Lafayette town, WI

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 1,785 ( 194 from 2010 )
Land area: 34.2 square miles
Population density: 52.3 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,730	96.92%	7.6%
Black:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	8	0.45%	65.2%
Hispanic:	47	2.63%	4.4%

Total non-White:	55	3.08%	48.6%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-142	-8.7
Change in Non-White pop.:	-52	-3.2

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
1,979
1,872	94.59%
5	0.25%
5	0.25%
18	0.91%
23	1.16%
45	2.27%
107	5.41%

2000
2,266
2,177	96.07%
11	0.49%
19	0.84%
7	0.31%
10	0.44%
42	1.85%
89	3.93%

1990
1,276
1,260	98.75%
0	0.00%
5	0.39%
5	0.39%
n/a
2	0.16%
16	1.25%

1980
1,024
1,022	99.80%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
2	0.20%
n/a
0	0.00%
2	0.20%

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

-305	-13.5
18	0.8

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

917	71.9
73	5.7

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

238	23.2
14	1.4

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
45.6
396	22.2%
1,389	77.8%
382	21.4%

718
2.49

546	76.0%
515	94.3%
5	0.9%
172	24.0%

2010
Number	Percent
44.3
467	23.6%
1,512	76.4%
267	13.5%

735
2.69

594	80.8%
521	87.7%
23	3.9%
141	19.2%

2000
Number	Percent
39.9
513	22.6%
1,753	77.4%
419	18.5%

598
2.88

494	82.6%
454	91.9%
14	2.8%
104	17.4%

1990
Number	Percent
34.8
390	30.6%
886	69.4%
137	10.7%

426
3.00

367	86.2%
341	92.9%
4	1.1%
59	13.8%

1980
Number	Percent
30.2
300	29.3%
724	70.7%
95	9.3%

346
2.96

293	84.7%
273	93.2%
6	2.0%
53	15.3%

2022 Housing Data for Lafayette town, WI

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	3	0.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	13	1.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	12	1.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	5	0.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	20	2.8%
$30,000 to $34,999	11	1.5%
$35,000 to $39,999	13	1.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	18	2.5%
$45,000 to $49,999	17	2.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	23	3.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	94	13.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	107	14.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	57	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	82	11.4%
$150,000 to $199,999	116	16.2%
$200,000 or more	127	17.7%

Median Household Income	113,750
Per Capita Income	56,047

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	18	2.5%
Public Assistance	2	0.3%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	6	0.8%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	839	80.5%
Unemployed	14	1.3%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	853	81.9%
Not in Labor Force	189	18.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		19.5%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	370	221	62.6%
Non-Profit	19	65	22.6%
Self-Employed	103	33	75.7%

Local Government	41	68	37.6%
State Government	12	11	52.2%
Federal Government	0	9	0.0%

Total Private + Self	473	254	65.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	72	153	32.0%
Total	545	407	57.2%

Pct. Govt.	14.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	152	16.0%
Sales and Office Occupations	239	25.1%
Professional, Technical	224	23.5%
Service Occupations	93	9.8%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	7	0.7%
All others	244	25.6%

White Collar		64.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Manufacturing	185	19.4%
Health care and social assistance	127	13.3%
Retail trade	104	10.9%
Educational services	99	10.4%
Construction	76	8.0%
Professional, scientific, technical	53	5.6%
Transportation and warehousing	40	4.2%
Other services	39	4.1%
Public administration	38	4.0%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	37	3.9%
Accommodation and food services	32	3.4%
Finance and insurance	31	3.3%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	24	2.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	22	2.3%
Wholesale trade	17	1.8%
Utilities	11	1.2%
Information	9	0.9%
Real estate and rental and leasing	8	0.8%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	44	2.46%
Puerto Rican	3	0.17%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

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	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
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	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	1,635	97.6%
Spanish	22	1.3%
Other	7	0.4%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	6	0.4%
German, other Germanic	5	0.3%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	801	44.9%
Irish	220	12.3%
English	175	9.8%
Polish	173	9.7%
Norwegian	98	5.5%
Italian	72	4.0%
Scottish	64	3.6%
Austrian	47	2.6%
French	47	2.6%
Swedish	35	2.0%
Czech	29	1.6%
American	25	1.4%
Dutch	25	1.4%
Eastern European	19	1.1%
French Canadian	19	1.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	1,769	99.1%
Not a citizen	16	0.9%

