COMPARING TWO PLACES
Ontario vs La Crosse
PLACE A
Ontario, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
La Crosse, Virginia
Ontario is 13% smaller than La Crosse. Ontario earns more, with a median household income $16,500 higher. La Crosse has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -4%).
ONTARIOLA CROSSEDIFFERENCE
Total population528605−13% vs La Crosse
Population density526495+31
Population growth-3.6%1.7%−5.3 pts
Median age37.140.8−3.7
Male46.7%57.8%−11.1 pts
Female53.3%42.2%+11.1 pts
Foreign-born5.5%11.5%−6.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic85.1%34.4%+50.7 pts
Black0.0%21.5%−21.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.5%38.5%−25.0 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other1.4%5.6%−4.2 pts
Median household income$50,250$33,750+$16,500
Per capita income$27,466$18,335+$9,131
Poverty rate9.5%35.2%−25.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3650.381−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%9.4%+3.1 pts
Graduate degree3.3%2.9%+0.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.8%3.3%+0.5 pts
Labor force participation62.4%54.0%+8.3 pts
Median home value$141,700$105,400+$36,300
Median gross rent$748$1,044−$296
Owner-occupied82.9%51.2%+31.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate17.0%24.4%−7.4 pts
Rent-burdened households54.8%56.6%−1.8 pts
Average commute24.614.8+9.8
Worked from home3.0%2.9%+0.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured7.1%18.1%−11.0 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025