Onalaska is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 19,018 people and five associated neighborhoods, Onalaska is the 45th largest community in Wisconsin.

Also of interest is that Onalaska has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.11% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Onalaska spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.24 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.

Onalaska is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The education level of Onalaska ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Onalaska, 41.40% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.

The per capita income in Onalaska in 2022 was $50,428, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $201,712 for a family of four. However, Onalaska contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Onalaska is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. 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, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Onalaska include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Polish.

The most common language spoken in Onalaska is English. Other important languages spoken here include Miao/Hmong and Polish.