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West Salem village, La Crosse County, WI

5,330 Population
3.3 square miles 1,591.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

40.6 ±4.9 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in La Crosse County: 37.5 ±0.4
  • about the same as the figure in Wisconsin: 40.2 ±0.1
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$39,822 ±$10,027 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in La Crosse County: $41,922 ±$1,468
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Wisconsin: $43,373 ±$237
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$97,019 ±$19,476 Median household income
  • about 1.3 times the amount in La Crosse County: $73,013 ±$2,790
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $77,485 ±$455
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.6% ±8.2% (446  ±428) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in La Crosse County: 12.4% 14,365 (±1% / ±1,182)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Wisconsin: 10.6% 610,030 (±0.2% / ±8,470)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.2 minutes ±2.3 (45,785  ±9,735) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in La Crosse County: 18.7 1,050,930 (±0.4 / ±32,911)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Wisconsin: 22.2 57,625,472 (±0.1 / ±288,608)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

1,976 ±159 Number of households
  • La Crosse County: 51,497 ±520
  • Wisconsin: 2,479,480 ±5,787
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.2 (5,162  ±18) Persons per household
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in La Crosse County: 2.3 115,657 (±0 / ±66)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Wisconsin: 2.3 5,774,449
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

2.8% ±1.9% (35  ±25) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in La Crosse County: 3.7% † 1,113 (±0.9% / ±254)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 4.9% 64,374 (±0.2% / ±1,985)
  • about half the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,094 ±189 Number of housing units
  • La Crosse County: 54,011 ±111
  • Wisconsin: 2,778,572 ±1,533
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$277,100 ±$32,392 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in La Crosse County: $257,000 ±$8,370
  • a little higher than the amount in Wisconsin: $266,500 ±$1,051
  • about 80 percent of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

8.2% ±5% (432  ±265.2) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in La Crosse County: 15.2% 18,166 (±1.1% / ±1,252.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Wisconsin: 11.8% 688,830 (±0.2% / ±8,943.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

97.4% ±11.7% (3,493  ±502.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in La Crosse County: 96.5% 76,079 (±2.4% / ±1,926.1)
  • a little higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 93.6% 3,835,965 (±0.3% / ±13,109.8)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
46% ±10.5% (1,649  ±397.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in La Crosse County: 36.5% 28,734 (±1.4% / ±1,086.3)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Wisconsin: 33.4% 1,368,736 (±0.2% / ±7,930)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

2.2% ±1.8% (118  ±94) Foreign-born population
  • about three-quarters of the rate in La Crosse County: 3% 3,652
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Wisconsin: 5.2% 306,979
  • less than a fifth of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7.3% ±3% (279  ±115) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in La Crosse County: 6.8% 6,589 (±0.6% / ±597)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Wisconsin: 6.2% 288,078 (±0.1% / ±3,278)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
279 Total veterans ±115 269 Male ±114 10 Female ±15

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