Lafayette vs Midway

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

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

Midway has the higher population (223 vs 124 in Lafayette). Lafayette has the higher median home value ($178,100 vs $123,200 in Midway). Since 2019, Midway's population has grown faster (-41.6% vs -42.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Lafayette	Midway
Population	124	223
Median age	51.7 yrs	34.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$66,875
Median home value	$178,100	$123,200
Median gross rent	$790	$1,100
Housing units	95	81
Homeownership rate	41.7%	67.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	5.7%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lafayette	Midway
Population	215 → 124 (-42.3%)	382 → 223 (-41.6%)
Median household income	$65,526 → $85,000 (+29.7%)	$64,375 → $66,875 (+3.9%)
Median home value	$144,400 → $178,100 (+23.3%)	$90,500 → $123,200 (+36.1%)
Median gross rent	$889 → $790 (-11.1%)	$862 → $1,100 (+27.6%)

Lafayette

Population

215124

Median household income

$65,526$85,000

Median home value

$144,400$178,100

Median gross rent

$889$790

Midway

Population

382223

Median household income

$64,375$66,875

Median home value

$90,500$123,200

Median gross rent

$862$1,100

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lafayette	Midway
Under 5	3.2%	6.7%
5 to 17	4.0%	20.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	9.4%
25 to 34	8.1%	13.5%
35 to 44	7.3%	13.9%
45 to 54	35.5%	9.0%
55 to 64	17.7%	8.5%
65 to 74	10.5%	10.8%
75 and over	6.5%	7.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lafayette	Midway
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	97.8%
Black or African American	3.2%	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%	1.8%
Two or more races	4.0%	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lafayette	Midway
No high school diploma	0.0%	12.8%
High school graduate	68.9%	56.7%
Some college or associate's	14.2%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	2.8%	5.7%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lafayette	Midway
Drove alone	100.0%	87.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	2.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	11.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lafayette	Midway
1-unit, detached	63.2%	88.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	36.8%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	8.6%

Poverty & households

	Lafayette	Midway
Poverty rate	25.8%	16.6%
Average household size	2.07	2.75
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	1938	1938