Lafayette County Information
Lafayette in
Wisconsin occupies
635 square miles and has a 2006 population of
16,298, a change from a 2000 population of
16,137 and
16,074 in 1990.
13.9% percent of the population is between the ages of 15 and 24,
10.3% percent is 25-35, and
14.4% percent of the population is 35 to 44.
There were
11 acts of violent crime reported in
Lafayette in 2004, a change from
14 reports of violent crime in 2000.
The unemployed population in 2006 was
378 people:
4.1% percent. This was a change from the unemployment rate in 2000 of
2.9%.
Read more about
Lafayette, Wisconsin in the
Wikipedia entry.
| General Information | | |
| County | Lafayette | |
| State | Wisconsin | |
| Land Area | 635 sq. miles | Ranked 1,626 of 3,140 |
| Population 2006 | 16,298 | Ranked 2,024 of 3,140 |
| Population 2005 | 16,284 | |
| Population 2000 | 16,137 | Ranked 2,016 of 3,140 |
| Population 1990 | 16,074 | Ranked 1,918 of 3,140 |
| Race Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Caucasion | 99.2% | |
| African American | .2% | |
| Asian American | .3% | |
| Native American | .1% | |
| Pacific Islander | .5% | |
| Age Breakdown | Percentage | |
| Population Under 5 | 5.5% | |
| Population 5 to 14 | 12.9% | |
| Population 15 to 24 | 13.9% | |
| Population 25 to 34 | 10.3% | |
| Population 35 to 44 | 14.4% | |
| Population 45 to 54 | 16.6% | |
| Population 55 to 64 | 10.1% | |
| Population 65 to 74 | 7.8% | |
| Population 75 and up | 8.4% | |
| Crime Counts | 2004 | 2000 |
| Total Violent Crimes | 11 | 14 |
| Murders / Manslaughters | | |
| Forcible Rapes | 4 | |
| Robberies | | |
| Aggravated Assaults | 7 | |
| Total Property Crimes | 143 | 173 |
| Burglaries | 23 | |
| Larceny Thefts | 106 | |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts | 14 | |
| Employment Data | 2006 | 2000 |
| Labor Population | 9,158 | 9,215 |
| Unemployed Population | 378 | 267 |
| Unemployment Rate | 4.1% | 2.9% |
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