Tomah, WI

Census Place

2024 Population

9,532

US Senator

Ron Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

Tammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

41.8

1.46% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

16.7%

1.62% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$51,274

0.174% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$174,300

Population & Diversity

Tomah, WI is home to a population of 9.53k people, from which 99.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 1.96% of Tomah, WI residents were born outside of the country (187 people).

In 2024, there were 27.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.43k people) in Tomah, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 306 White (Hispanic) and 200 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

99.8%

2024 Citizenship

99.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 99.8% of Tomah, WI residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Tomah, WI was 99.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Tomah, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Tomah, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
8.43k ± 411
White (Hispanic)
306 ± 339
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
200 ± 123

4.7%

Hispanic Population

448 people

4.7% of the people in Tomah, WI are hispanic (448 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Tomah, WI as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Wisconsin.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
90,085 ± 7,313 people
India
22,216 ± 3,653 people
China
14,090 ± 2,911 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Wisconsin was Mexico, the natal country of 90,085 Wisconsin residents, followed by India with 22,216 and China with 14,090.

Foreign-Born Population

1.96%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

187 people

1.35%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

128 people

As of 2024, 1.96% of Tomah, WI residents (187 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Tomah, WI was 1.35%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Tomah, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
449 ± 244
Vietnam
365 ± 137
Gulf War (1990s)
211 ± 117

Tomah, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.23 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Tomah, WI.

Economy

The economy of Tomah, WI employs 4.37k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Tomah, WI were Manufacturing (803 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (790 people), and Retail Trade (483 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($98,087), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($77,798), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting ($76,196).

Employment

Occupations

4.37k

2024 Value

± 521

−1.69%

1 Year decline

± 16.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tomah, WI declined at a rate of −1.69%, from 4.44k employees to 4.37k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Tomah, WI, are Production Occupations (444 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (428 people), and Material Moving Occupations (401 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Tomah, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Wisconsin.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

4.37k

2024 Value

± 521

−1.69%

1 Year decline

± 16.8%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Tomah, WI declined at a rate of −1.69%, from 4.44k employees to 4.37k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Tomah, WI, are Manufacturing (803 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (790 people), and Retail Trade (483 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Tomah, WI, though some of these residents may live in Tomah, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$48,530

Median earning men ± $3,695

$39,291

Median earning women ± $5,271

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($68,864), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($65,807), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($61,179).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($58,547), Manufacturing ($50,208), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($43,077).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Tomah, WI was $174,300 in 2024, which is 0.524 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $162,900 to $174,300, a 7% increase. The homeownership rate in Tomah, WI is 55.2%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Tomah, WI have an average commute time of 16.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Tomah, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$174,300

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,940

$2,457

Median Property Taxes

±$362

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Tomah, WI the largest share of households pay taxes in the $2k - $3k range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Tomah, WI compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

55.2%

Homeownership

2024

67.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 55.2% of the housing units in Tomah, WI were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 54.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Tomah, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$51,274

Median Household Income

± $3,373

4.45k

Number of Households

± 547

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.45k households in Tomah, WI grew to $51,274 from the previous year's value of $51,185.

The following chart displays the households in Tomah, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Tomah, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.439

2024 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.441

2023 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2024, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.364% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (87.2%)
Carpooled (5.23%)
Worked At Home (3.56%)

In 2024, 87.2% of workers in Tomah, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (5.23%) and those who worked at home (3.56%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

16.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Tomah, WI have a shorter commute time (16.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.88% of the workforce in Tomah, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Tomah, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Tomah, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Tomah, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Tomah, WI (1.56k out of 9.37k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Tomah, WI is White, followed by Hispanic and Other.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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