Lafayette vs Plumwood

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

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

Plumwood has the higher population (289 vs 124 in Lafayette). Plumwood has the higher median home value ($304,800 vs $178,100 in Lafayette). Since 2019, Plumwood's population has grown faster (-5.9% vs -42.3%).

Population, income & housing

	Lafayette	Plumwood
Population	124	289
Median age	51.7 yrs	36.2 yrs
Median household income	—	$86,638
Median home value	$178,100	$304,800
Median gross rent	$790	—
Housing units	95	88
Homeownership rate	41.7%	89.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.0%	13.9%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	22.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lafayette	Plumwood
Population	215 → 124 (-42.3%)	307 → 289 (-5.9%)
Median household income	$65,526 → $85,000 (+29.7%)	$38,542 → $86,638 (+124.8%)
Median home value	$144,400 → $178,100 (+23.3%)	$146,300 → $304,800 (+108.3%)
Median gross rent	$889 → $790 (-11.1%)	$1,355 → $1,680 (+24.0%)

Lafayette

Population

215124

Median household income

$65,526$85,000

Median home value

$144,400$178,100

Median gross rent

$889$790

Plumwood

Population

307289

Median household income

$38,542$86,638

Median home value

$146,300$304,800

Median gross rent

$1,355$1,680

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lafayette	Plumwood
Under 5	3.2%	15.6%
5 to 17	4.0%	6.6%
18 to 24	7.3%	3.1%
25 to 34	8.1%	18.7%
35 to 44	7.3%	17.0%
45 to 54	35.5%	27.7%
55 to 64	17.7%	4.5%
65 to 74	10.5%	2.4%
75 and over	6.5%	4.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lafayette	Plumwood
White (non-Hispanic)	92.7%	91.3%
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%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.0%	8.7%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lafayette	Plumwood
No high school diploma	0.0%	26.4%
High school graduate	68.9%	25.5%
Some college or associate's	14.2%	34.3%
Bachelor's degree	2.8%	13.0%
Graduate or professional degree	14.2%	0.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lafayette	Plumwood
Drove alone	100.0%	91.8%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	8.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lafayette	Plumwood
1-unit, detached	63.2%	86.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	36.8%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	13.6%

Poverty & households

	Lafayette	Plumwood
Poverty rate	25.8%	4.5%
Average household size	2.07	3.28
Mean commute (minutes)	34	24
Median year structure built	1938	1981