Lafayette vs Nicollet

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

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

Nicollet has the higher population (966 vs 478 in Lafayette). Lafayette has the higher median household income ($95,500 vs $80,500 in Nicollet). Nicollet has the higher median home value ($214,100 vs $142,700 in Lafayette).

Population, income & housing

	Lafayette	Nicollet
Population	478	966
Median age	42.1 yrs	31.8 yrs
Median household income	$95,500	$80,500
Median home value	$142,700	$214,100
Median gross rent	$725	$862
Housing units	211	405
Homeownership rate	91.3%	62.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	21.8%	18.2%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lafayette	Nicollet
Population	565 → 478 (-15.4%)	1,250 → 966 (-22.7%)
Median household income	$73,750 → $95,500 (+29.5%)	$73,462 → $80,500 (+9.6%)
Median home value	$93,900 → $142,700 (+52.0%)	$162,200 → $214,100 (+32.0%)
Median gross rent	$763 → $725 (-5.0%)	$742 → $862 (+16.2%)

Lafayette

Population

565478

Median household income

$73,750$95,500

Median home value

$93,900$142,700

Median gross rent

$763$725

Nicollet

Population

1,250966

Median household income

$73,462$80,500

Median home value

$162,200$214,100

Median gross rent

$742$862

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lafayette	Nicollet
Under 5	4.4%	4.5%
5 to 17	12.1%	15.9%
18 to 24	9.4%	17.5%
25 to 34	20.9%	17.8%
35 to 44	6.9%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.6%	12.4%
55 to 64	16.9%	8.2%
65 to 74	15.9%	7.0%
75 and over	3.8%	4.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lafayette	Nicollet
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	88.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	2.7%
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	1.5%	1.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.3%	7.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lafayette	Nicollet
No high school diploma	2.8%	7.3%
High school graduate	34.7%	29.7%
Some college or associate's	40.7%	44.8%
Bachelor's degree	19.8%	12.2%
Graduate or professional degree	2.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lafayette	Nicollet
Drove alone	80.9%	78.0%
Carpooled	15.4%	3.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.3%	5.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.3%	13.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lafayette	Nicollet
1-unit, detached	89.6%	62.7%
1-unit, attached	0.9%	6.9%
2 to 4 units	2.4%	5.7%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	18.5%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.7%
Mobile home & other	5.2%	5.4%

Poverty & households

	Lafayette	Nicollet
Poverty rate	2.7%	8.7%
Average household size	2.78	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	24	19
Median year structure built	1951	1984