Onalaska vs West Livingston

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

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

West Livingston has the higher population (7,888 vs 3,133 in Onalaska). West Livingston has the higher median household income ($57,600 vs $44,216 in Onalaska). Onalaska has the higher median home value ($121,900 vs $111,400 in West Livingston).

Population, income & housing

	Onalaska	West Livingston
Population	3,133	7,888
Median age	45.0 yrs	37.8 yrs
Median household income	$44,216	$57,600
Median home value	$121,900	$111,400
Median gross rent	$1,021	$1,175
Housing units	1,707	2,745
Homeownership rate	74.9%	75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.5%	8.6%
Unemployment rate	13.1%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Onalaska	West Livingston
Population	2,779 → 3,133 (+12.7%)	8,347 → 7,888 (-5.5%)
Median household income	$47,961 → $44,216 (-7.8%)	$50,534 → $57,600 (+14.0%)
Median home value	$58,600 → $121,900 (+108.0%)	$109,600 → $111,400 (+1.6%)
Median gross rent	$891 → $1,021 (+14.6%)	$835 → $1,175 (+40.7%)

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

West Livingston

Population

8,3477,888

Median household income

$50,534$57,600

Median home value

$109,600$111,400

Median gross rent

$835$1,175

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Onalaska	West Livingston
Under 5	5.8%	6.4%
5 to 17	20.9%	8.7%
18 to 24	5.0%	10.7%
25 to 34	3.6%	19.6%
35 to 44	14.6%	14.7%
45 to 54	20.2%	17.0%
55 to 64	11.6%	12.4%
65 to 74	14.0%	7.8%
75 and over	4.3%	2.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Onalaska	West Livingston
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	56.6%
Black or African American	1.7%	18.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	0.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.9%	4.1%
Hispanic or Latino	8.5%	20.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Onalaska	West Livingston
No high school diploma	17.0%	24.4%
High school graduate	32.5%	46.0%
Some college or associate's	46.1%	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	4.1%	7.3%
Graduate or professional degree	0.4%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Onalaska	West Livingston
Drove alone	66.0%	74.9%
Carpooled	23.0%	11.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	6.4%
Other means	3.9%	7.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Onalaska	West Livingston
1-unit, detached	39.3%	55.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.8%	1.3%
Mobile home & other	59.9%	43.2%

Poverty & households

	Onalaska	West Livingston
Poverty rate	24.1%	29.3%
Average household size	2.54	2.71
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1993	1995