Cusseta vs La Fayette

A side-by-side comparison of Cusseta and La Fayette: population, income, housing, and more.

Cusseta and La Fayette are places in Alabama. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

La Fayette has the higher population (2,665 vs 154 in Cusseta). Cusseta has the higher median household income ($78,977 vs $32,999 in La Fayette). Since 2019, Cusseta's population has grown faster (+71.1% vs -9.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Cusseta	La Fayette
Population	154	2,665
Median age	55.5 yrs	51.3 yrs
Median household income	$78,977	$32,999
Median home value	—	$101,300
Median gross rent	$1,058	$540
Housing units	79	1,323
Homeownership rate	58.9%	64.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.9%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Cusseta	La Fayette
Population	90 → 154 (+71.1%)	2,943 → 2,665 (-9.4%)
Median household income	$63,750 → $78,977 (+23.9%)	$31,134 → $32,999 (+6.0%)
Median home value	$112,500 → $118,800 (+5.6%)	$105,600 → $101,300 (-4.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,075 → $1,058 (-1.6%)	$558 → $540 (-3.2%)

Cusseta

Population

90154

Median household income

$63,750$78,977

Median home value

$112,500$118,800

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,058

La Fayette

Population

2,9432,665

Median household income

$31,134$32,999

Median home value

$105,600$101,300

Median gross rent

$558$540

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Cusseta	La Fayette
Under 5	2.6%	4.7%
5 to 17	8.4%	7.4%
18 to 24	1.9%	6.3%
25 to 34	14.9%	14.7%
35 to 44	2.6%	11.1%
45 to 54	19.5%	12.9%
55 to 64	18.2%	16.8%
65 to 74	17.5%	16.5%
75 and over	14.3%	9.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Cusseta	La Fayette
White (non-Hispanic)	82.5%	33.4%
Black or African American	2.6%	65.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.9%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	0.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Cusseta	La Fayette
No high school diploma	19.4%	19.6%
High school graduate	30.6%	35.4%
Some college or associate's	26.1%	33.7%
Bachelor's degree	20.1%	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	3.7%	2.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Cusseta	La Fayette
Drove alone	97.6%	90.1%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	7.1%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Cusseta	La Fayette
1-unit, detached	65.8%	68.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	1.3%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	7.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	5.7%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.5%
Mobile home & other	34.2%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Cusseta	La Fayette
Poverty rate	24.0%	26.7%
Average household size	2.11	2.13
Mean commute (minutes)	21	26
Median year structure built	1986	1976