Village · Wisconsin

La Valle, Wisconsin

La Valle, village, in Sauk County, Wisconsin. La Valle had 345 residents on July 1, 2025 by the Census Bureau's estimate, down 11.5% since 2020; the 2020 Census counted 388 and the ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates put it at 326 (±71). GEOID 5542825.

Residents, July 2025 estimate

345

Census Bureau estimate (no margin published)
2020 Census count: 388 · ACS 2020-2024: 326 ±71

Median household income

$76,607

±$18,976 (90% margin)
Wisconsin: $77,485

Median home value

$121,400

±$16,109 (90% margin)
Wisconsin: $266,500

Median gross rent

$1,038

±$155 (90% margin)
Wisconsin: $1,087

Where is La Valle and what county is it in?

La Valle is a village in Sauk County, Wisconsin. It covers 0.4 square miles of land, 975 residents per square mile in 2020.

La Valle is in the Baraboo, WI micropolitan statistical area (Census Bureau delineation, July 2023).

La Valle (marked with a dot) in Sauk County, Wisconsin. Boundaries: Census Bureau 2024.

Source: 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 place-by-county files, U.S. Census Bureau · Census reference files

How many people live in La Valle, and is it growing?

The Census Bureau estimates that 345 people lived in La Valle on July 1, 2025, down 11.5% since 2020, while Wisconsin grew 1.3%. The 2020 Census counted 388 residents. The 2020-2024 American Community Survey, a five-year sample, puts the population at 326 (±71).

  • July 2020→2021 −12 (377)
  • 2021→2022 −20 (357)
  • 2022→2023 −8 (349)
  • 2023→2024 +1 (350)
  • 2024→2025 −5 (345)
ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (counts) with the change from 2015-2019
Measure La ValleSauk CountyWisconsin Change since 2015-2019
Total population 326 ±71 66,009 5,914,872 no clear change
Households 129 ±25 27,987 2,479,480 no clear change
Average household size 2.53 ±0.33 2.33 2.33 no clear change
Housing units 130 ±26 31,496 2,778,572 no clear change

La Valle's population since 2000

From 326 in 2000 to 345 in 2025: up 5.8%. The 2000, 2010 and 2020 figures are census counts, each for La Valle as it was drawn that year: a place that annexed land, or a community that has since incorporated, covered a different area then. The 2005 figure is the Census Bureau's intercensal estimate, revised to fit the 2000 and 2010 counts and drawn on 2010 boundaries; 2015 and 2025 are July 1 estimates made from the census before them.

  • 2000 Census 326
  • 2005 (estimate) 347
  • 2010 Census 367
  • 2015 (estimate) 365
  • 2020 Census 388
  • 2025 (estimate) 345

Source: The 2000, 2010 and 2020 Census counts and the Census Bureau's population estimates (intercensal 2000-2010, Vintage 2020, Vintage 2025) · Census population estimates

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); Census PEP Vintage 2025 (SUB-EST2025, CO-EST2025); 2020 Census P.L. 94-171 · Check it at data.census.gov

Who lives in La Valle?

The median resident of La Valle is 34.3 years old; 25.5% are under 18 and 17.8% are 65 or older. The largest group is non-Hispanic white residents at 82.8%, then Hispanic or Latino residents (of any race) at 8.9%.

