Demographics of Tomah city, Wisconsin

Tomah city, Wisconsin had 9,600 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +41 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Tomah city, in four figures

9,600
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,532 ±33.; +0.4%
Change since July 2020: +41 people.; 41.8 ±4.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,274 ±$3,373
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.

Tomah city, Wisconsin's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tomah 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

Tomah city, Wisconsin's population grew 0.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tomah 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	9,559	100.0	100.0
2021	9,477	99.1	100.2
2022	9,424	98.6	100.7
2023	9,538	99.8	101.6
2024	9,598	100.4	102.5
2025	9,600	100.4	103.1

Population of Tomah city, Wisconsin on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,559	—
2021	9,477	−82
2022	9,424	−53
2023	9,538	+114
2024	9,598	+60
2025	9,600	+2

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 41.8 ±4.5: for men 41.2 ±5.7 and for women 43.5 ±6.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tomah city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under 5	644 ±167	6.8% ±1.8	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,490 ±295	15.6% ±3.1	16.0% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	588 ±178	6.2% ±1.9	9.3% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,438 ±339	25.6% ±3.6	25.2% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,385 ±352	25.0% ±3.7	25.6% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,987 ±335	20.8% ±3.5	18.5% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,274 ±$3,373, and income per person $34,585 ±$3,085, 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 Tomah city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Under $25,000	905 ±260	20.3% ±5.7	13.1% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,190 ±294	26.7% ±6.5	17.9% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	861 ±238	19.3% ±5.2	17.5% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	414 ±141	9.3% ±3.1	13.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	469 ±143	10.5% ±3.2	19.1% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	453 ±204	10.2% ±4.5	9.4% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	161 ±79	3.6% ±1.8	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 Tomah city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Wisconsin	United States
All ages	1,560 ±569	16.7% ±6.1	10.6% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	625 ±244	29.6% ±10.0	12.8% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	601 ±233	12.8% ±4.8	10.3% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	334 ±154	13.0% ±5.7	9.3% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Tomah city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tomah city	Wisconsin	United States
Housing units	4,832 ±266	2,778,572 ±1,533	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.2% ±7.0	89.2% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.8% ±3.1	10.8% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.2% ±4.4	67.8% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.8% ±4.1	32.2% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$174,300 ±$11,940	$266,500 ±$1,051	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$903 ±$87	$1,087 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±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 Tomah city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Hispanic or Latino	104 to 792	1.1% to 8.3%	8.0% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,428 ±411	88.4% ±4.3	78.6% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	77 to 323	0.8% to 3.4%	5.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 183	0% to 1.9%	2.9% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	39 to 141	0.4% to 1.5%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 14	0% to 0.1%	0.3% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	114 to 458	1.2% to 4.8%	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 Tomah city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Wisconsin	United States
Born in the state	7,089 ±348	74.4% ±3.6	70.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,140 ±323	22.5% ±3.4	23.6% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	26 to 206	0.3% to 2.2%	0.9% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	73 to 301	0.8% to 3.2%	5.2% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	56 to 274	0.6% to 2.9%	2.5% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 52	0% to 0.5%	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%.

Tomah city among the places of Wisconsin

101st 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 Tomah city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Elkhorn city	10,221 ±21
Reedsburg city	10,168 ±30
Hartland village	9,972 ±32
Sparta city	9,950 ±27
Sturgeon Bay city	9,806 ±87
Tomah city	9,532 ±33
Shawano city	9,522 ±24
Windsor village	9,452 ±23
Merrill city	9,356 ±22
McFarland village	9,160 ±31
Rice Lake city	9,030 ±25

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Wisconsin by poverty rate
No. 6 Places in Wisconsin by median age
No. 81 Places in Wisconsin by homeownership rate
No. 89 Places in Wisconsin by median rent
No. 98 Places in Wisconsin by per capita income
No. 126 Places in Wisconsin by median home value

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