La Farge

Population: 745
Median household income: $39,200
Median home value: $111,300

La Farge, a community in Vernon County, Wisconsin, has 745 residents. Its median household income of $39,200 runs below the Vernon County figure of $69,556.

Between 2019 and 2023, La Farge's population declined 22.5% from 961 to 745, while its median home value rose 46.3% from $76,100 to $111,300.

81.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1957.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 745
Median age: 42.6 yrs
Median household income: $39,200
Median home value: $111,300
Median gross rent: $725
Housing units: 373
Homeownership rate: 61.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

961745

Median household income

$32,788$39,200

Median home value

$76,100$111,300

Median gross rent

$627$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	961	$32,788	$76,100	$627
2020	930	$30,938	$78,800	$614
2021	895	$32,232	$85,800	$596
2022	750	$34,792	$102,900	$652
2023	745	$39,200	$111,300	$725

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.9%

18 to 244.7%

25 to 3412.5%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 547.5%

55 to 6414.6%

65 to 7415.6%

75 and over9.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	41	5.5%
5 to 17	126	16.9%
18 to 24	35	4.7%
25 to 34	93	12.5%
35 to 44	100	13.4%
45 to 54	56	7.5%
55 to 64	109	14.6%
65 to 74	116	15.6%
75 and over	69	9.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	721	96.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	2.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma11.6%

High school graduate51.2%

Some college or associate's29.8%

Bachelor's degree5.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	63	11.6%
High school graduate	278	51.2%
Some college or associate's	162	29.8%
Bachelor's degree	29	5.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone83.0%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	244	83.0%
Carpooled	28	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9	3.1%
Other means	3	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	75	26.3%
15 to 29 min	85	29.8%
30 to 44 min	80	28.1%
45 to 59 min	15	5.3%
60+ min	30	10.5%

Households

Average household size: 1.99
Poverty rate: 29.5% (218 of 739)

	Count	Share
Family households	174	47.8%
Nonfamily households	190	52.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1957

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	364	97.6%
Vacant	9	2.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	225	61.8%
Renter-occupied	139	38.2%

1-unit, detached81.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units1.3%

5 to 19 units13.7%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other4.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	302	81.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	1.3%
5 to 19 units	51	13.7%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15	4.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5540875
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 1.01 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 43.5782, -90.6383