La Fayette vs Lanett

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

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

Lanett has the higher population (6,854 vs 2,665 in La Fayette). Lanett has the higher median household income ($42,415 vs $32,999 in La Fayette). La Fayette has the higher median home value ($101,300 vs $98,700 in Lanett).

Population, income & housing

	La Fayette	Lanett
Population	2,665	6,854
Median age	51.3 yrs	38.8 yrs
Median household income	$32,999	$42,415
Median home value	$101,300	$98,700
Median gross rent	$540	$785
Housing units	1,323	2,927
Homeownership rate	64.8%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	9.0%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	12.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	La Fayette	Lanett
Population	2,943 → 2,665 (-9.4%)	6,271 → 6,854 (+9.3%)
Median household income	$31,134 → $32,999 (+6.0%)	$34,363 → $42,415 (+23.4%)
Median home value	$105,600 → $101,300 (-4.1%)	$107,600 → $98,700 (-8.3%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $540 (-3.2%)	$726 → $785 (+8.1%)

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

Lanett

Population

6,2716,854

Median household income

$34,363$42,415

Median home value

$107,600$98,700

Median gross rent

$726$785

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	La Fayette	Lanett
Under 5	4.7%	6.6%
5 to 17	7.4%	17.4%
18 to 24	6.3%	8.3%
25 to 34	14.7%	13.4%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.1%
45 to 54	12.9%	11.4%
55 to 64	16.8%	14.6%
65 to 74	16.5%	12.4%
75 and over	9.5%	4.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	La Fayette	Lanett
White (non-Hispanic)	33.4%	17.8%
Black or African American	65.6%	68.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	3.2%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	9.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	La Fayette	Lanett
No high school diploma	19.6%	21.3%
High school graduate	35.4%	40.0%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	29.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	6.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	La Fayette	Lanett
Drove alone	90.1%	83.6%
Carpooled	2.8%	9.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	2.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	La Fayette	Lanett
1-unit, detached	68.9%	80.1%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	10.4%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	2.3%
20 or more units	9.5%	3.9%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	3.0%

Poverty & households

	La Fayette	Lanett
Poverty rate	26.7%	16.3%
Average household size	2.13	2.82
Mean commute (minutes)	26	19
Median year structure built	1976	1965