Menomonie is a place where college students are a big part of the character and culture of the town. Small towns have often struggled with declining populations over the past few decades, but the presence of such a large college student population has helped Menomonie to fight this trend. Not only does the college population add spending and jobs to local economy, but it also contributes a very tangible, youthful energy to the town.
One of the benefits of Menomonie is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.51 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
The citizens of Menomonie are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 38.12% of adults in Menomonie have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Menomonie in 2022 was $30,159, which is low income relative to Wisconsin, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,636 for a family of four. However, Menomonie contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Menomonie home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Menomonie residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Menomonie include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Menomonie is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Miao/Hmong.
