Lafayette County, WI

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2023 Population

16,788

0.431% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/ARon Johnson

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATammy Baldwin

Democratic Party

2023 Poverty Rate

10.7%

1.64% 1-year increase

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lafayette County, WI are White (Non-Hispanic) (90.7%), Two+ (Hispanic) (3.18%), White (Hispanic) (2.73%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (1.26%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.584%).

None of the households in Lafayette County, WI reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97.2% of the residents in Lafayette County, WI are U.S. citizens.

Most people in Lafayette County, WI drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Lafayette County, WI was 2 cars per household.

Lafayette County, WI borders Jo Daviess County, IL, Stephenson County, IL, Grant County, WI, Green County, WI, and Iowa County, WI.

United States Wisconsin

Population & Diversity

Lafayette County, WI is home to a population of 16.8k people, from which 97.2% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Lafayette County, WI residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In 2023, there were 28.5 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (15.2k people) in Lafayette County, WI than any other race or ethnicity. There were 534 Two+ (Hispanic) and 459 White (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97.2%

2023 Citizenship

97.9%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lafayette County, WI compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lafayette County, WI

White (Non-Hispanic)
15.2k ± 61
Two+ (Hispanic)
534 ± 152
White (Hispanic)
459 ± 152

6.47%

Hispanic Population

1.09k people

6.47% of the people in Lafayette County, WI are hispanic (1.09k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lafayette County, WI as a share of the total population.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
277 ± 49
Gulf War (2001-)
148 ± 41
Korea
105 ± 47

Lafayette County, WI has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.87 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lafayette County, WI employs N/A people. The largest industries in Lafayette County, WI are Manufacturing (1,594 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,093 people), and Retail Trade (1,000 people), and the highest paying industries are Utilities ($68,929), Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($63,529), and Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($57,045).

Males in Wisconsin have an average income that is 1.32 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,062. The income inequality in Wisconsin (measured using the Gini index) is 0.443, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lafayette County, WI, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lafayette County, WI.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Wisconsin (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lafayette County, WI, are Manufacturing (1,594 people), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,093 people), and Retail Trade (1,000 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lafayette County, WI, though some of these residents may live in Lafayette County, WI and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

1.6%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.95M people employed in Wisconsin. This represents a 1.6% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 13.3%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Wisconsin.

Establishments by Size

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$60.9k
Manufacturing
$21.7k
Construction
$13.6k
Wholesale Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Lafayette County, WI went to Donald J. Trump with 56.4% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (42.6%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.666%).

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing the state of Wisconsin. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

N/ADonald J. Trump (56.4%)
Republican Party
N/AJoseph R Biden Jr. (42.6%)
Democratic Party
N/AJo Jorgensen (0.666%)
Libertarian Party

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Lafayette County, WI for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Wisconsin

N/ARon Johnson

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2011

N/ATammy Baldwin

Senator from Wisconsin

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin are the senators currently representing Wisconsin.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Wisconsin over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Wisconsin have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 0.697% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.597% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (1.41M), Some college (1.02M), and Bachelors Degree (921k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

People in Lafayette County, WI have an average commute time of 24.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lafayette County, WI is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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60.1%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lafayette County, WI compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Lafayette County, WI colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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The following chart displays the households in Lafayette County, WI distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lafayette County, WI is from Wisconsin.

0.443

2022 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

0.443

2021 Wage GINI in Wisconsin

In 2022, the income inequality in Wisconsin was 0.443 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.043% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Wisconsin was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Wisconsin in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Wisconsin across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (74.9%)
Worked At Home (12.3%)
Carpooled (7.33%)

In 2023, 74.9% of workers in Lafayette County, WI drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (12.3%) and those who carpooled to work (7.33%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lafayette County, WI have a shorter commute time (24.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Lafayette County, WI have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lafayette County, WI compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lafayette County, WI distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lafayette County, WI have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

10.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lafayette County, WI (1.78k out of 16.7k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 75+, followed by Females 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lafayette County, WI is White, followed by Hispanic and Two Or More.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Children in Poverty

In 2023, 15.4% of the children was living in poverty in Lafayette County, WI. From 2014 to 2023, the indicator declined 6.8%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

89.3% of the population of Lafayette County, WI has health coverage, with 47.2% on employee plans, 14.1% on Medicaid, 15.9% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 1.27% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Lafayette County, WI see 4162 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.096% decrease from the previous year (4166 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 4196 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 559 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

4,162 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Lafayette County, WI

Primary care physicians in Lafayette County, WI see an average of 4,162 patients per year. This represents a 0.096% decrease from the previous year (4,166 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Lafayette County, WI in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

10.7%

Uninsured

47.2%

Employer Coverage

14.1%

Medicaid

15.9%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

1.27%

Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lafayette County, WI changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 86.5 in Lafayette County, WI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Lafayette County, WI.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 36.3% in Lafayette County, WI.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Lafayette County, WI.