LaFayette vs Pembroke

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

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

Pembroke has the higher population (817 vs 176 in LaFayette). Pembroke has the higher median household income ($69,196 vs $50,833 in LaFayette). Pembroke has the higher median home value ($190,600 vs $108,300 in LaFayette).

Population, income & housing

	LaFayette	Pembroke
Population	176	817
Median age	40.5 yrs	43.2 yrs
Median household income	$50,833	$69,196
Median home value	$108,300	$190,600
Median gross rent	$950	$909
Housing units	96	401
Homeownership rate	81.8%	66.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	21.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	3.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	LaFayette	Pembroke
Population	135 → 176 (+30.4%)	862 → 817 (-5.2%)
Median household income	$32,500 → $50,833 (+56.4%)	$53,603 → $69,196 (+29.1%)
Median home value	$81,300 → $108,300 (+33.2%)	$137,500 → $190,600 (+38.6%)
Median gross rent	$775 → $950 (+22.6%)	$543 → $909 (+67.4%)

LaFayette

Population

135176

Median household income

$32,500$50,833

Median home value

$81,300$108,300

Median gross rent

$775$950

Pembroke

Population

862817

Median household income

$53,603$69,196

Median home value

$137,500$190,600

Median gross rent

$543$909

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	LaFayette	Pembroke
Under 5	3.4%	5.9%
5 to 17	15.3%	13.3%
18 to 24	7.4%	8.1%
25 to 34	13.1%	10.2%
35 to 44	18.8%	14.6%
45 to 54	16.5%	8.9%
55 to 64	8.5%	19.0%
65 to 74	10.8%	9.3%
75 and over	6.3%	10.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	LaFayette	Pembroke
White (non-Hispanic)	88.6%	70.0%
Black or African American	7.4%	9.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	6.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	2.8%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.1%	5.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	LaFayette	Pembroke
No high school diploma	4.6%	12.8%
High school graduate	48.5%	25.6%
Some college or associate's	35.4%	40.6%
Bachelor's degree	8.5%	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	3.1%	4.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	LaFayette	Pembroke
Drove alone	84.8%	71.5%
Carpooled	3.8%	16.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	1.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	2.3%
Worked from home	11.4%	8.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	LaFayette	Pembroke
1-unit, detached	92.7%	78.8%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	9.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	9.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	7.3%	2.7%

Poverty & households

	LaFayette	Pembroke
Poverty rate	7.4%	11.2%
Average household size	2.00	2.43
Mean commute (minutes)	26	22
Median year structure built	1970	1985