18.3% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

22.9%

+2.6 ptssince 2020

from 20.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.4%

−0.9 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

67.5%

−3.2 ptssince 2020

from 70.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.3%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 35.1% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)21.3%(172)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)18.4%(148)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era36.7%(296)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War1.1%(9)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 806 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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