Tomah

Population: 9,505
Median household income: $51,185
Median home value: $162,900

Tomah, a community in Monroe County, Wisconsin, has 9,505 residents. The median household income of $51,185 is below the Monroe County median ($68,213).

Between 2019 and 2023, Tomah's population grew 1.3% from 9,383 to 9,505, while its median home value rose 35.1% from $120,600 to $162,900.

The median resident is 41.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 15.9% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,505
Median age: 41.2 yrs
Median household income: $51,185
Median home value: $162,900
Median gross rent: $927
Housing units: 4,600
Homeownership rate: 54.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,3839,505

Median household income

$51,520$51,185

Median home value

$120,600$162,900

Median gross rent

$827$927

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,383	$51,520	$120,600	$827
2020	9,342	$51,304	$128,200	$854
2021	9,515	$51,661	$137,600	$866
2022	9,527	$55,203	$151,000	$928
2023	9,505	$51,185	$162,900	$927

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1715.9%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4411.9%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 6414.0%

65 to 749.7%

75 and over10.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	609	6.4%
5 to 17	1,515	15.9%
18 to 24	709	7.5%
25 to 34	1,328	14.0%
35 to 44	1,134	11.9%
45 to 54	973	10.2%
55 to 64	1,328	14.0%
65 to 74	919	9.7%
75 and over	990	10.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	8,482	89.2%
Black or African American	196	2.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	98	1.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	330	3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	399	4.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate30.5%

Some college or associate's37.2%

Bachelor's degree16.3%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	614	9.2%
High school graduate	2,033	30.5%
Some college or associate's	2,479	37.2%
Bachelor's degree	1,085	16.3%
Graduate or professional degree	461	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone86.9%

Carpooled3.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.5%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,834	86.9%
Carpooled	170	3.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	153	3.5%
Bicycle	10	0.2%
Worked from home	169	3.8%
Other means	78	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,508	59.1%
15 to 29 min	1,088	25.6%
30 to 44 min	295	6.9%
45 to 59 min	227	5.3%
60+ min	127	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.11
Poverty rate: 16.4% (1,529 of 9,329)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,066	47.5%
Nonfamily households	2,285	52.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,351	94.6%
Vacant	249	5.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,352	54.1%
Renter-occupied	1,999	45.9%

1-unit, detached53.3%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units12.4%

5 to 19 units14.2%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,451	53.3%
1-unit, attached	188	4.1%
2 to 4 units	570	12.4%
5 to 19 units	655	14.2%
20 or more units	323	7.0%
Mobile home & other	413	9.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5580075
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 7.87 sq mi
Water area: 0.42 sq mi
Center point: 43.9880, -90.5014