Bradford vs La Fayette

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

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

Bradford has the higher population (773 vs 148 in La Fayette). Bradford has the higher median household income ($52,386 vs $49,519 in La Fayette). Bradford has the higher median home value ($71,800 vs $51,000 in La Fayette).

Population, income & housing

	Bradford	La Fayette
Population	773	148
Median age	43.9 yrs	50.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,386	$49,519
Median home value	$71,800	$51,000
Median gross rent	$861	—
Housing units	351	110
Homeownership rate	71.7%	95.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	3.9%
Unemployment rate	4.6%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Bradford	La Fayette
Population	723 → 773 (+6.9%)	161 → 148 (-8.1%)
Median household income	$53,917 → $52,386 (-2.8%)	$32,000 → $49,519 (+54.7%)
Median home value	$68,200 → $71,800 (+5.3%)	$48,300 → $51,000 (+5.6%)
Median gross rent	$819 → $861 (+5.1%)	$488 → $475 (-2.7%)

Bradford

Population

723773

Median household income

$53,917$52,386

Median home value

$68,200$71,800

Median gross rent

$819$861

La Fayette

Population

161148

Median household income

$32,000$49,519

Median home value

$48,300$51,000

Median gross rent

$488$475

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Bradford	La Fayette
Under 5	4.5%	0.0%
5 to 17	18.4%	10.8%
18 to 24	7.0%	2.0%
25 to 34	9.1%	8.1%
35 to 44	13.2%	21.6%
45 to 54	10.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	16.2%	17.6%
65 to 74	11.9%	11.5%
75 and over	9.6%	16.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Bradford	La Fayette
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	78.4%
Black or African American	1.7%	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.7%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	6.0%	14.9%
Hispanic or Latino	3.2%	4.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Bradford	La Fayette
No high school diploma	9.2%	4.7%
High school graduate	38.0%	58.1%
Some college or associate's	35.8%	33.3%
Bachelor's degree	14.9%	3.1%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	0.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Bradford	La Fayette
Drove alone	76.5%	95.2%
Carpooled	10.8%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.2%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.0%	0.0%
Other means	2.5%	4.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Bradford	La Fayette
1-unit, detached	90.6%	99.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	7.7%	0.9%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1.7%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Bradford	La Fayette
Poverty rate	19.2%	9.5%
Average household size	2.31	1.56
Mean commute (minutes)	26	26
Median year structure built	1950	1946