Lafayette

Population: 478
Median household income: $95,500
Median home value: $142,700

Lafayette is a community in Nicollet County, Minnesota, home to 478 residents. At $95,500, its median household income sits above Nicollet County's $80,362.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lafayette's population declined 15.4% from 565 to 478, while its median home value rose 52.0% from $93,900 to $142,700.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 97.3% of the population. 80.9% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 478
Median age: 42.1 yrs
Median household income: $95,500
Median home value: $142,700
Median gross rent: $725
Housing units: 211
Homeownership rate: 91.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.8%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

565478

Median household income

$73,750$95,500

Median home value

$93,900$142,700

Median gross rent

$763$725

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	565	$73,750	$93,900	$763
2020	545	$78,333	$95,800	$692
2021	586	$78,646	$104,500	$750
2022	557	$86,875	$125,400	$833
2023	478	$95,500	$142,700	$725

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1712.1%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3420.9%

35 to 446.9%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 6416.9%

65 to 7415.9%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	21	4.4%
5 to 17	58	12.1%
18 to 24	45	9.4%
25 to 34	100	20.9%
35 to 44	33	6.9%
45 to 54	46	9.6%
55 to 64	81	16.9%
65 to 74	76	15.9%
75 and over	18	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	465	97.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6	1.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma2.8%

High school graduate34.7%

Some college or associate's40.7%

Bachelor's degree19.8%

Graduate or professional degree2.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10	2.8%
High school graduate	123	34.7%
Some college or associate's	144	40.7%
Bachelor's degree	70	19.8%
Graduate or professional degree	7	2.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone80.9%

Carpooled15.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	242	80.9%
Carpooled	46	15.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	10	3.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	59	20.4%
15 to 29 min	124	42.9%
30 to 44 min	69	23.9%
45 to 59 min	34	11.8%
60+ min	3	1.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 2.7% (13 of 478)

	Count	Share
Family households	108	62.8%
Nonfamily households	64	37.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1951

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	172	81.5%
Vacant	39	18.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	157	91.3%
Renter-occupied	15	8.7%

1-unit, detached89.6%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units2.4%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other5.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	189	89.6%
1-unit, attached	2	0.9%
2 to 4 units	5	2.4%
5 to 19 units	4	1.9%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	11	5.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 2733920
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 1.26 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 44.4471, -94.3927