La Fayette

Population: 2,665
Median household income: $32,999
Median home value: $101,300

La Fayette, a community in Chambers County, Alabama, has 2,665 residents. The median household income of $32,999 is below the Chambers County median ($49,295).

Between 2019 and 2023, La Fayette's population declined 9.4% from 2,943 to 2,665, while its median home value fell 4.1% from $105,600 to $101,300.

90.1% of workers drive to work alone. 68.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,665
Median age: 51.3 yrs
Median household income: $32,999
Median home value: $101,300
Median gross rent: $540
Housing units: 1,323
Homeownership rate: 64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,9432,665

Median household income

$31,134$32,999

Median home value

$105,600$101,300

Median gross rent

$558$540

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,943	$31,134	$105,600	$558
2020	2,922	$29,448	$110,100	$484
2021	2,666	$30,230	$110,700	$497
2022	2,700	$32,031	$124,000	$541
2023	2,665	$32,999	$101,300	$540

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 177.4%

18 to 246.3%

25 to 3414.7%

35 to 4411.1%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6416.8%

65 to 7416.5%

75 and over9.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	124	4.7%
5 to 17	196	7.4%
18 to 24	169	6.3%
25 to 34	393	14.7%
35 to 44	297	11.1%
45 to 54	345	12.9%
55 to 64	448	16.8%
65 to 74	439	16.5%
75 and over	254	9.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	891	33.4%
Black or African American	1,747	65.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	3	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	9	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.6%

High school graduate35.4%

Some college or associate's33.7%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree2.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	427	19.6%
High school graduate	771	35.4%
Some college or associate's	733	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	188	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	57	2.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone90.1%

Carpooled2.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	750	90.1%
Carpooled	23	2.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	59	7.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	172	22.3%
15 to 29 min	222	28.7%
30 to 44 min	254	32.9%
45 to 59 min	125	16.2%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.13
Poverty rate: 26.7% (638 of 2,387)

	Count	Share
Family households	676	60.0%
Nonfamily households	451	40.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1976

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,127	85.2%
Vacant	196	14.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	730	64.8%
Renter-occupied	397	35.2%

1-unit, detached68.9%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units7.6%

5 to 19 units5.7%

20 or more units9.5%

Mobile home & other7.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	912	68.9%
1-unit, attached	17	1.3%
2 to 4 units	101	7.6%
5 to 19 units	75	5.7%
20 or more units	126	9.5%
Mobile home & other	92	7.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0140672
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.86 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 32.8994, -85.4008