Chickamauga vs LaFayette

A side-by-side comparison of Chickamauga and LaFayette: population, income, housing, and more.

Chickamauga and LaFayette are places in Georgia. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

LaFayette has the higher population (6,944 vs 2,999 in Chickamauga). Chickamauga has the higher median household income ($79,176 vs $39,820 in LaFayette). Chickamauga has the higher median home value ($250,900 vs $135,100 in LaFayette).

Population, income & housing

	Chickamauga	LaFayette
Population	2,999	6,944
Median age	41.5 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$79,176	$39,820
Median home value	$250,900	$135,100
Median gross rent	$721	$812
Housing units	1,377	3,228
Homeownership rate	75.5%	52.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	1.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chickamauga	LaFayette
Population	3,249 → 2,999 (-7.7%)	7,237 → 6,944 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$50,101 → $79,176 (+58.0%)	$30,615 → $39,820 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$138,200 → $250,900 (+81.5%)	$93,500 → $135,100 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$729 → $721 (-1.1%)	$659 → $812 (+23.2%)

Chickamauga

Population

3,2492,999

Median household income

$50,101$79,176

Median home value

$138,200$250,900

Median gross rent

$729$721

LaFayette

Population

7,2376,944

Median household income

$30,615$39,820

Median home value

$93,500$135,100

Median gross rent

$659$812

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chickamauga	LaFayette
Under 5	5.7%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.6%	12.4%
18 to 24	7.0%	8.7%
25 to 34	5.9%	13.3%
35 to 44	17.3%	12.8%
45 to 54	14.7%	14.4%
55 to 64	15.1%	11.7%
65 to 74	12.3%	11.3%
75 and over	5.5%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chickamauga	LaFayette
White (non-Hispanic)	96.0%	83.1%
Black or African American	0.7%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	1.5%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.5%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chickamauga	LaFayette
No high school diploma	2.1%	12.9%
High school graduate	39.2%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	22.4%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chickamauga	LaFayette
Drove alone	72.7%	75.8%
Carpooled	3.6%	14.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.6%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	21.4%	6.0%
Other means	1.8%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chickamauga	LaFayette
1-unit, detached	82.4%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	7.0%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	5.7%	5.5%
20 or more units	4.9%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Chickamauga	LaFayette
Poverty rate	4.3%	18.1%
Average household size	2.38	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1979	1965