Lafayette

Population: 30,471
Median household income: $110,431
Median home value: $647,600

Lafayette is a community in Boulder County, Colorado, home to 30,471 residents. The median household income of $110,431 is above the Boulder County median ($102,772).

From 2019 to 2023, Lafayette's population grew 6.0% from 28,742 to 30,471, while its median home value rose 53.5% from $422,000 to $647,600.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 73.0% of the population. 61.1% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,471
Median age: 39.4 yrs
Median household income: $110,431
Median home value: $647,600
Median gross rent: $2,042
Housing units: 13,323
Homeownership rate: 66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 65.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

28,74230,471

Median household income

$83,342$110,431

Median home value

$422,000$647,600

Median gross rent

$1,495$2,042

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	28,742	$83,342	$422,000	$1,495
2020	27,952	$85,909	$458,300	$1,685
2021	30,307	$95,033	$498,400	$1,733
2022	30,295	$105,819	$611,500	$1,912
2023	30,471	$110,431	$647,600	$2,042

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1716.0%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4415.5%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6412.9%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,689	5.5%
5 to 17	4,876	16.0%
18 to 24	2,018	6.6%
25 to 34	4,412	14.5%
35 to 44	4,737	15.5%
45 to 54	4,103	13.5%
55 to 64	3,933	12.9%
65 to 74	3,088	10.1%
75 and over	1,615	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	22,243	73.0%
Black or African American	221	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	1,159	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	38	0.1%
Some other race	60	0.2%
Two or more races	1,811	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,939	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma4.6%

High school graduate11.0%

Some college or associate's18.8%

Bachelor's degree39.9%

Graduate or professional degree25.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,014	4.6%
High school graduate	2,416	11.0%
Some college or associate's	4,110	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	8,736	39.9%
Graduate or professional degree	5,612	25.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone61.1%

Carpooled6.1%

Public transit2.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.7%

Worked from home27.7%

Other means1.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,531	61.1%
Carpooled	1,045	6.1%
Public transit	343	2.0%
Walked	166	1.0%
Bicycle	119	0.7%
Worked from home	4,778	27.7%
Other means	260	1.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,767	22.2%
15 to 29 min	5,950	47.7%
30 to 44 min	2,068	16.6%
45 to 59 min	1,027	8.2%
60+ min	652	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 6.1% (1,844 of 30,354)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,904	60.5%
Nonfamily households	5,152	39.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	13,056	98.0%
Vacant	267	2.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,714	66.7%
Renter-occupied	4,342	33.3%

1-unit, detached55.5%

1-unit, attached16.9%

2 to 4 units6.2%

5 to 19 units9.7%

20 or more units6.6%

Mobile home & other5.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,398	55.5%
1-unit, attached	2,247	16.9%
2 to 4 units	821	6.2%
5 to 19 units	1,291	9.7%
20 or more units	883	6.6%
Mobile home & other	683	5.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 0841835
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 9.25 sq mi
Water area: 0.21 sq mi
Center point: 39.9948, -105.0997