Onalaska

Population: 3,133
Median household income: $44,216
Median home value: $121,900

Onalaska is a community in Polk County, Texas, home to 3,133 residents. At $44,216, its median household income sits below Polk County's $59,066.

From 2019 to 2023, Onalaska's population grew 12.7% from 2,779 to 3,133, while its median home value rose 108.0% from $58,600 to $121,900.

The median resident is 45.0 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 20.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,133
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $44,216
Median home value: $121,900
Median gross rent: $1,021
Housing units: 1,707
Homeownership rate: 74.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.5%
Unemployment rate: 13.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7793,133

Median household income

$47,961$44,216

Median home value

$58,600$121,900

Median gross rent

$891$1,021

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,779	$47,961	$58,600	$891
2020	2,898	$53,021	$63,000	$893
2021	2,980	$57,396	$64,900	$971
2022	3,050	$56,168	$83,800	$999
2023	3,133	$44,216	$121,900	$1,021

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1720.9%

18 to 245.0%

25 to 343.6%

35 to 4414.6%

45 to 5420.2%

55 to 6411.6%

65 to 7414.0%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	181	5.8%
5 to 17	656	20.9%
18 to 24	158	5.0%
25 to 34	112	3.6%
35 to 44	457	14.6%
45 to 54	632	20.2%
55 to 64	362	11.6%
65 to 74	440	14.0%
75 and over	135	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,659	84.9%
Black or African American	54	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	155	4.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	265	8.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.0%

High school graduate32.5%

Some college or associate's46.1%

Bachelor's degree4.1%

Graduate or professional degree0.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	363	17.0%
High school graduate	694	32.5%
Some college or associate's	985	46.1%
Bachelor's degree	88	4.1%
Graduate or professional degree	8	0.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone66.0%

Carpooled23.0%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means3.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	698	66.0%
Carpooled	243	23.0%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	75	7.1%
Other means	41	3.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	301	30.7%
15 to 29 min	532	54.2%
30 to 44 min	24	2.4%
45 to 59 min	11	1.1%
60+ min	114	11.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 24.1% (754 of 3,133)

	Count	Share
Family households	757	61.5%
Nonfamily households	473	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,230	72.1%
Vacant	477	27.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	921	74.9%
Renter-occupied	309	25.1%

1-unit, detached39.3%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other59.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	671	39.3%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	14	0.8%
Mobile home & other	1,022	59.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4854048
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.44 sq mi
Water area: 0.02 sq mi
Center point: 30.8238, -95.1107