Lafayette County, Missouri

15 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 32,974
Median household income: $79,091
Median home value: $200,300

Lafayette County is a county in Missouri with a population of 32,974. 15 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $79,091 runs above the Missouri figure of $68,920.

From 2019 to 2023, Lafayette County's population grew 1.2% from 32,597 to 32,974, while its median household income rose 34.6% from $58,766 to $79,091.

83.0% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1974.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 32,974
Median age: 40.9 yrs
Median household income: $79,091
Median home value: $200,300
Median gross rent: $848
Housing units: 14,183
Homeownership rate: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.4%
Unemployment rate: 2.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

32,59732,974

Median household income

$58,766$79,091

Median home value

$143,500$200,300

Median gross rent

$686$848

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	32,597	$58,766	$143,500	$686
2020	32,697	$62,076	$154,300	$711
2021	32,752	$70,969	$159,500	$772
2022	32,858	$78,397	$187,000	$834
2023	32,974	$79,091	$200,300	$848

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1717.6%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3411.6%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 6414.5%

65 to 7410.7%

75 and over8.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,814	5.5%
5 to 17	5,789	17.6%
18 to 24	2,400	7.3%
25 to 34	3,825	11.6%
35 to 44	4,169	12.6%
45 to 54	3,964	12.0%
55 to 64	4,773	14.5%
65 to 74	3,521	10.7%
75 and over	2,719	8.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,941	90.8%
Black or African American	574	1.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	81	0.2%
Asian	206	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	74	0.2%
Two or more races	1,002	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,096	3.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.2%

High school graduate38.2%

Some college or associate's28.1%

Bachelor's degree16.5%

Graduate or professional degree7.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,113	9.2%
High school graduate	8,783	38.2%
Some college or associate's	6,466	28.1%
Bachelor's degree	3,783	16.5%
Graduate or professional degree	1,826	7.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled7.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means0.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,736	81.5%
Carpooled	1,196	7.7%
Public transit	2	0.0%
Walked	313	2.0%
Bicycle	13	0.1%
Worked from home	1,271	8.1%
Other means	94	0.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,792	33.4%
15 to 29 min	4,003	27.9%
30 to 44 min	3,043	21.2%
45 to 59 min	1,369	9.5%
60+ min	1,147	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.60
Poverty rate: 9.7% (3,161 of 32,508)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,694	69.9%
Nonfamily households	3,744	30.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,438	87.7%
Vacant	1,745	12.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,510	76.5%
Renter-occupied	2,928	23.5%

1-unit, detached83.0%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units6.5%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units2.1%

Mobile home & other5.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,770	83.0%
1-unit, attached	185	1.3%
2 to 4 units	920	6.5%
5 to 19 units	197	1.4%
20 or more units	300	2.1%
Mobile home & other	811	5.7%

Geography

County GEOID: 29107
State: Missouri
Land area: 628 sq mi
Water area: 10 sq mi
Center point: 39.0687, -93.8026

Cities & places

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