Holmen vs La Crosse

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

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

La Crosse has the higher population (51,791 vs 11,027 in Holmen). Holmen has the higher median household income ($77,083 vs $53,803 in La Crosse). Holmen has the higher median home value ($262,600 vs $196,600 in La Crosse).

Population, income & housing

	Holmen	La Crosse
Population	11,027	51,791
Median age	38.7 yrs	30.3 yrs
Median household income	$77,083	$53,803
Median home value	$262,600	$196,600
Median gross rent	$1,164	$977
Housing units	4,753	24,274
Homeownership rate	65.3%	46.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.5%	34.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Holmen	La Crosse
Population	9,854 → 11,027 (+11.9%)	51,666 → 51,791 (+0.2%)
Median household income	$70,159 → $77,083 (+9.9%)	$45,233 → $53,803 (+18.9%)
Median home value	$197,600 → $262,600 (+32.9%)	$142,500 → $196,600 (+38.0%)
Median gross rent	$902 → $1,164 (+29.0%)	$793 → $977 (+23.2%)

Holmen

Population

9,85411,027

Median household income

$70,159$77,083

Median home value

$197,600$262,600

Median gross rent

$902$1,164

La Crosse

Population

51,66651,791

Median household income

$45,233$53,803

Median home value

$142,500$196,600

Median gross rent

$793$977

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Holmen	La Crosse
Under 5	5.6%	3.7%
5 to 17	18.6%	11.4%
18 to 24	8.5%	26.5%
25 to 34	11.2%	14.0%
35 to 44	16.0%	10.4%
45 to 54	13.0%	8.0%
55 to 64	11.3%	9.4%
65 to 74	8.0%	9.9%
75 and over	7.9%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Holmen	La Crosse
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	87.2%
Black or African American	1.4%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	5.7%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.4%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	3.1%
Hispanic or Latino	1.5%	3.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Holmen	La Crosse
No high school diploma	4.0%	4.9%
High school graduate	25.1%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	38.4%	34.4%
Bachelor's degree	19.7%	20.2%
Graduate or professional degree	12.8%	14.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Holmen	La Crosse
Drove alone	82.2%	68.0%
Carpooled	3.4%	9.2%
Public transit	0.2%	1.8%
Walked	0.0%	8.1%
Bicycle	0.6%	2.0%
Worked from home	12.7%	10.0%
Other means	0.9%	0.9%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Holmen	La Crosse
1-unit, detached	51.3%	48.9%
1-unit, attached	10.8%	5.9%
2 to 4 units	7.8%	13.8%
5 to 19 units	8.1%	13.4%
20 or more units	12.7%	16.9%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Holmen	La Crosse
Poverty rate	5.6%	21.6%
Average household size	2.37	2.09
Mean commute (minutes)	25	16
Median year structure built	1998	1966