COMPARING TWO PLACES
Cochrane vs Onalaska
PLACE A
Cochrane, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Onalaska, Texas
Cochrane is 87% smaller than Onalaska. Cochrane earns more, with a median household income $36,630 higher. Onalaska has grown faster since 2000 (71% vs -6%).
COCHRANEONALASKADIFFERENCE
Total population4163,289−87% vs Onalaska
Population density537605−67
Population growth-6.0%71.2%−77.2 pts
Median age35.343.8−8.5
Male52.1%43.2%+8.9 pts
Female47.9%56.8%−8.9 pts
Foreign-born2.1%2.0%+0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic91.3%78.0%+13.3 pts
Black3.7%1.2%+2.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%16.7%−14.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other2.3%4.2%−1.9 pts
Median household income$88,542$51,912+$36,630
Per capita income$30,843$29,257+$1,586
Poverty rate5.1%23.7%−18.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.2880.467−0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%11.7%−0.3 pts
Graduate degree3.7%1.2%+2.5 pts
Unemployment rate1.0%9.4%−8.4 pts
Labor force participation72.7%56.0%+16.7 pts
Median home value$139,700$165,800−$26,100
Median gross rent$731$1,083−$352
Owner-occupied77.4%78.4%−1.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate5.5%27.5%−22.0 pts
Rent-burdened households21.3%76.8%−55.5 pts
Average commute22.322.2+0.0
Worked from home8.8%7.3%+1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.3%12.3%−8.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025