Age, origin, education and moves, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Race groups are non-Hispanic; Hispanic includes any race.
Measure La ValleSauk CountyWisconsin Change since 2015-2019
Median age 34.3 ±6.1 41.6 40.2 no clear change
Under 18 years 25.5% ±8.6 pts 22.3% 21.4% –
65 years and over 17.8% ±6.0 pts 19.9% 18.5% –
Male 55.2% ±4.9 pts 50.2% 50.1% –
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.9% ±8.3 pts 6.8% 8.0% –
White alone, not Hispanic 82.8% ±11.1 pts 86.3% 78.6% −15.5 pts
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic 0.3% ±0.7 pts 0.8% 5.9% –
Asian alone, not Hispanic 0.6% ±1.0 pts 0.4% 2.9% –
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic 0.3% ±0.7 pts 0.5% 0.5% –
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±6.7 pts 0.0% 0.0% –
Two or more races, not Hispanic 7.1% ±6.6 pts 4.4% 3.7% –
Some other race alone, not Hispanic 0.0% ±6.7 pts 0.8% 0.3% –
Born outside the United States 0.9% ±1.4 pts 3.9% 5.2% –
Speak a language other than English at home (age 5+) 1.3% ±1.4 pts 8.1% 9.0% –
Civilian veterans (age 18+) 5.3% ±3.4 pts 7.0% 6.2% –
With a disability 9.5% ±4.2 pts 13.0% 12.3% –
No health insurance coverage 0.9% ±1.0 pts 6.0% 5.2% –
High school graduate or higher (age 25+) 92.0% ±5.2 pts 92.6% 93.6% –
Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+) 9.0% ±4.5 pts 27.3% 33.4% –
Graduate or professional degree (age 25+) 0.5% ±1.1 pts 8.2% 11.4% –
Lived in the same house a year earlier 88.9% ±8.1 pts 90.1% 88.2% –
Moved from another state in the past year 0.6% ±1.0 pts 1.1% 2.0% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profiles DP02, DP05) · Check it at data.census.gov

What do households in La Valle earn?

Half of La Valle's 129 households earn less than $76,607 a year (±$18,976), against $79,541 in Sauk County and $77,485 in Wisconsin. In 2015-2019 it was $57,945 in 2024 dollars; the margins of error cannot tell the two periods apart. 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Income and poverty in 2024 dollars, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2015-2019 dollars adjusted with the R-CPI-U-RS
Measure La ValleSauk CountyWisconsin Change since 2015-2019
Median household income $76,607 ±$18,976 $79,541 $77,485 no clear change
Mean household income $81,825 ±$11,789 $98,005 $101,466 –
Per capita income $30,100 ±$4,644 $41,246 $43,373 no clear change
People below the poverty line 2.8% ±1.7 pts 8.1% 10.6% −14.1 pts
Children under 18 below the poverty line 0.0% ±23.4 pts 8.6% 12.8% –
Households receiving SNAP 10.9% ±6.2 pts 10.1% 11.1% –
Households with a computer 90.7% ±6.2 pts 94.3% 94.7% –
Households with a broadband subscription 81.4% ±8.6 pts 88.5% 90.3% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What does housing cost in La Valle?

Owners occupy 79.1% of La Valle's occupied homes and renters 20.9%. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $121,400 by its owner (±$16,109). The median renter pays $1,038 a month including utilities, and 24.0% of renters pay 35% or more of their income on rent.

Housing, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Home values are owners' own estimates.
Measure La ValleSauk CountyWisconsin Change since 2015-2019
Median home value (owner-occupied) $121,400 ±$16,109 $258,600 $266,500 no clear change
Median gross rent $1,038 ±$155 $1,018 $1,087 +$168
Renters paying 35% or more of income on rent 24.0% ±15.7 pts 31.8% 35.0% no clear change
Median monthly owner costs, with a mortgage $1,174 ±$93 $1,646 $1,689 –
Owner-occupied homes 79.1% ±7.7 pts 72.4% 67.8% +13.3 pts
Renter-occupied homes 20.9% ±7.7 pts 27.6% 32.2% –
Housing units 130 ±26 31,496 2,778,572 no clear change
Homeowner vacancy rate 0.0% ±19.5 pts 0.6% 0.5% –
Rental vacancy rate 0.0% ±47.5 pts 5.3% 4.5% –
Single-family detached homes 85.4% ±6.1 pts 69.2% 66.2% –
Mobile homes 1.5% ±2.1 pts 6.8% 3.1% –
Built 2020 or later 0.0% ±15.8 pts 1.3% 1.4% –
Built 2010 to 2019 0.0% ±15.8 pts 7.0% 7.1% –
Built 1939 or earlier 56.2% ±12.4 pts 18.7% 17.8% –
Households with no vehicle 12.4% ±8.3 pts 5.1% 6.4% –

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP04) · Check it at data.census.gov

How many new homes is La Valle building?

