La Crosse County, WI Population

Overview

120,291

Total Population

36.3

Median age

50.98%

Female population %

96.2:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

20-24 years

Largest age group

48.6

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

2,563

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

La Crosse County's population is young compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in La Crosse County is 36.3, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Crosse County's population under 18 was 19.90%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Crosse County's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 16.28% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Crosse County, 16.41% were under the age of 15, 25.89% aged 15 to 29, 41.42% aged 30 to 64, 13.73% aged 65 to 84, and 2.55% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 2,353 more females than males in La Crosse County:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 50.98% females and 49.02% males in La Crosse County, WI.
The La Crosse County, WI gender ratio is 96.2:100 i.e. 96.2 men to 100 women (0.962).
For male population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 6,457.
For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 7,082.

La Crosse County's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of La Crosse County population: 89.94% are White, 1.64% are Black or African American, 0.29% are American Indian and Alaska Native, 4.37% are Asian, 0.03% are Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander, 0.65% are some other race and 3.09% are multiracial.
La Crosse County's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the county.
By ethnicity, 2,563 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 117,728 (97.87% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Crosse County is White with a population of 108,186 (89.94% of the total population).

La Crosse County's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 120,930 in the year 2020
From 2000 to 2010, La Crosse County's population increased by 7,571 (7.06%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Crosse County's population increased by 6,051 (5.27%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, La Crosse County's population was lowest in year 2000 at 107,308.