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La Crosse city, Wisconsin: commercial real estate data.
La Crosse city is a Census city of 51,356 people across 21.71 square miles of land, in La Crosse County. Median household income is $55,866, 46.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 97 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $46.1 m.
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La Crosse
What La Crosse is
- Census place typecity
- Land area21.71 sq mi
- Water area2.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,366
- County holding the largest share of its areaLa Crosse County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Crosse
How many people live in La Crosse
- Population51,356
- Median age30.5
- Population under 187,493
- Share under 1814.6 percent
- Population 65 and over8,794
- Share 65 and over17.1 percent
- Households22,965
- Family households9,675
- Share of households that are families42.1 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Crosse
Income and work in La Crosse
- Median household income$55,866
- Per capita income$34,439
- Civilian labor force28,996
- Employed27,929
- Unemployed1,067 plus or minus 277
- Unemployment rate3.7 percent plus or minus 0.9
- Adults 25 and over29,991
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher96.1 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher34.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree14.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Crosse
Housing in La Crosse
- Housing units24,404
- Occupied units22,965
- Vacant units1,439 plus or minus 375
- Vacancy rate5.9 percent plus or minus 1.5
- Owner occupied10,594
- Renter occupied12,371
- Ownership rate46.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$210,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,010
- Annual rent as a share of median income21.7 percent
- Single family units13,282
- Share single family54.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more10,806
- Share in buildings of two or more44.3 percent
- Mobile homes316 plus or minus 78
- Median year structure built1965
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Crosse
How La Crosse gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute24,361
- Commuting under 15 minutes13,703
- Share commuting under 15 minutes56.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more2,970
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more12.2 percent
- Drove alone68.9 percent
- Carpooled8.0 percent
- Public transport1.8 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Walked6.6 percent
- Worked from home11.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
La Crosse
SBA 7(a) lending to La Crosse borrowers
- Approvals97
- Gross approval$46,080,800
- Average approval$475,060
- Median approval$204,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,540,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported1,249
- Jobs per approval12.9
- Loans with a final outcome22
- Paid in full20
- Charged off2
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans9.1 percent
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more16.5 percent
- Share to franchises6.2 percent
- Distinct lenders23
- Distinct industries by NAICS58
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
La Crosse
SBA 504 lending to La Crosse borrowers
- Approvals41
- Gross approval$25,967,000
- Average approval$633,341
- Median approval$526,000
- Largest approval$2,190,000
- Jobs supported268
- Loans with a final outcome12
- Charged off0
- Charge-off rate over resolved loans0.0 percent
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs6
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
La Crosse County, not La Crosse
La Crosse County context, not La Crosse figures
These are La Crosse County figures. There is no place level equivalent published for any of them, so they are shown as the county backdrop and never as La Crosse measurements.
- Establishments in La Crosse County3,151
- Employment at those establishments, La Crosse County66,633
- Covered employment, La Crosse County69,521
- Average annual pay, La Crosse County$58,448
- Average weekly wage, La Crosse County$1,124
- Housing units permitted, La Crosse County478
- Of those, single family, La Crosse County216
- County product, 2024, La Crosse County$9,934,220,000
- County product change over the prior year, La Crosse County4.4 percent
- Average income of an arriving household, La Crosse County$66,841
Every figure in this section is published for La Crosse County as a whole and is not a measurement of La Crosse. It is here because a county backdrop is what a credit committee reads a place against, and it is labelled so that it can never be quoted as the place's own.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows, 2021 to 2022 filing years.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Every item below could be filled with a plausible figure. None of them is. On a page a lender may read, a number that cannot be traced is worse than an absence, so the absences are named.
- This place is not listed as a community in the FEMA Community Status Book, so no NFIP participation or CRS class is shown.
- Parcel level detail, zoning and flood zone at an address are resolved in the platform, not on this page.
SBA figures count approvals to borrowers whose address is in the place. They are not approvals for projects inside the place boundary: the tape records a borrower city and a project county, and those can differ.
Common questions
La Crosse questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in La Crosse, Wisconsin?
51,356, in 22,965 households. La Crosse city covers 21.71 square miles of land, which is 2,366 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is La Crosse in?
La Crosse County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in La Crosse?
$55,866. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $210,100. Median gross rent is $1,010 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to La Crosse businesses?
97 7(a) approvals totalling $46.1 m, across 23 lenders, median approval $204,000, plus 41 504 approvals worth $26.0 m. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in La Crosse, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to La Crosse borrowers get paid back?
Of the 22 loans that have reached a final outcome, 20 were paid in full and 2 charged off, a charge off rate of 9.1 percent. Loans still running are excluded because they have not yet succeeded or failed.
Are the county figures on this page La Crosse figures?
No, and they are labelled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for La Crosse County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of La Crosse.
Is zoning published for La Crosse?
Not yet. The zoning layer is in build. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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