West Salem, Wisconsin - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	5,013
Male Share of the Population	48.4%
Female Share of the Population	51.6%
Senior Citizens	19.2%
Employed Population 16+	2,513
Age of the Population	42

Families

% of people married	57.8%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	45.9%
Median Earnings25+	$42,480
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$0
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$25,849

Wealth

Median Family Income	$77,731
% Above Poverty Level	94%
% Below Poverty Level	6%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	19 minutes
% Working from Home	4.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	3.3%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	28.2%
Median Gross Rent	$907
Median House Value	$180,000

Ancestry

German	49.9%
Norwegian	25.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	9.7%
Irish	9.2%
Polish	7.8%
English	6.7%
Swedish	4.6%
French Except Basque	2.1%
Danishn	2%
Welsh	1.9%
Italian	1.9%
Scottish	1.7%
Swiss	1%
Dutch	1%
Canadian	0.6%
Czech	0.5%
Russian	0.4%
Iraqi	0.3%
Arab	0.3%
Greek	0.2%
Hungarian	0.2%
Finnish	0.1%
Slovak	0.1%
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West Salem Almanac

Category	Value
County	La Crosse County
Standard Zip Codes	54669
Phone Area Codes	608
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	43.89
Approximate Longitude	-91.08

West Salem Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	LA CROSSE MUNICIPAL AP
Distance	8.5 miles
Jan Temp	6 to 26 F
Apr Temp	37 to 60 F
Jul Temp	63 to 85 F
Oct Temp	40 to 61 F
Annual Precip	32.3 inches

Station	SPARTA
Distance	13.4 miles
Jan Temp	3 to 24 F
Apr Temp	34 to 57 F
Jul Temp	59 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 60 F
Annual Precip	33 inches

Station	DODGE
Distance	28.4 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 26 F
Apr Temp	33 to 60 F
Jul Temp	58 to 85 F
Oct Temp	36 to 62 F
Annual Precip	33.6 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Bangor	1,293	$84,038
Holmen	9,909	$90,215
La Crosse	51,866	$64,193
Onalaska	18,546	$79,250
Rockland	645	$71,923
Sparta	9,656	$65,376

West Salem Public Schools

West Salem Elementary
475 N Mark St
ZIP: 54669
(608) 786-1662
Primary
Total Enrollment 859

West Salem High
490 N Mark St
ZIP: 54669
(608) 786-1220
High
Total Enrollment 565

West Salem Middle
450 N Mark St
ZIP: 54669
(608) 786-2090
Middle
Total Enrollment 351

West Salem Private Schools

Christ-st John's Lutheran School
500 Park St
ZIP: 54669
Elementary
Total Enrollment 70

Coulee Region Christian School
230 Garland St W
ZIP: 54669
Combined Elementary And Secondary
Total Enrollment 132

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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