Lake Lafayette vs Mayview

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

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

Mayview has the higher population (357 vs 227 in Lake Lafayette). Mayview has the higher median household income ($87,188 vs $34,375 in Lake Lafayette). Mayview has the higher median home value ($105,600 vs $76,600 in Lake Lafayette).

Population, income & housing

	Lake Lafayette	Mayview
Population	227	357
Median age	49.8 yrs	46.8 yrs
Median household income	$34,375	$87,188
Median home value	$76,600	$105,600
Median gross rent	—	$745
Housing units	109	129
Homeownership rate	96.2%	86.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	6.8%	2.5%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	2.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lake Lafayette	Mayview
Population	255 → 227 (-11.0%)	261 → 357 (+36.8%)
Median household income	$29,038 → $34,375 (+18.4%)	$48,214 → $87,188 (+80.8%)
Median home value	$54,500 → $76,600 (+40.6%)	$45,000 → $105,600 (+134.7%)
Median gross rent	$1,031 → $1,000 (-3.0%)	$755 → $745 (-1.3%)

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

Mayview

Population

261357

Median household income

$48,214$87,188

Median home value

$45,000$105,600

Median gross rent

$755$745

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lake Lafayette	Mayview
Under 5	4.0%	8.1%
5 to 17	22.9%	18.2%
18 to 24	1.8%	6.7%
25 to 34	9.3%	6.2%
35 to 44	10.6%	10.1%
45 to 54	7.0%	12.6%
55 to 64	20.3%	16.8%
65 to 74	17.2%	18.5%
75 and over	7.0%	2.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lake Lafayette	Mayview
White (non-Hispanic)	90.3%	66.9%
Black or African American	5.3%	10.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.4%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	15.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	4.8%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	1.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lake Lafayette	Mayview
No high school diploma	13.0%	10.9%
High school graduate	60.5%	54.0%
Some college or associate's	19.8%	32.6%
Bachelor's degree	5.6%	1.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1.2%	1.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lake Lafayette	Mayview
Drove alone	69.4%	89.8%
Carpooled	21.0%	6.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	6.5%	0.8%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.2%	1.6%
Other means	0.0%	1.6%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lake Lafayette	Mayview
1-unit, detached	64.2%	93.0%
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	35.8%	7.0%

Poverty & households

	Lake Lafayette	Mayview
Poverty rate	39.6%	24.1%
Average household size	2.91	3.00
Mean commute (minutes)	23	31
Median year structure built	1986	1942