Median Household Income
$41,278
Median Home Value
$81,000
Median Gross Rent
$755/mo
Poverty Rate
22.3%
Unemployment Rate
5.3%
Homeownership Rate
79.3%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
9.0%
Median Age
49.0
Population Over Time
Lafayette County shrank 17.0% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
7,391
2016
7,127
2018
6,915
2020
6,728
2022
6,277
2024
6,136
Business & Industry
Lafayette County has 99 business establishments employing 630 people.
Finance and insurance
10
Health care and social assistance
8
Other services (except public administration)
8
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
6
Construction
6
Accommodation and food services
6
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
5
Educational services
4
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.