Elliston vs Lafayette

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

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

Elliston has the higher population (1,041 vs 528 in Lafayette). Since 2019, Elliston's population has grown faster (-1.8% vs -7.2%).

Population, income & housing

	Elliston	Lafayette
Population	1,041	528
Median age	41.4 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	—	$32,210
Median home value	$162,500	—
Median gross rent	$913	—
Housing units	503	257
Homeownership rate	50.9%	89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	16.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	60.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Elliston	Lafayette
Population	1,060 → 1,041 (-1.8%)	569 → 528 (-7.2%)
Median household income	$58,374 → $33,870 (-42.0%)	$33,523 → $32,210 (-3.9%)
Median home value	$130,100 → $162,500 (+24.9%)	—
Median gross rent	$699 → $913 (+30.6%)	—

Elliston

Population

1,0601,041

Median household income

$58,374$33,870

Median home value

$130,100$162,500

Median gross rent

$699$913

Lafayette

Population

569528

Median household income

$33,523$32,210

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Elliston	Lafayette
Under 5	9.8%	6.3%
5 to 17	14.9%	6.4%
18 to 24	9.1%	28.6%
25 to 34	4.2%	0.0%
35 to 44	17.6%	13.8%
45 to 54	17.4%	9.7%
55 to 64	16.2%	8.7%
65 to 74	9.5%	11.0%
75 and over	1.2%	15.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Elliston	Lafayette
White (non-Hispanic)	55.4%	87.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	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	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	44.6%	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Elliston	Lafayette
No high school diploma	1.5%	23.2%
High school graduate	47.3%	43.2%
Some college or associate's	35.7%	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	6.5%	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	9.0%	11.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Elliston	Lafayette
Drove alone	95.5%	76.6%
Carpooled	0.0%	13.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.5%	10.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Elliston	Lafayette
1-unit, detached	36.4%	52.5%
1-unit, attached	4.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	10.3%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	9.3%
Mobile home & other	48.7%	38.1%

Poverty & households

	Elliston	Lafayette
Poverty rate	42.3%	31.4%
Average household size	2.32	2.33
Mean commute (minutes)	18	27
Median year structure built	1985	1961