Lafayette, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +10.9%
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| Males: 2,922 |  (50.7%) |
| Females: 2,843 |  (49.3%) |
| Median resident age: | 43.7 years |
| Wisconsin median age: | 42.6 years |
Zip codes: 54729.
| Lafayette: | $100,276 |
| WI: | $70,996 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $45,981 (it was $23,172 in 2000)
Lafayette town income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $326,257 (it was $123,200 in 2000)
| Lafayette: | $326,257 |
| WI: | $252,800 |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lafayette, WI
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- 5,59597.1%White alone
- 520.9%Two or more races
- 490.8%Hispanic
- 280.5%Asian alone
- 230.4%American Indian alone
- 170.3%Black alone
- 10.02%Other race alone
Races in Lafayette detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Ancestries: German (47.0%), Norwegian (18.6%), Irish (11.2%), French (8.3%), English (6.4%), Polish (5.2%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 34.5 square miles.
Population density: 167 people per square mile (very low).
72 residents are foreign born
| This town: | 1.4% |
| Wisconsin: | 3.6% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Lafayette town: | 1.4% ($1,719) |
| Wisconsin: | 2.0% ($2,245) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Eau Claire, WI 
(12.2 miles , pop. 61,704).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (88.9 miles , pop. 287,151).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (280.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).
Nearest cities:
Anson, WI (2.5 miles ),
), Hallie, WI (2.6 miles ),
), Eagle Point, WI (2.7 miles ),
), Lake Hallie, WI (2.8 miles ),
), Goetz, WI (2.8 miles )
)Latitude: 44.92 N, Longitude: 91.30 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 715
| Here: | 3.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 2.7% |
- Health care (9.4%)
- Educational services (7.6%)
- Computer & electronic products (7.5%)
- Construction (5.8%)
- Finance & insurance (4.8%)
- Public administration (4.3%)
- Repair & maintenance (3.6%)
- Construction (10.3%)
- Computer & electronic products (7.4%)
- Repair & maintenance (6.3%)
- Metal & metal products (5.0%)
- Plastics & rubber products (4.5%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.0%)
- Health care (3.9%)
- Health care (16.1%)
- Educational services (12.7%)
- Computer & electronic products (7.6%)
- Finance & insurance (6.7%)
- Leather & allied products (5.5%)
- Public administration (4.9%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.1%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (5.3%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (4.5%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (3.8%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (3.7%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (3.6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (3.5%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (7.6%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.3%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (5.9%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.2%)
- Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (4.5%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (4.5%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.5%)
- Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (8.0%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.6%)
- Other sales and related occupations, including supervisors (4.7%)
- Other production occupations, including supervisors (4.1%)
- Registered nurses (3.7%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (3.6%)
Average climate in Lafayette, Wisconsin
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 62.1. This is about average.
| City: | 62.1 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 15.2. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 12.6 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 15.2 |
| U.S.: | 19.2 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 7.29. This is about average. Closest monitor was 12.4 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 7.29 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Lafayette-area historical tornado activity is near Wisconsin state average. It is 6% greater than the overall U.S. average.
On 6/4/1958, a category F5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 20.1 miles away from the Lafayette town center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
On 6/4/1958, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 5.7 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 50 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Lafayette-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Wisconsin state average. It is 70% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 7/9/1975 at 14:54:15, a magnitude 4.6 (4.6 MB, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 236.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/5/1993 at 01:24:53, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 LG, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 248.4 miles away from Lafayette center
On 6/28/2004 at 06:10:52, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi) earthquake occurred 268.4 miles away from Lafayette center
On 2/10/2010 at 09:59:35, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 MW, Depth: 6.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 248.1 miles away from Lafayette center
On 3/4/1983 at 06:32:18, a magnitude 4.6 (4.4 MB, 4.6 LG, 4.4 ML) earthquake occurred 402.5 miles away from the city center
On 2/7/2020 at 18:30:28, a magnitude 3.3 (3.3 ML) earthquake occurred 189.4 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), local magnitude (ML), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Chippewa County (10) is smaller than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 2
Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 2, Drought: 1, Hurricane: 1, Mudslide: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Lafayette:
- NORTHERN WI CTR FDD (Hospital, about 4 miles away; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI)
- WISSOTA HEALTH AND REGIONAL VENT CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI)
- CHIPPEWA MANOR NURSING HOME (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI)
- CHIPPEWA CTY PUBLIC HLTH (Home Health Center, about 5 miles away; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI)
- RUTLEDGE HOME (Nursing Home, about 6 miles away; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI)
- NORTHWEST WI HOMECARE (Home Health Center, about 6 miles away; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI)
- FALL CREEK VALLEY CARE CTR (Nursing Home, about 9 miles away; FALL CREEK, WI)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lafayette:
- University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (about 14 miles; Eau Claire, WI; Full-time enrollment: 10,143)
- Chippewa Valley Technical College (about 14 miles; Eau Claire, WI; FT enrollment: 4,038)
- University of Wisconsin-Stout (about 31 miles; Menomonie, WI; FT enrollment: 8,120)
- Winona State University (about 64 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 8,397)
- Saint Mary's University of Minnesota (about 64 miles; Winona, MN; FT enrollment: 4,022)
- Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College (about 65 miles; Shell Lake, WI; FT enrollment: 2,414)
