Fairview vs LaFayette

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

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

Fairview has the higher population (205 vs 176 in LaFayette). Fairview has the higher median household income ($56,159 vs $50,833 in LaFayette). Since 2019, LaFayette's population has grown faster (+30.4% vs -19.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Fairview	LaFayette
Population	205	176
Median age	33.2 yrs	40.5 yrs
Median household income	$56,159	$50,833
Median home value	—	$108,300
Median gross rent	—	$950
Housing units	107	96
Homeownership rate	54.4%	81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25.2%	11.5%
Unemployment rate	39.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Fairview	LaFayette
Population	253 → 205 (-19.0%)	135 → 176 (+30.4%)
Median household income	$86,827 → $56,159 (-35.3%)	$32,500 → $50,833 (+56.4%)
Median home value	$212,500 → $230,100 (+8.3%)	$81,300 → $108,300 (+33.2%)
Median gross rent	—	$775 → $950 (+22.6%)

Fairview

Population

253205

Median household income

$86,827$56,159

Median home value

$212,500$230,100

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)

	Fairview	LaFayette
Under 5	0.0%	3.4%
5 to 17	0.0%	15.3%
18 to 24	20.5%	7.4%
25 to 34	42.9%	13.1%
35 to 44	0.0%	18.8%
45 to 54	15.6%	16.5%
55 to 64	0.0%	8.5%
65 to 74	11.7%	10.8%
75 and over	9.3%	6.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Fairview	LaFayette
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	88.6%
Black or African American	21.0%	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	0.0%	2.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Fairview	LaFayette
No high school diploma	0.0%	4.6%
High school graduate	48.5%	48.5%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	35.4%
Bachelor's degree	25.2%	8.5%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Fairview	LaFayette
Drove alone	100.0%	84.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	3.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	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)

	Fairview	LaFayette
1-unit, detached	84.1%	92.7%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	7.3%

Poverty & households

	Fairview	LaFayette
Poverty rate	12.7%	7.4%
Average household size	2.28	2.00
Mean commute (minutes)	—	26
Median year structure built	1993	1970