Wisconsin · Census place 5540775
La Crosse, Wisconsin
La Crosse is a city in La Crosse County, Wisconsin with an estimated 51,049 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 12th largest of 370 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 51,049
- #12 of 370 in Wisconsin
- Change since 2020
- -3.1%
- -1,611 people
- Land area
- 21.7 sq mi
- + 2.08 sq mi water
- Density
- 2,351 / sq mi
- State median 1,583
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La Crosse population, 2020 to 2024
La Crosse lost 1,611 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.1%. In the latest year it moved by -234. Among 157 Wisconsin places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 153rd; the median place changed by +0.8%. The median place of 5,000+ in Wisconsin has 12,527 people, so La Crosse is 4.1 times that size.
La Crosse covers 21.71 square miles of land and 2.08 of water, for 2,351 people per square mile of land. The median Wisconsin place of 5,000+ has 1,583, so La Crosse is denser than the typical town.
What county La Crosse is in
All of La Crosse's residents live in La Crosse County, which had 121,060 residents in 2024. La Crosse holds 42.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in La Crosse
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap La Crosse by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 54601, 54603. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where La Crosse is
The Census internal point of La Crosse is at 43.824700, -91.224600. Madison, the capital, is 105.9 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Rochester, MN (123,624 people), 63.8 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 43.824700, -91.224600
- DMS
- 43°49'28.92"N 91°13'28.56"W
- UTM
- 15N 642760.5E 4853934.8N
- Geohash
- 9zz1k4h32
- Plus code
- 86MCRQFG+V5
Daylight in La Crosse
At 43.82° N, La Crosse gets about 15 h 28 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 54 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 33 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near La Crosse
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Wisconsin, measured between internal points. The closest is Onalaska, 4.6 miles away, with 19,898 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of La Crosse, WI?
51,049 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 1,611 (3.1%) from 52,660 in July 2020.
What county is La Crosse in?
La Crosse County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover La Crosse?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 54601, 54603.
How far is La Crosse from Madison?
105.9 miles (170.4 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from La Crosse.
What is the nearest larger city to La Crosse?
Rochester, MN, with 123,624 residents, 63.8 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.