High Springs vs La Crosse

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

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

High Springs has the higher population (6,396 vs 227 in La Crosse). La Crosse has the higher median household income ($88,819 vs $80,973 in High Springs). Since 2019, High Springs's population has grown faster (+6.8% vs -44.4%).

Population, income & housing

	High Springs	La Crosse
Population	6,396	227
Median age	37.2 yrs	50.2 yrs
Median household income	$80,973	$88,819
Median home value	$263,800	—
Median gross rent	$1,707	—
Housing units	2,279	102
Homeownership rate	80.5%	83.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.9%	30.9%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	19.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	High Springs	La Crosse
Population	5,989 → 6,396 (+6.8%)	408 → 227 (-44.4%)
Median household income	$57,132 → $80,973 (+41.7%)	$58,750 → $88,819 (+51.2%)
Median home value	$167,800 → $263,800 (+57.2%)	$106,600 → $117,600 (+10.3%)
Median gross rent	$745 → $1,707 (+129.1%)	$1,083 → $1,333 (+23.1%)

High Springs

Population

5,9896,396

Median household income

$57,132$80,973

Median home value

$167,800$263,800

Median gross rent

$745$1,707

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)

	High Springs	La Crosse
Under 5	7.1%	2.6%
5 to 17	24.6%	3.5%
18 to 24	7.3%	15.4%
25 to 34	9.3%	13.7%
35 to 44	13.9%	10.1%
45 to 54	11.9%	18.9%
55 to 64	10.1%	18.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	8.8%
75 and over	6.0%	8.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	High Springs	La Crosse
White (non-Hispanic)	67.8%	83.3%
Black or African American	16.4%	6.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.9%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.1%	2.6%
Hispanic or Latino	9.8%	7.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	High Springs	La Crosse
No high school diploma	8.0%	1.1%
High school graduate	25.7%	36.0%
Some college or associate's	33.4%	32.0%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	12.6%	26.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	High Springs	La Crosse
Drove alone	81.7%	78.6%
Carpooled	8.9%	12.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.4%	6.0%
Other means	0.0%	2.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	High Springs	La Crosse
1-unit, detached	77.3%	65.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.6%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	1.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	18.1%	34.3%

Poverty & households

	High Springs	La Crosse
Poverty rate	16.4%	4.8%
Average household size	3.17	2.49
Mean commute (minutes)	27	18
Median year structure built	1999	2002