Health · Onalaska

Onalaska, WI health

Onalaska differs from Wisconsin on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.1% vs 12.1%) and fewer uninsured adults (5.7% vs 8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.6% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Onalaska

Report card

How Onalaska compares with Wisconsin

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Onalaska adults…

31 of every 100 Onalaska adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.1–34.6%

Bars show Onalaska; the black tick is Wisconsin. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Onalaska, betterOnalaska, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.7% Onalaska
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.9% Onalaska
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.7% Onalaska
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.1% Onalaska
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Onalaska adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

Yearly checkup

WI 78%

Dentist visit

WI 67%

Cholesterol check

WI 86%

Colon screening

WI 69%

Mammogram

WI 80%

Taking BP meds

WI 78%

1 in 18

working-age adults has no health insurance

Onalaska 5.7% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Onalaska adults are doing

1 in 3Onalaska adults feel lonely

30.4% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Onalaska adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.1% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Onalaska adults lack social or emotional support

18.6% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 7Onalaska adults are in frequent mental distress

14.2% · Wisconsin 15.5% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 12

Onalaska adults worry about having enough food

8.1% · WI 12.1% · better

1 in 14

Onalaska adults worry about keeping their housing

7.1% · WI 9.7% · better

1 in 25

Onalaska adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4% · WI 5.5% · better

1 in 20

Onalaska adults lack reliable transportation

5% · WI 6.7% · better

8.1% of Onalaska adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.1%

of Onalaska adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%

Thinking or memory11%

Hearing6.9%

Errands alone6.7%

Vision3.5%

Dressing or bathing2.8%

Black tick: Wisconsin. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Onalaska

Onalaska and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

33%42%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Onalaska36.2%

Onalaska37.1%

Holmen37.3%

Hamilton37.8%

Medary37.9%

La Crosse38.7%

Care nearby

Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical CenterLa Crosse · 6.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse · 6.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Mayo Clinic Hlth Systm Franciscan Hlthcare SpartaSparta · 20.1 mi · ER · rural critical access

Winona Health ServicesWinona · 23 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Scenic Bluffs Health Centers Inc- Reach LacrosseLa Crosse · 5.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Scenic Bluffs Health Center LaxbhLa Crosse · 6.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careOnalaska is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careOnalaska is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthOnalaska is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Onalaska. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Onalaska

Measure	Onalaska	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.3%	28.1–34.6%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.2%	32.6–39.7%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.2%	31–41.7%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	27.2%	24.5–30%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	23.1%	20.1–26.2%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.5%	6.6–10.5%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.5–11.9%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.7–10.4%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	10.2%	8.8–11.6%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	5.5%	4.9–6.3%	6.5%	better
Heart disease	6.2%	5.5–6.9%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3%	2.8–3.3%	3.4%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.1%	9.4–12.8%	13.6%	better
Binge drink	18.7%	15.8–21.6%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.7%	20.3–27.4%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.9%	25.9–36.2%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.3%	77.3–82.9%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	73.4%	70.2–76.3%	67.1%	better
Cholesterol check	88.1%	86.6–89.6%	85.9%	better
Colon screening	73%	68.6–77%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	82.8%	76.6–87.8%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.8%	76.2–81.4%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	5.7%	4.8–6.7%	8%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.4%	26.1–34.7%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.6%	15.8–21.5%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.2%	12.6–16%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	14.8%	12.9–16.9%	17.8%	better
Frequent physical distress	11.7%	10.3–13.2%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.1%	6.8–9.7%	12.1%	better
Housing insecurity	7.1%	6–8.3%	9.7%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4%	3.4–4.7%	5.5%	better
No reliable transportation	5%	4.4–5.8%	6.7%	better
Receive SNAP	8.1%	6.8–9.6%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	28.1%	24.8–31.6%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.1%	10.4–13.8%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	11%	9.7–12.3%	12.8%
Hearing	6.9%	6.1–7.7%	6.9%
Vision	3.5%	3.2–3.9%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	2.8%	2.5–3.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	6.7%	5.9–7.5%	7.9%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Onalaska door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Wisconsin figure falls inside it, we don't call Onalaska better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Onalaska directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Wisconsin figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.