Lafayette town, WI

2022 population: 427 ( 31 from 2010 )
Land area: 35.3 square miles
Population density: 12.1 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	356	83.37%	0.3%
Black:	25	5.85%	19.0%
Indian:	1	0.23%	0.0%
Asian:	6	1.41%	200.0%
2+ races:	15	3.51%	650.0%
Hispanic:	24	5.62%	84.6%

Total non-White:	71	16.63%	82.1%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-1	-0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	32	9.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
396
357	90.15%
21	5.30%
0	0.00%
2	0.51%
2	0.51%
13	3.28%
39	9.85%

2000
329
305	92.71%
11	3.34%
0	0.00%
5	1.52%
0	0.00%
8	2.43%
24	7.29%

1990
330
293	88.79%
31	9.39%
6	1.82%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
37	11.21%

1980
246
233	94.72%
13	5.28%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
13	5.28%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

52	15.8
15	4.6

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

12	3.6
-13	-3.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

60	24.4
24	9.8

Age, Family & Household Data for Lafayette town, WI

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
34.1
69	16.2%
358	83.8%
41	9.6%

116
2.72

83	71.6%
65	78.3%
9	10.8%
33	28.4%

2010
Number	Percent
43.8
67	16.9%
329	83.1%
40	10.1%

103
2.66

82	79.6%
79	96.3%
0	0.0%
21	20.4%

2000
Number	Percent
36.8
84	25.5%
245	74.5%
17	5.2%

97
2.92

76	78.4%
74	97.4%
0	0.0%
21	21.6%

1990
Number	Percent
33.4
85	25.8%
245	74.2%
29	8.8%

91
2.97

78	85.7%
74	94.9%
2	2.6%
13	14.3%

1980
Number	Percent
26.6
76	30.9%
170	69.1%
12	4.9%

53
3.89

50	94.3%
50	100.0%
0	0.0%
3	5.7%

2022 Housing Data for Lafayette town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
$10,000 to $14,999	1	0.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	6	5.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	2	1.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	4	3.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	1	0.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	3	2.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	1	0.9%
$45,000 to $49,999	1	0.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	1	0.9%
$60,000 to $74,999	3	2.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	38	32.8%
$100,000 to $124,999	24	20.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	22	19.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	2	1.7%
$200,000 or more	7	6.0%

Median Household Income	94,167
Per Capita Income	38,875

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	4	3.4%
Public Assistance	0	0.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	10	8.6%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	172	56.6%
Unemployed	3	1.0%
In Armed Forces	54	17.8%

Total Labor Force	229	75.3%
Not in Labor Force	75	24.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		25.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	67	33	67.0%
Non-Profit	2	27	6.9%
Self-Employed	10	6	62.5%

Local Government	6	10	37.5%
State Government	2	7	22.2%
Federal Government	5	8	38.5%

Total Private + Self	77	39	66.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	15	52	22.4%
Total	92	91	50.3%

Pct. Govt.	20.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	34	18.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	33	17.8%
Professional, Technical	32	17.3%
Service Occupations	27	14.6%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	3	1.6%
All others	59	31.9%

White Collar		53.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	30	16.2%
Retail trade	26	14.1%
Public administration	21	11.4%
Construction	21	11.4%
Manufacturing	20	10.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	16	8.6%
Educational services	12	6.5%
Other services	11	5.9%
Transportation and warehousing	7	3.8%
Wholesale trade	6	3.2%
Utilities	4	2.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	3	1.6%
Accommodation and food services	3	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	2	1.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	1.1%
Finance and insurance	1	0.5%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	16	3.75%
Puerto Rican	1	0.23%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	1	0.23%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	4	0.94%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	4	0.94%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	2	0.47%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	5	1.17%
Chinese	1	0.23%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	378	93.1%
Spanish	9	2.2%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	9	2.2%
Tagalog	5	1.2%
Other Asian	3	0.7%
French, Haitian, Cajun	1	0.2%
Chinese	1	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	157	36.8%
Irish	57	13.3%
Norwegian	26	6.1%
Polish	26	6.1%
European	22	5.2%
French	13	3.0%
Italian	12	2.8%
American	11	2.6%
Austrian	10	2.3%
English	10	2.3%
Russian	9	2.1%
Swedish	9	2.1%
Dutch	5	1.2%
Greek	5	1.2%
Czech	3	0.7%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	423	99.1%
Not a citizen	4	0.9%

