Lafayette vs Willamina

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

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

Lafayette has the higher population (4,428 vs 2,216 in Willamina). Lafayette has the higher median household income ($96,419 vs $56,211 in Willamina). Lafayette has the higher median home value ($383,000 vs $265,300 in Willamina).

Population, income & housing

	Lafayette	Willamina
Population	4,428	2,216
Median age	34.2 yrs	39.0 yrs
Median household income	$96,419	$56,211
Median home value	$383,000	$265,300
Median gross rent	$1,144	$1,128
Housing units	1,432	896
Homeownership rate	89.1%	53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	16.1%	6.6%
Unemployment rate	4.2%	4.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Lafayette	Willamina
Population	4,149 → 4,428 (+6.7%)	2,450 → 2,216 (-9.6%)
Median household income	$76,319 → $96,419 (+26.3%)	$48,333 → $56,211 (+16.3%)
Median home value	$246,000 → $383,000 (+55.7%)	$166,900 → $265,300 (+59.0%)
Median gross rent	$1,097 → $1,144 (+4.3%)	$918 → $1,128 (+22.9%)

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

Willamina

Population

2,4502,216

Median household income

$48,333$56,211

Median home value

$166,900$265,300

Median gross rent

$918$1,128

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Lafayette	Willamina
Under 5	7.0%	6.8%
5 to 17	18.2%	17.3%
18 to 24	9.3%	7.9%
25 to 34	16.8%	12.7%
35 to 44	12.4%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.9%	14.9%
55 to 64	12.1%	17.6%
65 to 74	9.0%	7.6%
75 and over	2.3%	3.8%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Lafayette	Willamina
White (non-Hispanic)	68.0%	73.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	1.5%	7.1%
Asian	0.4%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.1%
Some other race	0.5%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	2.3%
Hispanic or Latino	26.2%	16.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Lafayette	Willamina
No high school diploma	11.8%	8.6%
High school graduate	34.3%	39.9%
Some college or associate's	37.8%	45.0%
Bachelor's degree	11.4%	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	4.7%	1.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Lafayette	Willamina
Drove alone	76.3%	71.8%
Carpooled	13.1%	20.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.3%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	7.0%	5.7%
Other means	0.8%	2.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Lafayette	Willamina
1-unit, detached	82.0%	67.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.0%
2 to 4 units	0.8%	16.6%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	7.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	17.2%	4.5%

Poverty & households

	Lafayette	Willamina
Poverty rate	5.8%	8.3%
Average household size	3.09	2.77
Mean commute (minutes)	34	33
Median year structure built	2001	1977