Lafayette

Population: 339
Median household income: $49,653
Median home value: $121,700

Located in Allen County, Ohio, Lafayette is a community with a population of 339. Its median household income of $49,653 runs below the Allen County figure of $62,001.

From 2019 to 2023, Lafayette's population declined 20.6% from 427 to 339, while its median home value rose 40.0% from $86,900 to $121,700.

Owners occupy 65.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 339
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $49,653
Median home value: $121,700
Median gross rent: $743
Housing units: 165
Homeownership rate: 65.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

427339

Median household income

$55,500$49,653

Median home value

$86,900$121,700

Median gross rent

$875$743

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	427	$55,500	$86,900	$875
2020	387	$46,563	$89,800	$816
2021	382	$45,804	$95,500	$894
2022	359	$49,063	$106,300	$908
2023	339	$49,653	$121,700	$743

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

Age distribution

Under 511.5%

5 to 1719.8%

18 to 242.7%

25 to 3422.4%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 546.2%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	39	11.5%
5 to 17	67	19.8%
18 to 24	9	2.7%
25 to 34	76	22.4%
35 to 44	40	11.8%
45 to 54	21	6.2%
55 to 64	37	10.9%
65 to 74	34	10.0%
75 and over	16	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	317	93.5%
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	22	6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	0	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma0.0%

High school graduate49.6%

Some college or associate's43.3%

Bachelor's degree4.5%

Graduate or professional degree2.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	0	0.0%
High school graduate	111	49.6%
Some college or associate's	97	43.3%
Bachelor's degree	10	4.5%
Graduate or professional degree	6	2.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone84.1%

Carpooled2.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.7%

Other means9.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	138	84.1%
Carpooled	4	2.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	6	3.7%
Other means	16	9.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	40	25.3%
15 to 29 min	80	50.6%
30 to 44 min	32	20.3%
45 to 59 min	6	3.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 7.8% (26 of 333)

	Count	Share
Family households	93	65.0%
Nonfamily households	50	35.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1941

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	143	86.7%
Vacant	22	13.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	94	65.7%
Renter-occupied	49	34.3%

1-unit, detached97.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	160	97.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	5	3.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 3941118
Type (LSAD): 47
Land area: 0.23 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 40.7589, -83.9499