La Fayette vs Valley

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

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

Valley has the higher population (10,406 vs 2,665 in La Fayette). Valley has the higher median household income ($55,422 vs $32,999 in La Fayette). Valley has the higher median home value ($130,500 vs $101,300 in La Fayette).

Population, income & housing

	La Fayette	Valley
Population	2,665	10,406
Median age	51.3 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$32,999	$55,422
Median home value	$101,300	$130,500
Median gross rent	$540	$1,024
Housing units	1,323	4,881
Homeownership rate	64.8%	60.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.3%	17.6%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	2.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	La Fayette	Valley
Population	2,943 → 2,665 (-9.4%)	9,286 → 10,406 (+12.1%)
Median household income	$31,134 → $32,999 (+6.0%)	$47,747 → $55,422 (+16.1%)
Median home value	$105,600 → $101,300 (-4.1%)	$88,700 → $130,500 (+47.1%)
Median gross rent	$558 → $540 (-3.2%)	$799 → $1,024 (+28.2%)

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

Valley

Population

9,28610,406

Median household income

$47,747$55,422

Median home value

$88,700$130,500

Median gross rent

$799$1,024

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	La Fayette	Valley
Under 5	4.7%	8.0%
5 to 17	7.4%	16.7%
18 to 24	6.3%	11.7%
25 to 34	14.7%	18.6%
35 to 44	11.1%	11.0%
45 to 54	12.9%	9.8%
55 to 64	16.8%	10.9%
65 to 74	16.5%	5.9%
75 and over	9.5%	7.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	La Fayette	Valley
White (non-Hispanic)	33.4%	56.1%
Black or African American	65.6%	37.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.1%	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.7%
Two or more races	0.3%	1.9%
Hispanic or Latino	0.6%	2.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	La Fayette	Valley
No high school diploma	19.6%	12.6%
High school graduate	35.4%	38.3%
Some college or associate's	33.7%	31.4%
Bachelor's degree	8.6%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.6%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	La Fayette	Valley
Drove alone	90.1%	87.3%
Carpooled	2.8%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.3%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.1%	3.6%
Other means	0.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	La Fayette	Valley
1-unit, detached	68.9%	63.2%
1-unit, attached	1.3%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	7.6%	3.3%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	14.4%
20 or more units	9.5%	14.6%
Mobile home & other	7.0%	4.3%

Poverty & households

	La Fayette	Valley
Poverty rate	26.7%	14.4%
Average household size	2.13	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	26	23
Median year structure built	1976	1979