Lafayette County, Wisconsin

Lafayette County has a population of 16,942 and has grown 5.2% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $194,500, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $76,462.

Home price
$194,500
Income
$76,462
Population
16,942
Unemployment
2.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$194,500county
Median gross rent$830county
Median year homes here were built1966county
Share of homes built before 198067.3%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile4.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant6.5%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use1.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,390(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$819county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$1,812(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living97.7(statewide)
Median household income$76,462county
Family health premium / yr$25,781(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$16,956(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.857(statewide)
Poverty rate11.9%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home12.6%county
Unemployment rate2.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force65.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed12.0%county
Share of workers employed by government13.6%county
Share of workers in the largest industry19.7%county
Economic output per resident$55,005county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.57%county
Top state income tax7.65%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.36%(statewide)
Combined sales tax5.72%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time24.7 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service34 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6078county
Miles to nearest general aviation field16 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station69 micounty
Households without a vehicle5.0%county
Traffic deaths11.8county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,0001.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher22.6%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.5%county
Public schools in the county17county
Public school enrollment2658county
Students per full-time teacher11.2county
Free lunch eligible41.8%county
Elementary schools6county
Middle schools4county
High schools6county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution18 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians24county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county1county
Hospitals here with an emergency department1county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4(statewide)
Fine particulate matter8.9 µgcounty
Without health insurance10.5%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year12.9%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year13.8%county
Frequent mental distress15.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity24.4%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.3%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population16,942county
Land area in square miles634county
People per square mile of land26.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores3county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store0.1%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+5.2%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents4county
Median age40.8 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1825.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over20.4%county
Share of households that are one person27.9%county
Share of residents born outside the United States4.2%county
Second languages8.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.0%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents283county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-2county
Households that moved in384county
Households that moved away376county
Average income of arriving households$55,802county
Average income of departing households$61,479county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year46county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate279(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature48.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation31.9 incounty
Annual snowfall33.4 incounty
Average daily solar energy3.82 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F5 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing149 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 4bcounty
Frost-free days153 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 9county
Average first fall frostOct 10county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$114county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.2¢county
Household electricity use673 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$12.48(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity10.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas40.5%county
Homes heated by propane31.2%county
Homes heated by fuel oil8.1%county
Homes heated by wood8.4%county
Households with broadband82.2%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk27.3county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk46.0county
Landslide risk79.7county
Hail risk82.3county
Earthquake risk21.0county
Tornado risk44.6county
Tropical cyclone risk13.4county
Extreme heat risk38.4county
Winter weather risk18.8county
Strong wind risk48.7county
Wildfire risk14.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lafayette County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Wisconsin figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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