Median Household Income
$62,757
Median Home Value
$157,200
Median Gross Rent
$896/mo
Poverty Rate
17.5%
Unemployment Rate
10.9%
Homeownership Rate
77.2%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
9.9%
Median Age
42.3
Population Over Time
Lafayette County shrank 7.5% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
8,821
2016
8,742
2018
8,744
2020
8,576
2022
8,107
2024
8,161
Business & Industry
Lafayette County has 112 business establishments employing 687 people.
Other services (except public administration)
21
Health care and social assistance
11
Construction
11
Accommodation and food services
11
Professional, scientific, and technical services
8
Finance and insurance
6
Wholesale trade
6
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
3
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.