LaFayette

Population: 6,944
Median household income: $39,820
Median home value: $135,100

LaFayette, a community in Walker County, Georgia, has 6,944 residents. At $39,820, its median household income sits below Walker County's $55,887.

Between 2019 and 2023, LaFayette's population declined 4.0% from 7,237 to 6,944, while its median home value rose 44.5% from $93,500 to $135,100.

Owners occupy 52.1% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 43.2 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,944
Median age: 43.2 yrs
Median household income: $39,820
Median home value: $135,100
Median gross rent: $812
Housing units: 3,228
Homeownership rate: 52.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,2376,944

Median household income

$30,615$39,820

Median home value

$93,500$135,100

Median gross rent

$659$812

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,237	$30,615	$93,500	$659
2020	7,310	$31,233	$90,400	$656
2021	6,928	$31,377	$99,400	$699
2022	6,929	$30,284	$121,000	$751
2023	6,944	$39,820	$135,100	$812

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1712.4%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4412.8%

45 to 5414.4%

55 to 6411.7%

65 to 7411.3%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	401	5.8%
5 to 17	860	12.4%
18 to 24	604	8.7%
25 to 34	926	13.3%
35 to 44	889	12.8%
45 to 54	998	14.4%
55 to 64	813	11.7%
65 to 74	788	11.3%
75 and over	665	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,770	83.1%
Black or African American	368	5.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5	0.1%
Asian	206	3.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	354	5.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	241	3.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma12.9%

High school graduate38.6%

Some college or associate's38.7%

Bachelor's degree5.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	656	12.9%
High school graduate	1,960	38.6%
Some college or associate's	1,967	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	261	5.1%
Graduate or professional degree	235	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone75.8%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.0%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,261	75.8%
Carpooled	435	14.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	83	2.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	179	6.0%
Other means	25	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,239	44.2%
15 to 29 min	441	15.7%
30 to 44 min	677	24.1%
45 to 59 min	183	6.5%
60+ min	264	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.17
Poverty rate: 18.1% (1,170 of 6,463)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,623	54.6%
Nonfamily households	1,349	45.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1965

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,972	92.1%
Vacant	256	7.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,547	52.1%
Renter-occupied	1,425	47.9%

1-unit, detached71.2%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units14.0%

5 to 19 units5.5%

20 or more units7.9%

Mobile home & other1.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,297	71.2%
1-unit, attached	10	0.3%
2 to 4 units	452	14.0%
5 to 19 units	176	5.5%
20 or more units	256	7.9%
Mobile home & other	37	1.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1344312
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.09 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 34.7088, -85.2815