Lafayette County, Wisconsin (WI)

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County population in 2005: 16,310 (all rural)
County owner-occupied houses and condos: 4,810
Renter-occupied apartments: 1,401

% of renters here:	23%
State:	32%

Land area: 634 sq. mi.
Water area: 1.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 26 people per square mile

(low).

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	9.1%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This county:	2.8%
Whole state:	3.7%

Industries providing employment: Manufacturing (17.8%), Educational,health and social services (17.0%), Agriculture,forestry,fishing and hunting, and mining (16.4%), Retail trade (13.8%).

Type of workers:

Private wage or salary: 72%
Government: 11%
Self-employed, not incorporated: 16%
Unpaid family work: 1%

Lafayette County, Wisconsin business tout: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Races in Lafayette County, Wisconsin:

White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Males: 8,060	(49.9%)
Females: 8,077	(50.1%)

Average wage per job in 2003: $23,721
County population in 2003: 16,323
Jobs in 2003: 4,079

Lafayette County,WI real estate house value trend

Total labor force in 2004: 9,042
Unemployment rate in 2004: 4.4%

Average household size:

Lafayette County:	2.6 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,037 ($37,220 in 2000)

This county	$40,037
Wisconsin:	$47,105

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $103,585

Lafayette County	$103,585
Wisconsin:	$152,600

Median montly rent in 2000: $404
Institutionalized population: 105
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Lafayette County in 2000: $760

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 1
Rapes: 0
Robberies: 1
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 29
Thefts: 99
Auto thefts: 7

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

Murders: 0
Rapes: 1
Robberies: 0
Assaults: 3
Burglaries: 20
Thefts: 62
Auto thefts: 11

Lafayette County races chart

Lafayette County, WI map from a distance

2004 Presidential Election results in Lafayette County Wisconsin:

Kerry/Edwards (Democratic): 52.5%
Bush/Cheney (Republican): 46.8%

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000: $1,433 (1.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Lafayette County is $394 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $507 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $649 a month.

Cities in this county include: Darlington, New Denmark, Shullsburg, Leroy, Benton, Wiota, Belmont, New Chester, Argyle, Blanchardville.

Neighboring counties: Grant County , Green County , Iowa County , Jo Daviess County, Illinois , Stephenson County, Illinois .

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Notable locations in this county outside city limits:

Notable locations in Lafayette County: Central School (A), Five Corners (B), Seymour Corners (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Lafayette County include: West Wiota Church (A), Pleasant View Church (B), Lead Mine Church (C), Apple Grove Lutheran Church (D), Saint Marys Church (E), Saint Michaels Church (F), Saint Pauls Church (G), Yellowstone Church (H), Roseville Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Willow Springs Cemetery (1), Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery (2), Saint Matthews Cemetery (3), White Oak Cemetery (4), West Wiota Lutheran Cemetery (5), Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery (6), Masonic Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Horseshoe Lake (A), Lake Joy 2 (B), Hidden Valley Lake 1 (C), .43 Reservoir (D), 0.3 Reservoir (E), 0.37 Reservoir (F), 1 Reservoir (G), Beardsley Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Ames Branch (A), Pats Creek (B), East Branch Pecatonica River (C), Bull Branch (D), Whiteside Branch (E), Whiteside Creek (F), Otter Creek (G), Gravel Run Creek (H), Kelsey Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map

Parks in Lafayette County include: First Capitol State Park (1), Hardscrabble Prairie State Natural Area (2), Belmont Mound Woods State Natural Area (3), Belmont Prairie State Natural Area (4), Ipswich Prairie State Natural Area (5), Yellowstone Conservation Area (6), Yellowstone Savanna State Natural Area (7). Display/hide their locations on the map

Unemployment in September 2007:

Here:	3.8%
Wisconsin:	4.6%

Unemployment by year (%)

County total employment by year

County average yearly wages by year ($)

Current college students: 479
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 85.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%

Number of foreign born residents: 123 (54% naturalized citizens)

Lafayette County:	0.8%
Whole state:	3.6%

Year of entry for the foreign-born population

1995 to March 2000: 33
1990 to 1994: 11
1985 to 1989: 17
1980 to 1984: 11
1975 to 1979: 6
1970 to 1974: 0
1970 to 1974: 4
1965 to 1969: 41

