It is a fairly quiet city because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Nekoosa has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Nekoosa has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Nekoosa than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Nekoosa may be for you.
The citizens of Nekoosa have a very low rate of college education: just 7.83% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities.
The per capita income in Nekoosa in 2022 was $25,627, 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 $102,508 for a family of four. However, Nekoosa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Nekoosa is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Nekoosa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Nekoosa residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Nekoosa include German, Polish, Norwegian, Irish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Nekoosa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Laotian.