Native	418	97.9%
Foreign-born	9	2.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
3	1.3%	13	5.5%	85	35.7%	95	39.9%	39	16.4%	3	1.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	3	1.3%
9-12 Years	13	5.5%
H.S. Grad or GED	85	35.7%
Some College	95	39.9%
Bach. Degree	39	16.4%
Grad Degree	3	1.3%
Average years of education: 13.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +20	R +9	D + 1.4%
D +11
2020 vs. 2012	R +41	R +42	R + 17.7%
D -1
2020 vs. 2008	R +32	R +49	R + 24.2%
D -17

2016 vs. 2008	R +12	R +40	R + 25.6%
D -28
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	62%	Donald Trump* (R)	133	67.2%	Joe Biden (D)	62	31.3%	3	1.5%	198	18	20	0.01%
2016	56%	Donald Trump (R)	113	62.8%	Hillary Clinton (D)	51	28.3%	16	8.9%	180	16	17	0.01%
2012	48%	Mitt Romney (R)	92	58.2%	Barack Obama* (D)	63	39.9%	3	1.9%	158	12	11	0.01%
2008	59%	John McCain (R)	101	55.2%	Barack Obama (D)	79	43.2%	3	1.6%	183	13	10	0.01%
2004	46%	George W. Bush* (R)	80	62.5%	John Kerry (D)	46	35.9%	2	1.6%	128	13	12	0.00%
2000	55%	George W. Bush (R)	74	54.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	53	39.3%	8	5.9%	135	7	7	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lafayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

31.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

133

67.2%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.5%

TOTAL

198

Turnout: 62%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 20

2016 President, Lafayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

28.3%

Donald Trump (R)

113

62.8%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

5.6%

Other

3.3%

TOTAL

180

Turnout: 56%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 17

2012 President, Lafayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

39.9%

Mitt Romney (R)

58.2%

Other

1.9%

TOTAL

158

Turnout: 48%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 11

2008 President, Lafayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

43.2%

John McCain (R)

101

55.2%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

183

Turnout: 59%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 10

2004 President, Lafayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

62.5%

John Kerry (D)

35.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.8%

Other

0.8%

TOTAL

128

Turnout: 46%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 12

2000 President, Lafayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

54.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

39.3%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

5.9%

TOTAL

135

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 7	Diff (US): 7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lafayette town, WI

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	54%	Ron Johnson* (R)	121	69.9%	Mandela Barnes (D)	52	30.1%	0	0.0%	173	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	54%	Tim Michels (R)	117	68.0%	Tony Evers* (D)	52	30.2%	3 [+]	1.7%	172	20	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 3 (1.7%);
2018	S1	47%	Leah Vukmir (R)	84	55.3%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	67	44.1%	1 [+]	0.7%	152	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.7%);
2018	G	48%	Scott Walker* (R)	98	63.6%	Tony Evers (D)	55	35.7%	1 [+]	0.6%	154	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Maggie Turnbull (I) 1 (0.6%);
2016	S3	54%	Ron Johnson* (R)	105	60.3%	Russ Feingold (D)	58	33.3%	11 [+]	6.3%	174	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 11 (6.3%);
2014	G	46%	Scott Walker* (R)	88	59.1%	Mary Burke (D)	60	40.3%	1 [+]	0.7%	149	7	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Dennis Fehr (People's) 1 (0.7%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	134
Median Value	$296,400

Occupied	116	86.6%
Vacant	18	13.4%

Owned	86	74.1%
Rented	30	25.9%
Median Rent	$1,069

Single-Family Units	127	94.8%
Detached	127	94.8%
Attached	0	0.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	0	0.0%
Mobile Homes	7	5.2%

Lafayette town, WI

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Lafayette town, WI

2022 Housing Data for Lafayette town, WI

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lafayette town, WI

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lafayette town, WI

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lafayette town, WI

Historical Presidential Election Results for Lafayette town, WI

Historical Statewide Election Results for Lafayette town, WI