LafayetteWI
A town of 393, settled in 1895.
Is Lafayette a good place to live?
Lafayette has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Lafayette stand out
Where Lafayette beats most towns.
393 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lafayette: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lafayette, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lafayette.
Lafayette has 1.8 jobs for every working resident, and 333 people commute in
Commuting out is the norm in Lafayette: 2% of working residents work locally. Its typical household income comes in at $103,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 46, to 337. The top destinations are Sparta (30%), La Crosse (13%) and Tomah (9%).
| Lafayette | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $103,000 | $87,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 9.8% | 6.4% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Lafayette
In Lafayette, the midsummer high is 81°F, against 82°F in Wisconsin’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lafayette is
Lafayette: just over a third of adults have high blood pressure, where Wisconsin’s towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 35%. 44% of adults have obesity in the town. Two figures for adults locally: 32% get no exercise outside work, 17% smoke cigarettes.
| Lafayette | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lafayette | WI |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 8% | 6.5% |
| More smokers | 16.7% | 13.6% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 31.7% | 26.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3.1% of the land in Lafayette is protected from building
The trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Lafayette | Wisconsin towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.1% | 3.8% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Lafayette, mostly inland flooding
Lafayette’s FEMA hazard score stands at 53 of 100. Since 2006, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town. FEMA puts 46% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 31% to cold waves.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Lafayette
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lafayette; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Lafayette residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Wisconsin.
Every workday, about 333 people come to Lafayette for work
Where Lafayette’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lafayette
Town in Wisconsin, United States
Lafayette is a town in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 447 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 958 ft
- Area code
- 608
Questions about Lafayette
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lafayette, WI a good place to live?
Lafayette has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.