COMPARING TWO PLACES
Melrose vs Onalaska
PLACE A
Melrose, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Onalaska, Texas
Melrose is 84% smaller than Onalaska. Onalaska earns more, with a median household income $3,162 higher. Onalaska has grown faster since 2000 (71% vs 8%).
MELROSEONALASKADIFFERENCE
Total population5283,289−84% vs Onalaska
Population density659605+54
Population growth8.2%71.2%−63.1 pts
Median age36.143.8−7.7
Male48.8%43.2%+5.5 pts
Female51.2%56.8%−5.5 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.0%−2.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.2%78.0%+9.2 pts
Black0.0%1.2%−1.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino6.0%16.7%−10.6 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other6.8%4.2%+2.6 pts
Median household income$48,750$51,912−$3,162
Per capita income$28,308$29,257−$949
Poverty rate18.9%23.7%−4.9 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4300.467−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%11.7%+6.4 pts
Graduate degree4.4%1.2%+3.2 pts
Unemployment rate4.4%9.4%−5.0 pts
Labor force participation64.3%56.0%+8.2 pts
Median home value$151,600$165,800−$14,200
Median gross rent$744$1,083−$339
Owner-occupied72.4%78.4%−6.0 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%27.5%−27.5 pts
Rent-burdened households73.4%76.8%−3.4 pts
Average commute31.022.2+8.8
Worked from home5.3%7.3%−2.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.1%12.3%−8.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025