Emma vs Lake Lafayette

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

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

Emma has the higher population (261 vs 227 in Lake Lafayette). Emma has the higher median household income ($78,750 vs $34,375 in Lake Lafayette). Emma has the higher median home value ($119,300 vs $76,600 in Lake Lafayette).

Population, income & housing

	Emma	Lake Lafayette
Population	261	227
Median age	34.6 yrs	49.8 yrs
Median household income	$78,750	$34,375
Median home value	$119,300	$76,600
Median gross rent	$775	—
Housing units	102	109
Homeownership rate	85.9%	96.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.7%	6.8%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Emma	Lake Lafayette
Population	219 → 261 (+19.2%)	255 → 227 (-11.0%)
Median household income	$52,778 → $78,750 (+49.2%)	$29,038 → $34,375 (+18.4%)
Median home value	$92,700 → $119,300 (+28.7%)	$54,500 → $76,600 (+40.6%)
Median gross rent	$720 → $775 (+7.6%)	$1,031 → $1,000 (-3.0%)

Emma

Population

219261

Median household income

$52,778$78,750

Median home value

$92,700$119,300

Median gross rent

$720$775

Lake Lafayette

Population

255227

Median household income

$29,038$34,375

Median home value

$54,500$76,600

Median gross rent

$1,031$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Emma	Lake Lafayette
Under 5	7.7%	4.0%
5 to 17	22.2%	22.9%
18 to 24	7.7%	1.8%
25 to 34	14.6%	9.3%
35 to 44	11.1%	10.6%
45 to 54	11.1%	7.0%
55 to 64	12.3%	20.3%
65 to 74	12.3%	17.2%
75 and over	1.1%	7.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Emma	Lake Lafayette
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%	90.3%
Black or African American	0.0%	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.4%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	4.0%
Hispanic or Latino	1.9%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Emma	Lake Lafayette
No high school diploma	15.3%	13.0%
High school graduate	35.6%	60.5%
Some college or associate's	34.4%	19.8%
Bachelor's degree	14.1%	5.6%
Graduate or professional degree	0.6%	1.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Emma	Lake Lafayette
Drove alone	80.3%	69.4%
Carpooled	9.2%	21.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.7%	6.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.9%	3.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Emma	Lake Lafayette
1-unit, detached	91.2%	64.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	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	7.8%	35.8%

Poverty & households

	Emma	Lake Lafayette
Poverty rate	5.0%	39.6%
Average household size	3.07	2.91
Mean commute (minutes)	23	23
Median year structure built	1952	1986