Lafayette vs Newberg

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

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

Newberg has the higher population (25,622 vs 4,428 in Lafayette). Lafayette has the higher median household income ($96,419 vs $91,389 in Newberg). Newberg has the higher median home value ($453,700 vs $383,000 in Lafayette).

Population, income & housing

	Lafayette	Newberg
Population	4,428	25,622
Median age	34.2 yrs	34.3 yrs
Median household income	$96,419	$91,389
Median home value	$383,000	$453,700
Median gross rent	$1,144	$1,562
Housing units	1,432	9,883
Homeownership rate	89.1%	62.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	35.2%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	3.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lafayette	Newberg
Population	4,149 → 4,428 (+6.7%)	23,396 → 25,622 (+9.5%)
Median household income	$76,319 → $96,419 (+26.3%)	$64,202 → $91,389 (+42.3%)
Median home value	$246,000 → $383,000 (+55.7%)	$320,400 → $453,700 (+41.6%)
Median gross rent	$1,097 → $1,144 (+4.3%)	$1,125 → $1,562 (+38.8%)

Lafayette

Population

4,1494,428

Median household income

$76,319$96,419

Median home value

$246,000$383,000

Median gross rent

$1,097$1,144

Newberg

Population

23,39625,622

Median household income

$64,202$91,389

Median home value

$320,400$453,700

Median gross rent

$1,125$1,562

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lafayette	Newberg
Under 5	7.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	18.2%	14.4%
18 to 24	9.3%	14.6%
25 to 34	16.8%	16.0%
35 to 44	12.4%	13.9%
45 to 54	12.9%	9.7%
55 to 64	12.1%	9.4%
65 to 74	9.0%	8.7%
75 and over	2.3%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lafayette	Newberg
White (non-Hispanic)	68.0%	73.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	0.2%
Asian	0.4%	2.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	1.3%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	26.2%	15.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lafayette	Newberg
No high school diploma	11.8%	8.6%
High school graduate	34.3%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	11.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lafayette	Newberg
Drove alone	76.3%	70.2%
Carpooled	13.1%	6.7%
Public transit	0.5%	0.3%
Walked	2.3%	7.9%
Bicycle	0.0%	1.1%
Worked from home	7.0%	12.7%
Other means	0.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lafayette	Newberg
1-unit, detached	82.0%	59.1%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	9.8%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	7.7%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.4%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	6.9%

Poverty & households

	Lafayette	Newberg
Poverty rate	5.8%	9.0%
Average household size	3.09	2.55
Mean commute (minutes)	34	28
Median year structure built	2001	1989