Livingston vs Onalaska

A side-by-side comparison of Livingston and Onalaska: population, income, housing, and more.

Livingston and Onalaska are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Livingston has the higher population (5,728 vs 3,133 in Onalaska). Livingston has the higher median household income ($52,385 vs $44,216 in Onalaska). Livingston has the higher median home value ($158,100 vs $121,900 in Onalaska).

Population, income & housing

	Livingston	Onalaska
Population	5,728	3,133
Median age	37.1 yrs	45.0 yrs
Median household income	$52,385	$44,216
Median home value	$158,100	$121,900
Median gross rent	$1,098	$1,021
Housing units	2,833	1,707
Homeownership rate	53.4%	74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	4.5%
Unemployment rate	5.4%	13.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Livingston	Onalaska
Population	5,115 → 5,728 (+12.0%)	2,779 → 3,133 (+12.7%)
Median household income	$43,217 → $52,385 (+21.2%)	$47,961 → $44,216 (-7.8%)
Median home value	$108,400 → $158,100 (+45.8%)	$58,600 → $121,900 (+108.0%)
Median gross rent	$709 → $1,098 (+54.9%)	$891 → $1,021 (+14.6%)

Livingston

Population

5,1155,728

Median household income

$43,217$52,385

Median home value

$108,400$158,100

Median gross rent

$709$1,098

Onalaska

Population

2,7793,133

Median household income

$47,961$44,216

Median home value

$58,600$121,900

Median gross rent

$891$1,021

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Livingston	Onalaska
Under 5	5.3%	5.8%
5 to 17	19.4%	20.9%
18 to 24	6.2%	5.0%
25 to 34	18.3%	3.6%
35 to 44	10.1%	14.6%
45 to 54	9.0%	20.2%
55 to 64	14.5%	11.6%
65 to 74	10.5%	14.0%
75 and over	6.6%	4.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Livingston	Onalaska
White (non-Hispanic)	53.7%	84.9%
Black or African American	15.6%	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.4%	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino	23.9%	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Livingston	Onalaska
No high school diploma	18.0%	17.0%
High school graduate	39.5%	32.5%
Some college or associate's	27.3%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	7.9%	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	7.3%	0.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Livingston	Onalaska
Drove alone	82.9%	66.0%
Carpooled	12.7%	23.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.1%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	1.9%	7.1%
Other means	1.5%	3.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Livingston	Onalaska
1-unit, detached	65.8%	39.3%
1-unit, attached	1.8%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	15.1%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	8.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	2.3%	0.8%
Mobile home & other	7.1%	59.9%

Poverty & households

	Livingston	Onalaska
Poverty rate	21.5%	24.1%
Average household size	2.33	2.54
Mean commute (minutes)	24	23
Median year structure built	1976	1993