Archer vs La Crosse

A side-by-side comparison of Archer and La Crosse: population, income, housing, and more.

Archer and La Crosse are places in Florida. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Archer has the higher population (885 vs 227 in La Crosse). La Crosse has the higher median household income ($88,819 vs $50,893 in Archer). Since 2019, Archer's population has grown faster (-29.9% vs -44.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Archer	La Crosse
Population	885	227
Median age	43.1 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,893	$88,819
Median home value	$161,900	—
Median gross rent	$692	—
Housing units	466	102
Homeownership rate	68.8%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	19.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Archer	La Crosse
Population	1,262 → 885 (-29.9%)	408 → 227 (-44.4%)
Median household income	$30,776 → $50,893 (+65.4%)	$58,750 → $88,819 (+51.2%)
Median home value	$154,600 → $161,900 (+4.7%)	$106,600 → $117,600 (+10.3%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $692 (-12.3%)	$1,083 → $1,333 (+23.1%)

Archer

Population

1,262885

Median household income

$30,776$50,893

Median home value

$154,600$161,900

Median gross rent

$789$692

La Crosse

Population

408227

Median household income

$58,750$88,819

Median home value

$106,600$117,600

Median gross rent

$1,083$1,333

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Archer	La Crosse
Under 5	4.4%	2.6%
5 to 17	20.8%	3.5%
18 to 24	8.5%	15.4%
25 to 34	11.2%	13.7%
35 to 44	8.4%	10.1%
45 to 54	16.6%	18.9%
55 to 64	13.3%	18.5%
65 to 74	11.8%	8.8%
75 and over	5.1%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Archer	La Crosse
White (non-Hispanic)	50.6%	83.3%
Black or African American	33.9%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.5%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Archer	La Crosse
No high school diploma	12.3%	1.1%
High school graduate	27.4%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	35.1%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.6%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	13.6%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Archer	La Crosse
Drove alone	79.4%	78.6%
Carpooled	4.9%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	13.6%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Archer	La Crosse
1-unit, detached	80.7%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	0.4%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	4.7%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	5.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	34.3%

Poverty & households

	Archer	La Crosse
Poverty rate	29.7%	4.8%
Average household size	2.17	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1972	2002