Lafayette, CO Demographic Data
Lafayette, CO Summary
Lafayette is located in Boulder County in Colorado
- Population: 25,028
- Area: 9.61 sq. miles
- Land Area: 9.46 sq. miles
- Water Area: 0.14 sq. miles
- Population Density: 2,605.18 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 5,266.40 ft
- Time Zone: Mountain Standard Time (GMT -7)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lafayette, CO Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
14,058
52%
50.8
Male
12,995
48%
49.2
Total Population
27,053
323,128,000
Lafayette, CO Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,670
6.2%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,602
5.9%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,773
6.6%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,870
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,560
5.8%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,591
13.3%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
4,320
16.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
3,866
14.3%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,028
7.5%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,906
7.0%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,764
6.5%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
897
3.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
206
0.8%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
20,733
76.6%
77.2
Female
10,730
51.8%
51.3
Male
10,003
48.2%
48.7
21 Years and over
19,859
73.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
4,056
15.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
2,867
10.6%
15.2
Female
1,646
57.4%
55.8
Male
1,221
42.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
39
0.0%
0.0
Lafayette, CO Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
26,099
96.5%
96.8
White
23,518
86.9%
72.6
Black or African American
102
0.4%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
128
0.5%
0.8
Asian
1,365
5.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
121
0.4%
1.2
Chinese
248
0.9%
1.3
Filipino
145
0.5%
0.9
Japanese
174
0.6%
0.2
Korean
61
0.2%
0.4
Vietnamese
94
0.3%
0.6
Other Asian
522
1.9%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
12
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
12
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
974
3.6%
5.1
Two or More Races
954
3.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4,005
14.8%
17.8
Mexican
3,343
12.4%
11.2
Puerto Rican
24
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
18
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
620
2.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
23,048
85.2%
82.2
Lafayette, CO Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
363
2.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
599
3.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,963
15.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,944
15.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,469
7.9%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
6,118
32.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
4,122
22.2%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
962
5.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
17,616
94.7%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
10,240
55.1%
31.2
Lafayette, CO Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,366
28.9%
33.7%
Now Married
11,738
53.3%
47.5
Divorced
2,907
13.2%
11.0%
Separated
179
0.8%
2.0
Widowed
818
3.7
5.8%
Lafayette, CO Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
20,989
82.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
4,394
17.3%
21.6%
Spanish
2,802
11.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
634
2.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
917
3.6%
3.5%
Other Languages
41
0.2%
1.1%
Lafayette, CO Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
398
3.7%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
303
2.8%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
746
6.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
722
6.6%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
1,578
14.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,867
17.2%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,428
13.1%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
1,933
17.8%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
919
8.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
972
8.9%
6.4
Median household income
72,895
57,617
Per capita income
39,220
31,128
Lafayette, CO Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
103
0.7%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,548
10.4%
9.8
Construction
580
3.9%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
3,472
23.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
820
5.5%
6.6
Information
699
4.7%
2.1
Manufacturing
1,316
8.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
804
5.4%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
2,558
17.2%
11.4
Public administration
461
3.1%
4.6
Retail trade
1,532
10.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
459
3.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
541
3.6%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
750
5.0%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
7,531
50.6%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,121
7.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
2,975
20.0%
23.3%
Service occupations
2,516
16.9%
18.1%
Lafayette, CO Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
14,700
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
11,346
77.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
936
6.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
424
2.9%
5.1
Walked
156
1.1%
2.7
Other means
412
2.8%
1.8
Worked at home
1,426
9.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
24.1
26.6
Lafayette, CO Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
317
2.9%
8.7
1 vehicles
3,320
30.6%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,114
47.1%
37.1
3 or more
2,115
19.5%
21.0
Lafayette, CO Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
10,866
97.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
7,705
70.9%
63.1
Renter Occupied
3,161
29.1%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
327
2.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
3
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.5
Lafayette, CO Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,193
1 room
79
0.7%
2.4
2 rooms
202
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
850
7.6%
9.1
4 rooms
1,512
13.5%
16.5
5 rooms
2,057
18.4%
19.8
6 rooms
2,129
19.0%
17.8
7 rooms
1,492
13.3%
12.0
8 rooms
760
6.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
2,112
18.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lafayette, CO Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
11,193
1-unit, detached
6,925
61.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
1,625
14.5%
5.9
2-units
90
0.8%
3.6
3 or 4 units
392
3.5%
4.4
5 to 9 units
597
5.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
387
3.5%
4.4
20 or more units
504
4.5%
9.0
Mobile home
673
6.0%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lafayette, CO Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
409
3.7%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
162
1.4%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
259
2.3%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
295
2.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,032
18.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
2,613
23.3%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
3,315
29.6%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,314
11.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
531
4.7%
2.8%
2014 or later
263
2.3%
1.4%
Lafayette, CO Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
8,388
77.2%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
48
0.4%
4.7
Electricity
2,221
20.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
85
0.8%
1.9
Solar energy
44
0.4%
0.1
Other fuel
80
0.7%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Lafayette, CO Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
5,950
47295100.0
Less than $500
22
0.4%
1.6%
$3,000 or more
433
7.3%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
439
7.4%
7.0%
$500 to $999
624
10.5%
20.4%
$2,000 to $2,499
834
14.0%
11.8%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,717
28.9%
28.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
1,881
31.6%
20.1%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
2,752
46.3%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
941
15.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
649
10.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
576
9.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
1,032
17.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lafayette, CO Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
2,968
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
25
0.8%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
54
1.8%
1.8%
$2,000 to $2,499
160
5.4%
4.4%
Less than $500
188
6.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
675
22.7%
41.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
703
23.7%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
1,163
39.2%
28.3%
No Cash Rent
193
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
1,260
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
341
11.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
408
14.0%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
425
14.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
248
8.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
264
9.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,237
42.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
238
0.0%
0.0%
Lafayette, CO Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
7,705
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
415
5.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
101
1.3%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
404
5.2%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
572
7.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
2,192
28.4%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,669
34.6%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
1,224
15.9%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
128
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
310,400
205,000
