Menasha is a medium-sized city located in the state of Wisconsin. With a population of 17,889 people and six associated neighborhoods, Menasha is the 46th largest community in Wisconsin. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Menasha, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Menasha, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Menasha’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Menasha does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $119,625.00.
Also of interest is that Menasha has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.84% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Menasha is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Menasha really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Menasha perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
Being a small city, Menasha does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The citizens of Menasha are among the most well-educated in the nation: 46.12% of adults in Menasha have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Menasha in 2022 was $49,598, which is wealthy relative to Wisconsin and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $198,392 for a family of four.
Menasha is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Menasha home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Menasha residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Menasha include German, Irish, Dutch, Polish, and English.
The most common language spoken in Menasha is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Spanish.