Builders took permits for 0 new housing units in La Valle in 2025 (0 in single-family houses), 0.0 per 1,000 residents against 4.3 across Wisconsin.

  • 2019 0 units
  • 2020 0 units
  • 2021 0 units
  • 2022 0 units
  • 2023 2 units
  • 2024 0 units
  • 2025 0 units

Counts of units in permits a local office issued; not every permitted unit is built. A year marked with months was reported for part of the year.

Source: Building Permits Survey, annual place files 2019-2025, U.S. Census Bureau · Census Building Permits Survey

How do people in La Valle work and get to work?

78.2% of La Valle's workers drive alone. The average trip to work takes 22.3 minutes.

Work and commuting, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (workers 16 and over)
Measure La ValleSauk CountyWisconsin Change since 2015-2019
In the labor force (age 16+) 72.7% ±8.1 pts 66.8% 65.3% –
Unemployment rate 4.5% ±3.9 pts 2.3% 3.2% –
Drove alone to work 78.2% ±11.1 pts 77.0% 74.4% –
Carpooled 17.1% ±11.1 pts 9.0% 7.3% –
Public transportation 0.0% ±12.4 pts 0.1% 1.1% –
Walked 1.2% ±1.5 pts 2.4% 2.6% –
Worked from home 3.5% ±3.2 pts 9.6% 13.1% –
Mean travel time to work 22.3 min ±2.9 23.0 min 22.2 min no clear change

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) (Data Profile DP03) · Check it at data.census.gov

What census tracts are in La Valle?

No census tract lies mostly in La Valle; 1 tract reaches into it (2020 census blocks).

Census tracts in La Valle, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
TractResidents, 2020-2024Median household incomeMedian home valueShare of tract in La Valle
Tract 9.02Sauk County1,392 $84,643 $251,40018%

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026); 2020 block assignment files (tract share = share of the tract's census blocks in La Valle) · Census block assignment files

How does La Valle compare with other places in Wisconsin?

By the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimates, La Valle is the 14,663rd-most populous of the 19,476 U.S. incorporated places that have one and the 536th-most populous of 608 in Wisconsin.

La Valle is not ranked by income or the other survey measures: those rankings include places of 1,000 or more residents (2020 Census) with a reliable estimate.

La Valle's rank in Wisconsin (1 = highest): by population among the state's incorporated places with a 2025 estimate; by the other measures among places of 1,000+ residents with a reliable estimate
MeasureRankOf
Population, July 2025 estimate536th608

La Valle's figures with every place in Wisconsin (CSV)

Every place in Wisconsin, sortable · Compare La Valle with other places

Source: PlainCities ranks computed from the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) and PEP Vintage 2025 · How ranks are computed

How reliable are the figures for La Valle?

23 of the 57 figures for La Valle on this page carry a coefficient of variation over 40% and are marked with a ring: they come from a small sample, so read them as rough.

The American Community Survey samples about one household in eight over five years, so every figure is an estimate with a 90% margin of error (shown under each value). A ring marks an estimate whose coefficient of variation is over 40%. A change is called only when the gap between the two periods is larger than their combined 90% margin (the square root of the sum of the two squared margins), the Census Bureau's test. How to read a margin of error.

Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026): margins of error as published · ACS technical documentation

How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections

Not on this page: crime, weather and schools for La Valle are other agencies' records. Crime: the FBI's Crime Data Explorer · climate: NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals · schools: the National Center for Education Statistics' public schools in La Valle.