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Westby Area School District

Westby Area School District is a unified school district in Wisconsin with a community population of 7,929. The median household income is $82,716 and the median age is 43.1.

7,929

Population

47

People / sq mi

$82,716

Median Income

43.1

Median Age

Westby Area School District covers 170 sq mi of land at 46.5 people per square mile.

Race & Ethnicity

White96.2%
Black or African American0.0%
Asian74.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)0.0%

Economy & Income

$82,716

Median Household Income

$39,501

Per Capita Income

4.1%

Poverty Rate

1.0%

Unemployment

Housing

$233,400

Median Home Value

$931

Median Rent

85.4%

Homeownership

Education Attainment

93.7%

High School+

27.4%

Bachelor's+

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Frequently Asked Questions

Westby Area School District serves a community with a population of 7,929 according to the latest Census ACS 5-Year estimates. This unified school district is located in Wisconsin.

The median household income in Westby Area School District is $82,716, with a per capita income of $39,501. The poverty rate is 4.1%.

Westby Area School District is 96.2% White, 0.0% Black or African American, 74.3% Asian, and 0.0% Hispanic or Latino, per Census ACS data.

In Westby Area School District, 93.7% of adults have a high school diploma or higher, and 27.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, per Census ACS estimates.

The median home value in Westby Area School District is $233,400, with a median rent of $931. The homeownership rate is 85.4%.

Data for Westby Area School District from the American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. Land area from Census Gazetteer files. This is a unified school district (GEOID: 5516410).

The this entity record above pulls directly from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. population demographics distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.