Onalaska is a tiny town located in the state of Washington. With a population of 657 people and two associated neighborhoods, Onalaska is the 288th largest community in Washington. Onalaska has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic towns.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Onalaska is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Onalaska is a town of professionals, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Onalaska who work in healthcare (35.56%), office and administrative support (16.89%), and community and social services (12.89%). It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Onalaska has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Onalaska has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Onalaska than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Onalaska may be for you. Being a small town, Onalaska does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.The citizens of Onalaska have a very low rate of college education: just 7.75% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Onalaska in 2022 was $23,893, which is low income relative to Washington and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $95,572 for a family of four. However, Onalaska contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Onalaska is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Onalaska home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Onalaska residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Onalaska include Italian, Irish, Norwegian, Eastern European, and British. The most common language spoken in Onalaska is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
