Nicollet County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Air pollution and air quality trends (lower is better)
AQI
PM2.5
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 27.6. This is about average.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 8.43. This is about average. There were 36 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Lafayette that have no violations reported:
- LAFAYETTE (Population served: 531, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 17.0%
(17.9% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents, 0.0% for two or more races residents)
Average household size:
| This city: | 2.3 people | | Minnesota: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This city: | 60.1% | | Whole state: | 66.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This city: | 1.5% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lafayette, MN
39 people in nursing homes
Lafayette compared to Minnesota state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Lafayette (2011 data):
- Citizens Bank Minnesota: Lafayette Branch at Main Street, branch established on 1933/01/01. Info updated 2006/11/03: Bank assets: $314.2 mil, Deposits: $269.4 mil, headquarters in New Ulm, MN, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Citizens Bancorporation Of New Ulm, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (42%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (37%)
- Electricity (17%)
- Wood (3%)
- Other fuel (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Nicollet County Minnesota:
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Religion statistics for Lafayette (based on Nicollet County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.35%
| Here |  | 58.3% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | Catholic Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | United Methodist Church | The Evangelical Covenant Church |
| Adherents | 36.5% | 30.8% | 16.1% | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| Congregations | 19.2% | 26.9% | 15.4% | 3.8% | 3.8% |
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| Name | Lutheran Church | Assemblies of God | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Episcopal Church | Other |
| Adherents | 2.8% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Congregations | 3.8% | 7.7% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 11.5% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 6 | This county: | 1.89 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 1.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 11 | This county: | 3.46 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 3.90 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 16 | Nicollet County: | 5.04 / 10,000 pop. | | Minnesota: | 6.98 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult obesity rate: | Here: | 28.3% | | Minnesota: | 25.9% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Nicollet County: | 11.9% | | State: | 13.0% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $777 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $777 |
| Streets and Highways |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $210 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,054 |
| Parks and Recreation |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,092 |
| Water Supply |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $2,965 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 10 | $6,875 |
Lafayette government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $62,000 ($123.02)
All Other: $26,000 ($51.59)
Solid Waste Management: $25,000 ($49.60)
Parks & Recreation: $8,000 ($15.87)
- Current Operations - Liquor Stores: $194,000 ($384.92)
Water Utilities: $81,000 ($160.71)
Sewerage: $70,000 ($138.89)
Regular Highways: $48,000 ($95.24)
Fire Protection: $41,000 ($81.35)
General - Other: $32,000 ($63.49)
Solid Waste Management: $24,000 ($47.62)
Parks & Recreation: $21,000 ($41.67)
Financial Administration: $18,000 ($35.71)
Health Services - Other: $17,000 ($33.73)
Central Staff Services: $5,000 ($9.92)
- Employee Retirement - Total Cash & Deposits: $260,000 ($515.87)
Interest Revenue: $12,000 ($23.81)
From Other Government: $7,000 ($13.89)
From Local Government: $3,000 ($5.95)
- General - Interest on Debt: $14,000 ($27.78)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $219,000 ($434.52)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $60,000 ($119.05)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $114,000 ($226.19)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $45,000 ($89.29)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $26,000 ($51.59)
Interest Earnings: $6,000 ($11.90)
Special Assessments: $1,000 ($1.98)
- Other Capital Outlay - Housing & Community Development: $76,000 ($150.79)
Sewerage: $18,000 ($35.71)
Health - Other: $3,000 ($5.95)
Fire Protection: $2,000 ($3.97)
Liquor Stores: $1,000 ($1.98)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $572,000 ($1134.92)
- Revenue - Liquor Stores: $199,000 ($394.84)
Water Utilities: $55,000 ($109.13)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $25,000 ($49.60)
- State Intergovernmental - General Support: $126,000 ($250.00)
All Other: $9,000 ($17.86)
- Tax - Property: $107,000 ($212.30)
NEC: $1,000 ($1.98)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $259,000 ($513.89)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $0 ($0.00)
11.26% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,344 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.26% | | Minnesota average: | 7.79% |
0.14% of residents moved from foreign countries ($78 average AGI)| Nicollet County: | 0.14% | | Minnesota average: | 0.12% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
11.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,564 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 11.14% | | Minnesota average: | 7.84% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Lafayette:
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- KNUJ (860 AM; 1 kW; NEW ULM, MN)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
- KTOE (1420 AM; 5 kW; MANKATO, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
- KSMM (1530 AM; 9 kW; SHAKOPEE, MN; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WMNN (1330 AM; 10 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO.)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WBHR (660 AM; 10 kW; SAUK RAPIDS, MN; Owner: HERBERT M. HOPPE)
- KDHL (920 AM; 5 kW; FARIBAULT, MN; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
- KWOM (1600 AM; 5 kW; WATERTOWN, MN; Owner: WATERTOWN RADIO, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lafayette:
- KGAC (90.5 FM; ST. PETER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO, INC.)
