Fairview vs LaFayette

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

Fairview 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 5,620 in Fairview). Fairview has the higher median household income ($60,714 vs $39,820 in LaFayette). Fairview has the higher median home value ($171,500 vs $135,100 in LaFayette).

Population, income & housing

	Fairview	LaFayette
Population	5,620	6,944
Median age	47.6 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,714	$39,820
Median home value	$171,500	$135,100
Median gross rent	$847	$812
Housing units	2,803	3,228
Homeownership rate	81.0%	52.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.0%	9.8%
Unemployment rate	6.1%	2.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairview	LaFayette
Population	6,540 → 5,620 (-14.1%)	7,237 → 6,944 (-4.0%)
Median household income	$46,486 → $60,714 (+30.6%)	$30,615 → $39,820 (+30.1%)
Median home value	$105,600 → $171,500 (+62.4%)	$93,500 → $135,100 (+44.5%)
Median gross rent	$761 → $847 (+11.3%)	$659 → $812 (+23.2%)

Fairview

Population

6,5405,620

Median household income

$46,486$60,714

Median home value

$105,600$171,500

Median gross rent

$761$847

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)

	Fairview	LaFayette
Under 5	2.4%	5.8%
5 to 17	16.5%	12.4%
18 to 24	4.2%	8.7%
25 to 34	12.5%	13.3%
35 to 44	12.8%	12.8%
45 to 54	13.2%	14.4%
55 to 64	17.4%	11.7%
65 to 74	11.1%	11.3%
75 and over	9.8%	9.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairview	LaFayette
White (non-Hispanic)	81.8%	83.1%
Black or African American	11.5%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.1%
Asian	0.0%	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.4%	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino	4.9%	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairview	LaFayette
No high school diploma	17.5%	12.9%
High school graduate	35.6%	38.6%
Some college or associate's	31.9%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	8.4%	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	6.6%	4.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairview	LaFayette
Drove alone	83.8%	75.8%
Carpooled	9.5%	14.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	2.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	6.0%
Other means	1.0%	0.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Fairview	LaFayette
1-unit, detached	86.1%	71.2%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.3%
2 to 4 units	1.7%	14.0%
5 to 19 units	4.4%	5.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	7.9%
Mobile home & other	7.2%	1.1%

Poverty & households

	Fairview	LaFayette
Poverty rate	16.4%	18.1%
Average household size	2.50	2.17
Mean commute (minutes)	33	26
Median year structure built	1971	1965