La Crosse

Population: 1,081
Median household income: $50,872
Median home value: $82,800

La Crosse is a community in Rush County, Kansas, home to 1,081 residents. At $50,872, its median household income sits below Rush County's $60,288.

From 2019 to 2023, La Crosse's population declined 12.3% from 1,232 to 1,081, while its median home value fell 1.2% from $83,800 to $82,800.

The typical home was built around 1953. 5.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,081
Median age: 49.1 yrs
Median household income: $50,872
Median home value: $82,800
Median gross rent: $744
Housing units: 629
Homeownership rate: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.0%
Unemployment rate: 0.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,2321,081

Median household income

$41,094$50,872

Median home value

$83,800$82,800

Median gross rent

$689$744

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,232	$41,094	$83,800	$689
2020	1,347	$40,069	$74,700	$685
2021	1,284	$40,625	$73,200	$689
2022	1,162	$48,136	$74,900	$827
2023	1,081	$50,872	$82,800	$744

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1710.3%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 6410.7%

65 to 7414.1%

75 and over18.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	97	9.0%
5 to 17	111	10.3%
18 to 24	54	5.0%
25 to 34	157	14.5%
35 to 44	80	7.4%
45 to 54	116	10.7%
55 to 64	116	10.7%
65 to 74	152	14.1%
75 and over	198	18.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	883	81.7%
Black or African American	9	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	1.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	105	9.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	72	6.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.7%

High school graduate30.6%

Some college or associate's27.7%

Bachelor's degree22.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	112	13.7%
High school graduate	251	30.6%
Some college or associate's	227	27.7%
Bachelor's degree	184	22.5%
Graduate or professional degree	45	5.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 15 min

Drove alone80.5%

Carpooled9.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked5.2%

Bicycle0.4%

Worked from home4.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	422	80.5%
Carpooled	51	9.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	27	5.2%
Bicycle	2	0.4%
Worked from home	22	4.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	293	58.4%
15 to 29 min	67	13.3%
30 to 44 min	120	23.9%
45 to 59 min	13	2.6%
60+ min	9	1.8%

Households

Average household size: 1.89
Poverty rate: 5.8% (59 of 1,018)

	Count	Share
Family households	251	46.7%
Nonfamily households	287	53.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1953

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	538	85.5%
Vacant	91	14.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	388	72.1%
Renter-occupied	150	27.9%

1-unit, detached93.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units0.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	587	93.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	25	4.0%
5 to 19 units	3	0.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	2.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2037500
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.04 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 38.5318, -99.3095