- KEEZ-FM (99.1 FM; MANKATO, MN; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LUVERNE, INC.)
- KDOG (96.7 FM; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING, CO.)
- KNUJ-FM (107.3 FM; SLEEPY EYE, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KNGA (91.5 FM; ST. PETER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
- KXLP (93.1 FM; NEW ULM, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KYSM-FM (103.5 FM; MANKATO, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KARP-FM (106.9 FM; DASSEL, MN; Owner: IOWA CITY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- K230AI (93.9 FM; NEW ULM, MN; Owner: NEW ULM CHRISTIAN RADIO)
- KXAC (100.5 FM; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
- K206DI (89.1 FM; NICOLLET, MN; Owner: REFUGE MEDIA GROUP)
TV broadcast stations around Lafayette:
- K30FN (Channel 30; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TELEVISION ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA)
- KEYC-TV (Channel 12; MANKATO, MN; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- K16CG (Channel 16; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
- K21DG (Channel 21; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
- K24CP (Channel 24; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
- K26CS (Channel 26; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
- K35DC (Channel 35; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
- K42AV (Channel 42; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
- K44AD (Channel 60; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
- K46AA (Channel 46; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
- K48AA (Channel 48; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
- K50AB (Channel 50; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
- K52AB (Channel 52; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
- K54AC (Channel 54; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
- K14KE (Channel 14; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MINNESOTA)
- K19CA (Channel 19; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: UNITED COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- K40BU (Channel 40; ST. JAMES, MN; Owner: COOPERATIVE TV ASSN. OF SOUTHERN MN)
Lafayette fatal accident list:
May 3, 2001 04:00 PM, Sr-15, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Lafayette)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1 - Lafayette Water Tower (Lat: 44.450250 Lon: -94.387750), Type: Tank, Structure height: 45 m, Call Sign: KNAI326
Assigned Frequencies: 453.350 MHz Grant Date: 11/29/2001, Expiration Date: 01/08/2012
Registrant: Alpha Wireless Communications Co., 1115 Cross St., North Mankato, MN 56003, Phone: (507) 625-6720, Fax: (507) 625-6725, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1 - STATION, 840 Pioneer Ave (Lat: 44.447444 Lon: -94.393861), Structure height: 7.3 m, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WNTU664
Assigned Frequencies: 959.862 MHz, 928.862 MHz Grant Date: 04/27/1999, Expiration Date: 07/26/2009, Cancellation Date: 09/26/2009
Registrant: Phone: (515) 228-2183
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1 - Call Sign: N0WZW
Grant Date: 05/18/1993, Expiration Date: 05/18/2003, Cancellation Date: 05/19/2005
Registrant: Roger J Hanggi, 480 10th St, Lafayette, MN 56054
| Most common first names in Lafayette, MN among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Anna | 15 | 87.9 years |
| John | 9 | 78.8 years |
| Carl | 7 | 78.1 years |
| Albert | 6 | 83.5 years |
| Esther | 6 | 80.5 years |
| Richard | 6 | 68.6 years |
| Robert | 6 | 77.2 years |
| Emma | 5 | 87.0 years |
| Donald | 5 | 68.4 years |
| Henry | 5 | 78.8 years |
| Most common last names in Lafayette, MN among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
| Johnson | 31 | 78.0 years |
| Anderson | 9 | 82.4 years |
| Swenson | 9 | 78.0 years |
| Flygare | 8 | 82.9 years |
| Hacker | 8 | 81.9 years |
| Youngblom | 8 | 85.4 years |
| Nelson | 7 | 82.8 years |
| Malmberg | 7 | 80.0 years |
| Isenberg | 6 | 81.7 years |
| Maidl | 6 | 80.5 years |
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