Lafayette County, Wisconsin

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 16,788
Median household income: $72,091
Median home value: $182,100

Lafayette County, Wisconsin counts 16,788 residents. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $72,091 is below the Wisconsin median ($75,670).

From 2019 to 2023, Lafayette County's population held roughly steady from 16,715 to 16,788, while its median household income rose 18.8% from $60,691 to $72,091.

Owners occupy 79.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 40.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,788
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $72,091
Median home value: $182,100
Median gross rent: $835
Housing units: 7,193
Homeownership rate: 79.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Unemployment rate: 2.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,71516,788

Median household income

$60,691$72,091

Median home value

$140,000$182,100

Median gross rent

$713$835

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,715	$60,691	$140,000	$713
2020	16,682	$61,070	$143,600	$722
2021	16,662	$65,009	$150,300	$746
2022	16,716	$69,293	$166,700	$796
2023	16,788	$72,091	$182,100	$835

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 56.8%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 247.6%

25 to 3410.7%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7411.6%

75 and over8.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,145	6.8%
5 to 17	3,024	18.0%
18 to 24	1,272	7.6%
25 to 34	1,789	10.7%
35 to 44	1,880	11.2%
45 to 54	1,899	11.3%
55 to 64	2,457	14.6%
65 to 74	1,955	11.6%
75 and over	1,367	8.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,219	90.7%
Black or African American	96	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	20	0.1%
Asian	98	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	56	0.3%
Two or more races	212	1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,087	6.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.0%

High school graduate39.2%

Some college or associate's31.1%

Bachelor's degree14.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,024	9.0%
High school graduate	4,449	39.2%
Some college or associate's	3,534	31.1%
Bachelor's degree	1,653	14.6%
Graduate or professional degree	687	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.9%

Carpooled7.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked4.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home12.3%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,179	74.9%
Carpooled	605	7.3%
Public transit	4	0.0%
Walked	328	4.0%
Bicycle	1	0.0%
Worked from home	1,013	12.3%
Other means	123	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,650	36.6%
15 to 29 min	2,041	28.2%
30 to 44 min	1,340	18.5%
45 to 59 min	649	9.0%
60+ min	560	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.49
Poverty rate: 10.7% (1,783 of 16,669)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,375	65.5%
Nonfamily households	2,309	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1964

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,684	92.9%
Vacant	509	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,300	79.3%
Renter-occupied	1,384	20.7%

1-unit, detached84.5%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units5.1%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other4.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	6,078	84.5%
1-unit, attached	102	1.4%
2 to 4 units	365	5.1%
5 to 19 units	293	4.1%
20 or more units	27	0.4%
Mobile home & other	328	4.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 55065
State: Wisconsin
Land area: 634 sq mi
Water area: 0.98 sq mi
Center point: 42.6556, -90.1303