Lafayette, Wisconsin
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Population change since 2000: +10.9%
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
- 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
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% |
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:
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
This town: | 2.5 people |
Wisconsin: | 2.4 people |
This town: | 78.0% |
Whole state: | 64.4% |
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
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:
This county: | 2.00 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 1.86 / 10,000 pop. |
Chippewa County: | 0.17 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Chippewa County: | 0.50 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 0.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 4.83 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 4.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 8.67 / 10,000 pop. |
Wisconsin: | 8.64 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 7.5% |
Wisconsin: | 7.6% |
This county: | 28.4% |
State: | 27.5% |
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:
- 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"