Lafayette

Population: 25,277
Median household income: $222,393
Median home value: $2,000,001

Located in Contra Costa County, California, Lafayette is a community with a population of 25,277. The median household income of $222,393 is above the Contra Costa County median ($125,727).

From 2019 to 2023, Lafayette's population declined 3.9% from 26,305 to 25,277, while its median home value rose 40.0% from $1,428,900 to $2,000,001.

Owners occupy 77.3% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 45.0 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,277
Median age: 45.0 yrs
Median household income: $222,393
Median home value: $2,000,001
Median gross rent: $2,855
Housing units: 9,715
Homeownership rate: 77.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 77.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,30525,277

Median household income

$178,889$222,393

Median home value

$1,428,900$2,000,001

Median gross rent

$2,222$2,855

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,305	$178,889	$1,428,900	$2,222
2020	25,949	$188,140	$1,557,200	$2,273
2021	25,384	$192,546	$1,606,400	$2,739
2022	25,310	$219,250	$1,914,700	$2,856
2023	25,277	$222,393	$2,000,001	$2,855

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 245.5%

25 to 346.9%

35 to 4411.7%

45 to 5416.9%

55 to 6413.0%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,176	4.7%
5 to 17	5,372	21.3%
18 to 24	1,379	5.5%
25 to 34	1,753	6.9%
35 to 44	2,960	11.7%
45 to 54	4,284	16.9%
55 to 64	3,288	13.0%
65 to 74	2,559	10.1%
75 and over	2,506	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	18,750	74.2%
Black or African American	218	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	2,310	9.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	32	0.1%
Two or more races	1,891	7.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,069	8.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.9%

High school graduate5.2%

Some college or associate's17.0%

Bachelor's degree39.0%

Graduate or professional degree38.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	156	0.9%
High school graduate	894	5.2%
Some college or associate's	2,947	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	6,765	39.0%
Graduate or professional degree	6,588	38.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone42.8%

Carpooled2.6%

Public transit10.4%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home40.6%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,998	42.8%
Carpooled	306	2.6%
Public transit	1,219	10.4%
Walked	237	2.0%
Bicycle	84	0.7%
Worked from home	4,740	40.6%
Other means	92	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,975	28.5%
15 to 29 min	1,902	27.4%
30 to 44 min	1,223	17.6%
45 to 59 min	793	11.4%
60+ min	1,043	15.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 3.9% (991 of 25,188)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,206	78.1%
Nonfamily households	2,019	21.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1960

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	9,225	95.0%
Vacant	490	5.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,127	77.3%
Renter-occupied	2,098	22.7%

1-unit, detached75.7%

1-unit, attached5.1%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other0.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,350	75.7%
1-unit, attached	498	5.1%
2 to 4 units	552	5.7%
5 to 19 units	521	5.4%
20 or more units	738	7.6%
Mobile home & other	56	0.6%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0639122
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 15 sq mi
Water area: 0.17 sq mi
Center point: 37.8910, -122.1195