Native	1,757	98.4%
Foreign-born	28	1.6%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
4	0.3%	30	2.4%	338	26.9%	451	35.9%	265	21.1%	167	13.3%
Average years of education: 14.1

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	4	0.3%
9-12 Years	30	2.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	338	26.9%
Some College	451	35.9%
Bach. Degree	265	21.1%
Grad Degree	167	13.3%
Average years of education: 14.1

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +118	D +5	D + 7.4%
D +123
2020 vs. 2012	R +110	R +75	R + 2.3%
D +35
2020 vs. 2008	R +144	R +122	R + 5.7%
D +22

2016 vs. 2008	R +26	R +127	R + 13.1%
D -101
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	96%	Donald Trump* (R)	903	65.3%	Joe Biden (D)	461	33.3%	19	1.4%	1,383	16	18	0.04%
2016	82%	Donald Trump (R)	785	65.3%	Hillary Clinton (D)	338	28.1%	79	6.6%	1,202	18	19	0.04%
2012	82%	Mitt Romney (R)	793	64.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	426	34.6%	11	0.9%	1,230	19	17	0.04%
2008	77%	John McCain (R)	759	62.8%	Barack Obama (D)	439	36.3%	11	0.9%	1,209	20	17	0.04%
2004	67%	George W. Bush* (R)	765	68.8%	John Kerry (D)	332	29.9%	15	1.3%	1,112	19	18	0.04%
2000	51%	George W. Bush (R)	597	67.4%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	253	28.6%	36	4.1%	886	20	19	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Lafayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

461

33.3%

Donald Trump* (R)

903

65.3%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.8%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,383

Turnout: 96%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 18

2016 President, Lafayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

338

28.1%

Donald Trump (R)

785

65.3%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

3.1%

Other

3.5%

TOTAL

1,202

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 19

2012 President, Lafayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

426

34.6%

Mitt Romney (R)

793

64.5%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,230

Turnout: 82%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 17

2008 President, Lafayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

439

36.3%

John McCain (R)

759

62.8%

Other

0.9%

TOTAL

1,209

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 17

2004 President, Lafayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

765

68.8%

John Kerry (D)

332

29.9%

Ralph Nader (I)

0.7%

Other

0.6%

TOTAL

1,112

Turnout: 67%	Diff (St): 19	Diff (US): 18

2000 President, Lafayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

597

67.4%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

253

28.6%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

3.0%

Other

1.0%

TOTAL

886

Turnout: 51%	Diff (St): 20	Diff (US): 19

* 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	78%	Ron Johnson* (R)	772	68.8%	Mandela Barnes (D)	350	31.2%	0	0.0%	1,122	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022:
2022	G	78%	Tim Michels (R)	747	66.4%	Tony Evers* (D)	367	32.6%	11 [+]	1.0%	1,125	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Joan Beglinger (I) 10 (0.9%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.1%);
2018	S1	76%	Leah Vukmir (R)	697	63.4%	Tammy Baldwin* (D)	403	36.6%	0	0.0%	1,100	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018:
2018	G	76%	Scott Walker* (R)	727	66.0%	Tony Evers (D)	359	32.6%	16 [+]	1.5%	1,102	18	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 7 (0.6%); Maggie Turnbull (I) 6 (0.5%); Michael White (Green) 3 (0.3%);
2016	S3	82%	Ron Johnson* (R)	853	70.9%	Russ Feingold (D)	329	27.3%	21 [+]	1.7%	1,203	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Phillip Anderson (Libertarian) 21 (1.7%);
2014	G	68%	Scott Walker* (R)	720	71.5%	Mary Burke (D)	278	27.6%	9 [+]	0.9%	1,007	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Robert Burke (Libertarian) 7 (0.7%); Dennis Fehr (People's) 2 (0.2%);

*: 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	785
Median Value	$349,400

Occupied	718	91.5%
Vacant	67	8.5%

Owned	619	86.2%
Rented	99	13.8%
Median Rent	$1,294

Single-Family Units	746	95.0%
Detached	737	93.9%
Attached	9	1.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	4	0.5%
Mobile Homes	15	1.9%

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