Courtland vs Lafayette

A side-by-side comparison of Courtland and Lafayette: population, income, housing, and more.

Courtland and Lafayette are places in Minnesota. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Courtland has the higher population (844 vs 478 in Lafayette). Courtland has the higher median household income ($105,625 vs $95,500 in Lafayette). Courtland has the higher median home value ($250,000 vs $142,700 in Lafayette).

Population, income & housing

	Courtland	Lafayette
Population	844	478
Median age	35.0 yrs	42.1 yrs
Median household income	$105,625	$95,500
Median home value	$250,000	$142,700
Median gross rent	$971	$725
Housing units	344	211
Homeownership rate	86.4%	91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	33.1%	21.8%
Unemployment rate	1.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Courtland	Lafayette
Population	726 → 844 (+16.3%)	565 → 478 (-15.4%)
Median household income	$81,250 → $105,625 (+30.0%)	$73,750 → $95,500 (+29.5%)
Median home value	$194,800 → $250,000 (+28.3%)	$93,900 → $142,700 (+52.0%)
Median gross rent	$915 → $971 (+6.1%)	$763 → $725 (-5.0%)

Courtland

Population

726844

Median household income

$81,250$105,625

Median home value

$194,800$250,000

Median gross rent

$915$971

Lafayette

Population

565478

Median household income

$73,750$95,500

Median home value

$93,900$142,700

Median gross rent

$763$725

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Courtland	Lafayette
Under 5	8.2%	4.4%
5 to 17	18.6%	12.1%
18 to 24	7.0%	9.4%
25 to 34	16.4%	20.9%
35 to 44	12.1%	6.9%
45 to 54	13.9%	9.6%
55 to 64	9.2%	16.9%
65 to 74	10.1%	15.9%
75 and over	4.6%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Courtland	Lafayette
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%	97.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	2.3%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Courtland	Lafayette
No high school diploma	2.9%	2.8%
High school graduate	31.1%	34.7%
Some college or associate's	32.9%	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	26.1%	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7.0%	2.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Courtland	Lafayette
Drove alone	91.6%	80.9%
Carpooled	0.8%	15.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	4.0%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	3.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Courtland	Lafayette
1-unit, detached	95.3%	89.6%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	0.9%
2 to 4 units	2.6%	2.4%
5 to 19 units	1.5%	1.9%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	5.2%

Poverty & households

	Courtland	Lafayette
Poverty rate	0.7%	2.7%
Average household size	2.50	2.78
Mean commute (minutes)	18	24
Median year structure built	1983	1951