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls (about 66 miles; River Falls, WI; FT enrollment: 5,868)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Lafayette: Butak Farms (A), Amber Farm (B), Top of the Hill Farm (C), Camp Sko-Lo-A (D), Connell's Orchard (E), Chippewa Fire District Station 3 (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Lafayette include: English Lutheran Church (A), Saint Simeons Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Bateman Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Cindy Lake (A), Lake Wissota 5548 (B), Lake Wissota (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Paint Creek (A), Frederick Creek (B), Stillson Creek (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Lafayette: Pine Harbor Woods Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This town: | 2.5 people |
| Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 78.0% |
| Whole state: | 64.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 6.2% |
| Whole state: | 7.3% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
- Gay men: 0.1% of all households
| This town: | 4.0% |
| Whole state: | 8.7% |
| This town: | 1.2% |
| Whole state: | 3.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Lafayette:
- Never married: 21.2%
- Now married: 64.5%
- Separated: 0.6%
- Widowed: 5.3%
- Divorced: 8.4%
For population 25 years and over in Lafayette:
- High school or higher: 90.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.4%
- Unemployed: 3.8%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.1 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 9.6 |
| Wisconsin average: | 11.0 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Lafayette, WI (based on Chippewa County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 14,850 | 12 |
| Mainline Protestant | 7,989 | 28 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 6,296 | 42 |
| Other | 201 | 4 |
| Orthodox | 25 | 1 |
| None | 33,054 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 12
| This county: | 2.00 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Chippewa County: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3
| Chippewa County: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 29
| Here: | 4.83 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 52
| Here: | 8.67 / 10,000 pop. |
| Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Here: | 7.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 28.4% |
| State: | 27.5% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Chippewa County: | 11.5% |
| Wisconsin: | 13.0% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Lafayette:
- WEAQ (1150 AM; 5 kW; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WOGO (680 AM; 2 kW; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WAYY (790 AM; 5 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
- WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
- WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
- WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)
- WDVM (1050 AM; 1 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: STARBOARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WSAU (550 AM; 20 kW; WAUSAU, WI; Owner: WRIG, INC.)
- KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
- WBIZ (1400 AM; 1 kW; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lafayette:
- WCFW (105.7 FM; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: BUSHLAND RADIO SPECIALTIES/WCFW)
- WQRB (95.1 FM; BLOOMER, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WWIB (103.7 FM; HALLIE, WI; Owner: STEWARDS OF SOUND, INC.)
- WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WUEC (89.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: BOARD OF REGENTS, UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
- WBIZ-FM (100.7 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WIAL (94.1 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WVCF (90.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: VCY AMERICA, INC.)
- WECL (92.9 FM; ELK MOUND, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WMEQ-FM (92.1 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WHWC (88.3 FM; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WISM-FM (98.1 FM; ALTOONA, WI; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- WDRK (99.9 FM; CORNELL, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
- WHEM (91.3 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: FOURTH DIMENSION, INC.)
- WATQ (106.7 FM; CHETEK, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- W256AE (99.1 FM; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: BUSHLAND RADIO SPECIALTIES/ WCFW)
- W206AH (89.1 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Lafayette:
- WQOW-TV (Channel 18; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
- WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
- WHWC-TV (Channel 28; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
- WEUX (Channel 48; CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA INC.)
- National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
- 31Number of bridges
- 262ft / 80.3mTotal length
- $2,347,000Total costs
- 161,591Total average daily traffic
- 9,678Total average daily truck traffic
- New bridges - historical statistics
- 11920-1929
- 21930-1939
- 171960-1969
- 21980-1989
- 51990-1999
- 32000-2009
- 12010-2019
FCC Registered Microwave Towers:
1- STATION, Int Of Potter Rd And Plank Rd (Lat: 42.706389 Lon: -88.493972), Overall height: 35.1 m, Call Sign: WNEU746,
Assigned Frequencies: 954.150 MHz, 954.550 MHz, Grant Date: 02/07/2018, Expiration Date: 03/11/2028, Registrant: Wisconsin Electric Power Company, 333 W. Everett St, Milwaukee, WI 53203, Phone: (414) 221-2224, Fax: (414) 221-3198, Email:
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 46.6%Utility gas
- 25.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 15.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 6.7%Electricity
- 5.4%Wood
- 37.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 34.7%Utility gas
- 21.8%Electricity
- 5.8%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
Lafayette compared to Wisconsin state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
Lafayette on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: leather and allied products (population 5,000+)"
- #17 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (population 5,000+)"
- #19 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: computer and electronic products (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: information and record clerks except customer service representatives (population 5,000+)"
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (population 5,000+)"
- #23 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: repair and maintenance (population 5,000+)"
- #25 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: plastics and rubber products (population 5,000+)"
- #26 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: metal workers and plastic workers (population 5,000+)"
- #32 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #39 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: printing workers (population 5,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers (population 5,000+)"
- #47 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: leather and allied products (population 5,000+)"
- #48 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: furniture and related product manufacturing (population 5,000+)"
- #61 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: electronic shopping and mail-order houses (population 5,000+)"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (population 5,000+)"
- #69 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: computer and electronic products (population 5,000+)"
- #76 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: gasoline stations (population 5,000+)"
- #82 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: book stores and news dealers (population 5,000+)"
- #101 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: plastics and rubber products (population 5,000+)"
- #47 (54729) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the most alcohol drinking places in 2005"