Mean travel time to work: 23.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 53.7%

Lafayette County marital status for males

Lafayette County marital status for females

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 5,620
One, attached: 68
Two: 249
3 or 4: 138
5 to 9: 108
10 to 19: 107
20 or more: 23
Mobile homes: 361

Housing units in Lafayette County with a mortgage: 1,756 (167 second mortgage, 159 home equity loan, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,499

Agriculture in Lafayette County
Average size of farms: 284 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $109057
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $169.11
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 70.88%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $88534
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 66.02%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $110598
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 88.38%
Average age of principal farm operators: 52 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 26.22
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 33.47%
Corn for grain: 96178 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 419 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 54948 harvested acres
Vegetables: 8 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 48 acres

Lafayette County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 3.3 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/15/1998, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured 11 people and caused $2 million in damages.

Class of Workers

Most common industries for males:

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (26%)
Construction (9%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Truck transportation (5%)
Metal and metal products (4%)
Food (4%)
Educational services (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (16%)
Educational services (11%)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses (8%)
Accommodation and food services (6%)
Finance and insurance (6%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (5%)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Farmers and farm managers (18%)
Agricultural workers including supervisors (7%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (4%)

Most common occupations for females

Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (3%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (3%)

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:

Germany (17%)
Mexico (14%)
Korea (11%)
United Kingdom (10%)
Other Western Europe (8%)
Philippines (5%)
France (4%)

Most common first ancestries reported in Lafayette County:

German (34%)
Norwegian (17%)
Irish (14%)
English (12%)
Swiss (7%)
United States or American (6%)
French (except Basque) (1%)

Lafayette County mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 5,910 (70%)
Carpooled: 1,013 (12%)
Bus or trolley bus: 33 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 5 (0%)
Taxi: 3 (0%)
Bicycle: 11 (0%)
Walked: 466 (6%)
Other means: 46 (1%)
Worked at home: 934 (11%)

People in group quarters in Lafayette County, Wisconsin

87 people in nursing homes
32 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
18 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
16 people in homes for the mentally retarded

Average gross adjusted income of non-migrant taxpayers in this county in 2005 was $40,743.

5.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,045 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.38%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
4.01% relocated from other counties in Wisconsin ($22,082 average AGI)
1.37% relocated from other states ($7,963 average AGI)
Lafayette County: 1.37%
Wisconsin average: 2.00%

Percentage of residents relocating from other counties or countries

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Grant County, WI	1.05% ($28,594 average AGI)
from Green County, WI	0.79% ($23,346)
from Dane County, WI	0.78% ($32,667)
from Iowa County, WI	0.61% ($32,050)
from Jo Daviess County, IL	0.26% ($24,824)
from Rock County, WI	0.15% ($47,200)

6.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,098 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.32%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
4.54% relocated to other counties in Wisconsin ($25,229 average AGI)
1.78% relocated to other states ($7,866 average AGI)
Lafayette County: 1.78%
Wisconsin average: 2.21%

Percentage of residents relocating to other counties or countries

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Grant County, WI	1.18% ($37,282 average AGI)
to Green County, WI	1.03% ($30,250)
to Dane County, WI	0.97% ($31,781)
to Iowa County, WI	0.54% ($37,500)
to Dubuque County, IA	0.23% ($34,267)
to Jo Daviess County, IL	0.15% ($24,700)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 11.9
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 11.4

Births per 1000 population in Lafayette County

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 9.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2003: 8.8

Deaths per 1000 population in Lafayette County

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 9.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2003: 3.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births in Lafayette County

Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2003: 2,693 (2,472 aged, 221 disabled)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 12%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 11%

Household type by relationship

Households: 15,983

In family households: 13,857 (3,703 male householders, 684 female householders)
3,681 spouses, 5,248 children (4,883 natural, 146 adopted, 219 stepchildren), 107 grandchildren, 52 brothers or sisters, 41 parents, 77 other relatives, 264 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,126 (840 male householders (697 living alone)), 987 female householders (889 living alone)), 299 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 154 (106 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 1,940 2-persons, 859 3-persons, 857 4-persons, 507 5-persons, 166 6-persons, 58 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,586 1-person, 208 2-persons, 19 3-persons, 12 4-persons, 2 5-persons.

3,484 married couples with children.
719 single-parent households (236 men, 483 women).

