Lafayette, GA Demographic Data
Lafayette, GA Summary
Lafayette is located in Walker County in Georgia
- Population: 7,111
- Area: 8.17 sq. miles
- Land Area: 8.17 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 870.37 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 820.87 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lafayette, GA Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,661
51%
50.8
Male
3,469
49%
49.2
Total Population
7,130
323,128,000
Lafayette, GA Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
474
6.6%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
453
6.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
352
4.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
398
5.6%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
439
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,057
14.8%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
716
10.0%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
954
13.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
574
8.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
296
4.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
762
10.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
449
6.3%
4.4
85 Years and Over
206
2.9%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,541
77.7%
77.2
Female
2,895
52.2%
51.3
Male
2,646
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,431
76.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,642
23.0%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,417
19.9%
15.2
Female
836
59.0%
55.8
Male
581
41.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
40
0.0%
0.0
Lafayette, GA Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,065
99.1%
96.8
White
6,303
88.4%
72.6
Black or African American
546
7.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
186
2.6%
5.4
Asian Indian
70
1.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
10
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
106
1.5%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
30
0.4%
5.1
Two or More Races
65
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
4
0.1%
17.8
Mexican
4
0.1%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
0
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,126
99.9%
82.2
Lafayette, GA Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
431
8.6%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
695
13.9%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,887
37.6%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,055
21.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
336
6.7%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
466
9.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
144
2.9%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,126
22.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
3,888
77.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
610
12.2%
31.2
Lafayette, GA Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,575
26.9%
33.7%
Now Married
2,636
45.1%
47.5
Divorced
856
14.6%
11.0%
Separated
312
5.3%
2.0
Widowed
472
8.1
5.8%
Lafayette, GA Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,505
97.7%
78.4%
Languages other than english
151
2.3%
21.6%
Spanish
0
0.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
151
2.3%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lafayette, GA Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
352
12.2%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
333
11.6%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
602
20.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
377
13.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
426
14.8%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
450
15.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
178
6.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
118
4.1%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
17
0.6%
5.8
$200,000 or more
30
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
29,034
57,617
Per capita income
17,274
31,128
Lafayette, GA Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
10
0.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
279
10.8%
9.8
Construction
91
3.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
609
23.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
151
5.8%
6.6
Information
0
0.0%
2.1
Manufacturing
601
23.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
300
11.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
88
3.4%
11.4
Public administration
72
2.8%
4.6
Retail trade
185
7.2%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
147
5.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
49
1.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
270
10.5%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
573
22.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
614
23.8%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
395
15.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
730
28.3%
18.1%
Lafayette, GA Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,562
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
2,012
78.5%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
334
13.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
16
0.6%
5.1
Walked
148
5.8%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
52
2.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.9
26.6
Lafayette, GA Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
331
11.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,110
38.5%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,030
35.7%
37.1
3 or more
412
14.3%
21.0
Lafayette, GA Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,883
81.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,329
46.1%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,554
53.9%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
673
18.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
6
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Lafayette, GA Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,556
1 room
216
6.1%
2.4
2 rooms
74
2.1%
2.7
3 rooms
415
11.7%
9.1
4 rooms
795
22.4%
16.5
5 rooms
960
27.0%
19.8
6 rooms
562
15.8%
17.8
7 rooms
174
4.9%
12.0
8 rooms
288
8.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
72
2.0%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lafayette, GA Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,556
1-unit, detached
2,488
70.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
0
0.0%
5.9
2-units
391
11.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
211
5.9%
4.4
5 to 9 units
199
5.6%
4.8
10 to 19 units
78
2.2%
4.4
20 or more units
115
3.2%
9.0
Mobile home
74
2.1%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lafayette, GA Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
267
7.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
139
3.9%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
657
18.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
715
20.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
483
13.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
632
17.8%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
328
9.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
335
9.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
0
0.0%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lafayette, GA Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
996
34.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
55
1.9%
4.7
Electricity
1,811
62.8%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
12
0.4%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
9
0.3%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
0
0.0%
1.1
Lafayette, GA Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
756
47295100.0
Less than $500
0
0.0%
1.6%
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
91
12.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
252
33.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
413
54.6%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
464
62.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
74
9.9%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
143
19.2%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
2
0.3%
7.0%
35.0% or more
61
8.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
12
0.0%
0.0%
Lafayette, GA Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,468
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
113
7.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
588
40.1%
10.7%
$500 to $999
767
52.2%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
86
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
602
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
98
6.7%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
331
22.7%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
161
11.1%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
96
6.6%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
282
19.4%
9.0%
35.0% or more
488
33.5%
40.7%
Not Computed
98
0.0%
0.0%
Lafayette, GA Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,329
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
124
9.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
734
55.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
170
12.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
207
15.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
67
5.0%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
27
2.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
82,600
205,000
