Demographics of Menasha city, Wisconsin

Menasha city, Wisconsin had 18,385 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +107 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Menasha city, in four figures

18,385
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 18,273 ±84.; +0.6%
Change since July 2020: +107 people.; 37.6 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $64,698 ±$7,209
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Menasha city, Wisconsin's population grew 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Menasha city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Menasha city, Wisconsin's population grew 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Menasha city, Wisconsin's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	18,278	100.0	100.0
2021	18,125	99.2	100.2
2022	18,287	100.0	100.7
2023	18,363	100.5	101.6
2024	18,405	100.7	102.5
2025	18,385	100.6	103.1

Population of Menasha city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	18,278	—
2021	18,125	−153
2022	18,287	+162
2023	18,363	+76
2024	18,405	+42
2025	18,385	−20

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.6 ±1.6: for men 36.6 ±2.1 and for women 38.6 ±2.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Menasha city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	1,039 ±209	5.7% ±1.1	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,262 ±405	17.9% ±2.2	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,722 ±358	9.4% ±2.0	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,170 ±489	28.3% ±2.7	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,502 ±448	24.6% ±2.5	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,578 ±322	14.1% ±1.8	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $64,698 ±$7,209, and income per person $36,055 ±$2,095, in 2024 dollars. The median is $77,485 ±$455 in Wisconsin and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Menasha city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	1,265 ±292	15.6% ±3.5	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,780 ±312	21.9% ±3.7	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,527 ±261	18.8% ±3.1	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,088 ±220	13.4% ±2.7	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,498 ±262	18.4% ±3.1	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	588 ±199	7.2% ±2.4	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	377 ±120	4.6% ±1.5	9.2% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Menasha city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	2,190 ±614	12.0% ±3.4	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	926 ±319	21.8% ±6.9	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	912 ±224	8.9% ±2.1	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	352 ±173	9.6% ±4.6	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Menasha city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Menasha city	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	8,518 ±332	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.4% ±0.6	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	4.6% ±1.8	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.3% ±3.1	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.7% ±3.8	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$191,800 ±$8,149	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$903 ±$58	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1974 ±3	1975 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Menasha city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,255 ±505	12.3% ±2.8	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	14,393 ±633	78.8% ±3.4	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	112 to 444	0.6% to 2.4%	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	529 ±242	2.9% ±1.3	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	31 to 159	0.2% to 0.9%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 16	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 213	0% to 1.2%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	624 ±240	3.4% ±1.3	3.7% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Menasha city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	13,880 ±483	76.0% ±2.6	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,102 ±435	17.0% ±2.4	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14 to 150	0.1% to 0.8%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,209 ±342	6.6% ±1.9	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	453 ±149	2.5% ±0.8	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	756 ±305	4.1% ±1.7	2.7% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Menasha city among the places of Wisconsin

47th of 158 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Wisconsin page.

Places of Wisconsin near Menasha city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Onalaska city	19,348 ±28
Fox Crossing village	19,131 ±32
Oconomowoc city	19,080 ±55
Wisconsin Rapids city	18,722 ±78
Marshfield city	18,700 ±192
Menasha city	18,273 ±84
Cudahy city	17,853 ±58
Kaukauna city	17,706 ±29
Ashwaubenon village	17,314 ±29
River Falls city	16,719 ±27
Beaver Dam city	16,565 ±91

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in Wisconsin by foreign-born share
No. 8 Places in Wisconsin by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 8 Places in Wisconsin by poverty rate
No. 44 Places in Wisconsin by homeownership rate
No. 54 Places in Wisconsin by median age
No. 82 Places in Wisconsin by median household income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026