97.1% of residents of Lafayette County speak English at home.
1.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (69% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 14% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (75% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (88% speak English very well, 13% speak English well).

In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $84,674,000 ($5197 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $479,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $33,421,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $15,571,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $16,228,000
Federal grants: $15,348,000
Federal procurement contracts: $749,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $3,357,000 ($0,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $6,202,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $16,043,000
Federal Government insurance: $45,398,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 952

Here:	58 per 1000 residents
State:	65 per 1000 residents

Deaths: 767

Here:	47 per 1000 residents
State:	44 per 1000 residents

Net international migration: +10

Here:	+1 per 1000 residents
State:	+8 per 1000 residents

Net internal migration: +5

Here:	+0 per 1000 residents
State:	+3 per 1000 residents

Population growth in Lafayette County

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 0.90 millions of gallons per day (all from ground)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.4
State:	6.1

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	5.2
State:	4.1

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 58
1995 to 1998: 259
1990 to 1994: 233
1980 to 1989: 497
1970 to 1979: 990
1960 to 1969: 573
1950 to 1959: 555
1940 to 1949: 539
1939 or earlier: 2,970

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette County, Wisconsin:

1 room: 7
2 rooms: 10
3 rooms: 60
4 rooms: 417
5 rooms: 941
6 rooms: 1,102
7 rooms: 1,019
8 rooms: 700
9 or more rooms: 554

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette County, Wisconsin:

1 room: 15
2 rooms: 50
3 rooms: 173
4 rooms: 320
5 rooms: 219
6 rooms: 245
7 rooms: 165
8 rooms: 134
9 or more rooms: 80

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lafayette County:

no bedroom: 9
1 bedroom: 107
2 bedrooms: 1,063
3 bedrooms: 2,421
4 bedrooms: 982
5 or more bedrooms: 228

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette County:

no bedroom: 15
1 bedroom: 242
2 bedrooms: 508
3 bedrooms: 367
4 bedrooms: 214
5 or more bedrooms: 55

Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette County in owner-occupied houses/condos:

no vehicle: 206
1 vehicle: 1,077
2 vehicles: 2,110
3 vehicles: 1,013
4 vehicles: 301
5 or more vehicles: 103

Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette County in renter-occupied apartments

no vehicle: 203
1 vehicle: 491
2 vehicles: 495
3 vehicles: 153
4 vehicles: 49
5 or more vehicles: 10

67% of Lafayette County residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 68% lived in Wisconsin.

Lafayette County:	66.9%
State average:	57.2%

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 12254
Northeast: 145
Midwest: 3097
South: 279
West: 194

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $71,300

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:

Utility gas (36%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (30%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (24%)
Wood (6%)
Electricity (4%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:

Utility gas (29%)
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (24%)
Electricity (22%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (21%)
Wood (3%)
Other fuel (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 132

Here:	6.4%
Wisconsin:	16.4%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 14

Here:	1.1%
Wisconsin:	9.1%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 32

Here:	8.1%
Wisconsin:	18.1%

Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Lafayette County government finances in 2002:

Charges - Hospital Public: $6,305,000
All Other: $5,511,000

Parks & Recreation: $162,000

Solid Waste Management: $93,000

Regular Highways: $92,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $1,229,000
Natural Resources - Other: $13,000
Current Operations - Welfare - Other: $8,568,000
Own Hospitals: $5,957,000

Regular Highways: $4,590,000

Police Protection: $1,105,000

Health Services - Other: $1,061,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $652,000

Natural Resources - Other: $643,000

General - Other: $558,000

Financial Administration: $512,000

Central Staff Services: $369,000

Corrections - Other: $358,000

Parks & Recreation: $239,000

General Public Buildings: $239,000

Elementary & Secondary Education: $190,000

Libraries: $50,000

Solid Waste Management: $43,000
General - Interest on Debt: $133,000
Local Intergovernmental - Highways: $869,000
All Other: $46,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $2,221,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $2,005,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $216,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $258,000
General Revenue, NEC: $146,000

Rents: $41,000
Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $69,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $3,946,000
State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $2,832,000
Highways: $1,418,000

General Support: $1,194,000

All Other: $785,000

Health & Hospitals: $707,000

Education: $3,000
Tax - Property: $5,182,000
NEC: $48,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $8,907,000

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