LaFayette vs Rossville

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

LaFayette and Rossville 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 3,981 in Rossville). Rossville has the higher median household income ($47,791 vs $39,820 in LaFayette). LaFayette has the higher median home value ($135,100 vs $114,300 in Rossville).

Population, income & housing

	LaFayette	Rossville
Population	6,944	3,981
Median age	43.2 yrs	44.0 yrs
Median household income	$39,820	$47,791
Median home value	$135,100	$114,300
Median gross rent	$812	$958
Housing units	3,228	1,928
Homeownership rate	52.1%	54.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	9.8%	21.7%
Unemployment rate	2.6%	6.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	LaFayette	Rossville
Population	7,237 → 6,944 (-4.0%)	4,006 → 3,981 (-0.6%)
Median household income	$30,615 → $39,820 (+30.1%)	$33,892 → $47,791 (+41.0%)
Median home value	$93,500 → $135,100 (+44.5%)	$86,700 → $114,300 (+31.8%)
Median gross rent	$659 → $812 (+23.2%)	$800 → $958 (+19.8%)

LaFayette

Population

7,2376,944

Median household income

$30,615$39,820

Median home value

$93,500$135,100

Median gross rent

$659$812

Rossville

Population

4,0063,981

Median household income

$33,892$47,791

Median home value

$86,700$114,300

Median gross rent

$800$958

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	LaFayette	Rossville
Under 5	5.8%	4.6%
5 to 17	12.4%	15.6%
18 to 24	8.7%	10.6%
25 to 34	13.3%	8.0%
35 to 44	12.8%	21.8%
45 to 54	14.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	11.7%	8.6%
65 to 74	11.3%	7.7%
75 and over	9.6%	10.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	LaFayette	Rossville
White (non-Hispanic)	83.1%	81.3%
Black or African American	5.3%	6.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.0%
Asian	3.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	5.1%	5.7%
Hispanic or Latino	3.5%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	LaFayette	Rossville
No high school diploma	12.9%	20.1%
High school graduate	38.6%	36.1%
Some college or associate's	38.7%	22.1%
Bachelor's degree	5.1%	16.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	LaFayette	Rossville
Drove alone	75.8%	65.8%
Carpooled	14.6%	28.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.8%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.0%	4.1%
Other means	0.8%	1.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	LaFayette	Rossville
1-unit, detached	71.2%	75.0%
1-unit, attached	0.3%	2.7%
2 to 4 units	14.0%	11.6%
5 to 19 units	5.5%	5.2%
20 or more units	7.9%	4.4%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	1.0%

Poverty & households

	LaFayette	Rossville
Poverty rate	18.1%	20.0%
Average household size	2.17	2.34
Mean commute (minutes)	26	47
Median year structure built	1965	1961