Crofton vs LaFayette

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

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

Crofton has the higher population (690 vs 176 in LaFayette). LaFayette has the higher median household income ($50,833 vs $43,889 in Crofton). LaFayette has the higher median home value ($108,300 vs $81,300 in Crofton).

Population, income & housing

	Crofton	LaFayette
Population	690	176
Median age	42.7 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$43,889	$50,833
Median home value	$81,300	$108,300
Median gross rent	$748	$950
Housing units	348	96
Homeownership rate	59.4%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.2%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Crofton	LaFayette
Population	450 → 690 (+53.3%)	135 → 176 (+30.4%)
Median household income	$37,250 → $43,889 (+17.8%)	$32,500 → $50,833 (+56.4%)
Median home value	$56,800 → $81,300 (+43.1%)	$81,300 → $108,300 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	$526 → $748 (+42.2%)	$775 → $950 (+22.6%)

Crofton

Population

450690

Median household income

$37,250$43,889

Median home value

$56,800$81,300

Median gross rent

$526$748

LaFayette

Population

135176

Median household income

$32,500$50,833

Median home value

$81,300$108,300

Median gross rent

$775$950

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Crofton	LaFayette
Under 5	6.8%	3.4%
5 to 17	15.8%	15.3%
18 to 24	5.9%	7.4%
25 to 34	13.5%	13.1%
35 to 44	9.4%	18.8%
45 to 54	15.9%	16.5%
55 to 64	19.0%	8.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	10.8%
75 and over	3.8%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Crofton	LaFayette
White (non-Hispanic)	86.2%	88.6%
Black or African American	10.1%	7.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.2%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Crofton	LaFayette
No high school diploma	11.6%	4.6%
High school graduate	47.3%	48.5%
Some college or associate's	29.0%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	9.7%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	2.4%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Crofton	LaFayette
Drove alone	84.6%	84.8%
Carpooled	13.0%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.4%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Crofton	LaFayette
1-unit, detached	65.2%	92.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	6.9%	0.0%
20 or more units	6.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	16.4%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Crofton	LaFayette
Poverty rate	30.6%	7.4%
Average household size	2.40	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	30	26
Median year structure built	1976	1970