Health · Lafayette

Lafayette, WI health

On every measure CDC estimates, Lafayette looks like Wisconsin as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 54729, 54727

B-Health Grade

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Lafayette’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Lafayette is healthier than 49% of U.S. towns.

BSelf-rated healthBPhysical distressB+Mental distressDObesityBDiabetesC+SmokingC+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 49%

Less healthyHealthier

Wisconsin towns we grade (877)Healthier than 37%

Towns with similar incomes, $76K–$127K (7,792)Healthier than 25%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Lafayette is healthier than 49% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Lafayette could be anywhere from C− to A−.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Wisconsin ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Lafayette with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Lafayette’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Lafayette compares with Wisconsin

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lafayette adults…

34 of every 100 Lafayette adults have high blood pressure

Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.4–37.5%

Bars show Lafayette; the black tick is Wisconsin. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lafayette, betterLafayette, worseToo close to callWisconsin

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.5% Lafayette
WI 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33% Lafayette
WI 32.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 20% Lafayette
WI 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Lafayette
WI 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lafayette adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

Yearly checkup

WI 78%

Dentist visit

WI 67%

Cholesterol check

WI 86%

Colon screening

WI 69%

Mammogram

WI 80%

Taking BP meds

WI 78%

1 in 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Lafayette 7.2% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)

Mind & connection

How Lafayette adults are doing

1 in 3Lafayette adults feel lonely

29.8% · Wisconsin 30.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Lafayette adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.4% · Wisconsin 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Lafayette adults lack social or emotional support

19.8% · Wisconsin 20.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Lafayette adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · Wisconsin 15.5% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 9

Lafayette adults worry about having enough food

10.8% · WI 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Lafayette adults worry about keeping their housing

9% · WI 9.7% · about the same

1 in 19

Lafayette adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.3% · WI 5.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Lafayette adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · WI 6.7% · about the same

12% of Lafayette adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.3%

of Lafayette adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing7.5%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

Black tick: Wisconsin. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Lafayette

Lafayette and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Lafayette.

30%43.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 22towns on this map, healthiest first

Seymour33.8%

Eagle Point40.9%

Chippewa Falls41%

Hallie41.2%

Lafayette41.4%

Anson41.4%

Lake Hallie41.5%

Sigel42.9%

Care nearby

Oakleaf Surgical HospitalAltoona · 9.9 mi Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System Eau Claire HospitalEau Claire · 12.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marshfield Medical Center - Eau ClaireEau Claire · 13.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mayo Clinic Health System Chippewa ValleyBloomer · 16.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center - Chippewa Falls Dental CenterChippewa Falls · 4.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northlakes Eau Claire - Oak RidgeEau Claire · 13.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careLafayette is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careLafayette is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthLafayette is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Lafayette. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Lafayette

Measure	Lafayette	Margin	Wisconsin
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.8%	30.4–37.5%	33.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.7%	31.1–38.6%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	41.4%	35.3–47.7%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	28%	25.2–31.1%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	24.4%	21.2–28%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.5%	9.4–13.9%	9.9%	about the same
Asthma	11.2%	10–12.6%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.3–10%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	11.3%	9.9–12.9%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	7%	6.2–7.8%	6.5%	about the same
Heart disease	7%	6.3–7.7%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3.2–3.7%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	13.4–17.5%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	20%	16.8–23.4%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.5%	23.8–31.7%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33%	27.6–38.6%	32.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76%	72.4–79.3%	77.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	67%	63.6–70.2%	67.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.9%	84.1–87.4%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	68.2%	63.4–72.6%	69.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.7%	69.4–82.8%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.8%	74.9–80.5%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	7.2%	6.2–8.5%	8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.8%	25.9–33.7%	30.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.8%	17.2–22.7%	20.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	14.2–17.9%	15.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.4%	16.2–20.7%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	12.2–15.4%	12.9%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.8%	9.3–12.4%	12.1%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9%	7.8–10.3%	9.7%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.3%	4.7–6.1%	5.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.7–7.2%	6.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12%	10.5–13.7%	12.5%
Disability
Any disability	32.3%	28.7–36.3%	29.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.7%	12–15.4%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	12.1–15.2%	12.8%
Hearing	7.5%	6.8–8.4%	6.9%
Vision	4.4%	4–4.8%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.2–4%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.2%	7.4–9.2%	7.9%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Lafayette door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Wisconsin figure falls inside it, we don't call Lafayette better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Lafayette by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Lafayette by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Wisconsin figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.