Lafayette, TN Demographic Data
Lafayette, TN Summary
Lafayette is located in Macon County in Tennessee
- Population: 4,522
- Area: 4.76 sq. miles
- Land Area: 4.76 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 950.79 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 966.86 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lafayette, TN Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
2,586
53%
50.8
Male
2,323
47%
49.2
Total Population
4,909
323,128,000
Lafayette, TN Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
406
8.3%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
251
5.1%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
202
4.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
202
4.1%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
471
9.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
600
12.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
556
11.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
648
13.2%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
306
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
275
5.6%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
531
10.8%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
252
5.1%
4.4
85 Years and Over
209
4.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
3,878
79.0%
77.2
Female
2,035
52.5%
51.3
Male
1,843
47.5%
48.7
21 Years and over
3,739
76.2%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,170
23.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
992
20.2%
15.2
Female
519
52.3%
55.8
Male
473
47.7%
44.2
Median Age (years)
41
0.0%
0.0
Lafayette, TN Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
4,884
99.5%
96.8
White
4,846
98.7%
72.6
Black or African American
31
0.6%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
7
0.1%
0.8
Asian
0
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
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
0
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
25
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
87
1.8%
17.8
Mexican
87
1.8%
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
4,822
98.2%
82.2
Lafayette, TN Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
439
13.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
613
18.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,335
39.5%
27.2
Some college, no degree
434
12.9%
20.6
Associate's Degree
215
6.4%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
213
6.3%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
128
3.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,052
31.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
2,325
68.9%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
341
10.1%
31.2
Lafayette, TN Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
879
21.7%
33.7%
Now Married
1,888
46.6%
47.5
Divorced
567
14.0%
11.0%
Separated
280
6.9%
2.0
Widowed
436
10.8
5.8%
Lafayette, TN Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
4,416
98.1%
78.4%
Languages other than english
87
1.9%
21.6%
Spanish
87
1.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
0
0.0%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lafayette, TN Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
71
3.4%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
152
7.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
375
17.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
673
32.1%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
304
14.5%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
188
9.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
120
5.7%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
147
7.0%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
46
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
19
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
30,586
57,617
Per capita income
19,053
31,128
Lafayette, TN Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
135
6.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
101
5.1%
9.8
Construction
123
6.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
400
20.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
86
4.4%
6.6
Information
28
1.4%
2.1
Manufacturing
332
16.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
34
1.7%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
81
4.1%
11.4
Public administration
72
3.7%
4.6
Retail trade
335
17.0%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
209
10.6%
5.2
Wholesale trade
33
1.7%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
290
14.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
475
24.1%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
495
25.1%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
505
25.6%
23.3%
Service occupations
204
10.4%
18.1%
Lafayette, TN Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
1,956
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,666
85.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
276
14.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
0
0.0%
2.7
Other means
0
0.0%
1.8
Worked at home
14
0.7%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
27.6
26.6
Lafayette, TN Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
221
10.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
822
39.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
693
33.1%
37.1
3 or more
359
17.1%
21.0
Lafayette, TN Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,095
95.4%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,185
56.6%
63.1
Renter Occupied
910
43.4%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
100
4.6%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
0
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.2
0.0%
2.5
Lafayette, TN Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,195
1 room
41
1.9%
2.4
2 rooms
33
1.5%
2.7
3 rooms
198
9.0%
9.1
4 rooms
258
11.8%
16.5
5 rooms
592
27.0%
19.8
6 rooms
494
22.5%
17.8
7 rooms
211
9.6%
12.0
8 rooms
177
8.1%
8.6
9 rooms or more
191
8.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
6
0.0
Lafayette, TN Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
2,195
1-unit, detached
1,396
63.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
34
1.5%
5.9
2-units
121
5.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
81
3.7%
4.4
5 to 9 units
129
5.9%
4.8
10 to 19 units
75
3.4%
4.4
20 or more units
79
3.6%
9.0
Mobile home
280
12.8%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lafayette, TN Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
46
2.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
88
4.0%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
157
7.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
434
19.8%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
371
16.9%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
306
13.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
302
13.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
337
15.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
113
5.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
41
1.9%
1.4%
Lafayette, TN Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
797
38.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0
0.0%
4.7
Electricity
1,266
60.4%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
32
1.5%
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, TN Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
502
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
16
3.2%
10.3%
Less than $500
30
6.0%
1.6%
$2,000 to $2,499
50
10.0%
11.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
50
10.0%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
116
23.1%
28.8%
$500 to $999
240
47.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
150
29.9%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
57
11.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
58
11.6%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
88
17.5%
7.0%
35.0% or more
149
29.7%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lafayette, TN Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
838
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
18
2.1%
4.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
26
3.1%
28.3%
Less than $500
255
30.4%
10.7%
$500 to $999
539
64.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
72
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
528
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
127
15.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
208
24.8%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
237
28.3%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
17
2.0%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
96
11.5%
9.0%
35.0% or more
153
18.3%
40.7%
Not Computed
72
0.0%
0.0%
Lafayette, TN Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,185
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
98
8.3%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
453
38.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
246
20.8%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
211
17.8%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
63
5.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
99
8.4%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
15
1.3%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
106,600
205,000