Gunbarrel vs Lafayette

A side-by-side comparison of Gunbarrel and Lafayette: population, income, housing, and more.

Gunbarrel and Lafayette are places in Colorado. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Lafayette has the higher population (30,471 vs 10,424 in Gunbarrel). Gunbarrel has the higher median household income ($111,506 vs $110,431 in Lafayette). Gunbarrel has the higher median home value ($789,200 vs $647,600 in Lafayette).

Population, income & housing

	Gunbarrel	Lafayette
Population	10,424	30,471
Median age	42.1 yrs	39.4 yrs
Median household income	$111,506	$110,431
Median home value	$789,200	$647,600
Median gross rent	$1,924	$2,042
Housing units	4,897	13,323
Homeownership rate	60.3%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	69.9%	65.6%
Unemployment rate	5.6%	3.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gunbarrel	Lafayette
Population	10,202 → 10,424 (+2.2%)	28,742 → 30,471 (+6.0%)
Median household income	$86,107 → $111,506 (+29.5%)	$83,342 → $110,431 (+32.5%)
Median home value	$531,900 → $789,200 (+48.4%)	$422,000 → $647,600 (+53.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,579 → $1,924 (+21.8%)	$1,495 → $2,042 (+36.6%)

Gunbarrel

Population

10,20210,424

Median household income

$86,107$111,506

Median home value

$531,900$789,200

Median gross rent

$1,579$1,924

Lafayette

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

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gunbarrel	Lafayette
Under 5	5.2%	5.5%
5 to 17	9.4%	16.0%
18 to 24	8.5%	6.6%
25 to 34	18.2%	14.5%
35 to 44	12.7%	15.5%
45 to 54	16.1%	13.5%
55 to 64	13.7%	12.9%
65 to 74	10.3%	10.1%
75 and over	6.0%	5.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gunbarrel	Lafayette
White (non-Hispanic)	84.0%	73.0%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	3.8%	3.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.8%	0.2%
Two or more races	7.1%	5.9%
Hispanic or Latino	4.1%	16.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gunbarrel	Lafayette
No high school diploma	1.6%	4.6%
High school graduate	6.4%	11.0%
Some college or associate's	22.1%	18.8%
Bachelor's degree	39.9%	39.9%
Graduate or professional degree	30.0%	25.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gunbarrel	Lafayette
Drove alone	58.5%	61.1%
Carpooled	1.6%	6.1%
Public transit	1.3%	2.0%
Walked	1.7%	1.0%
Bicycle	1.9%	0.7%
Worked from home	34.5%	27.7%
Other means	0.4%	1.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gunbarrel	Lafayette
1-unit, detached	48.7%	55.5%
1-unit, attached	11.0%	16.9%
2 to 4 units	5.3%	6.2%
5 to 19 units	18.6%	9.7%
20 or more units	16.5%	6.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.1%

Poverty & households

	Gunbarrel	Lafayette
Poverty rate	9.4%	6.1%
Average household size	2.17	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	21	24
Median year structure built	1979	1993