Lafayette Town, Walworth County, Wisconsin Population

Overview

1,811

Total Population

47.0

Median age

44.56%

Female population %

124.4:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

70-74 years

Largest age group

58.4

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

35

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Lafayette town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Lafayette town is 47.0, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Lafayette town's population under 18 was 20.76%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Lafayette town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 21.76% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Lafayette town, 15.13% were under the age of 15, 16.34% aged 15 to 29, 46.77% aged 30 to 64, 19.99% aged 65 to 84, and 1.77% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 197 less females than males in Lafayette town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 44.56% females and 55.44% males in Lafayette Town, Walworth County, Wisconsin.
The Lafayette Town, Walworth County, Wisconsin gender ratio is 124.4:100 i.e. 124.4 men to 100 women (1.244).
For male population, the largest age group is 70-74 years with a population of 127.
For the female population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 80.

Lafayette town's population is moderately diverse:

Racial distribution of Lafayette town population: 98.01% are White, 0.55% are some other race and 1.44% are multiracial.
Lafayette town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
By ethnicity, 35 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 1,776 (98.07% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Lafayette town is White with a population of 1,775 (98.01% of the total population).

Lafayette town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 2,553 in the year 2007
From 2000 to 2010, Lafayette town's population decreased by 267 (11.87%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Lafayette town's population increased by 65 (3.28%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Lafayette town's population was lowest in year 2010 at 1,982.