Lafayette

Population: 5,643
Median household income: $44,924
Median home value: $189,800

Lafayette, a community in Macon County, Tennessee, has 5,643 residents. At $44,924, its median household income sits below Macon County's $56,269.

Between 2019 and 2023, Lafayette's population grew 9.1% from 5,171 to 5,643, while its median home value rose 98.1% from $95,800 to $189,800.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 80.3% of the population. 81.0% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,643
Median age: 32.6 yrs
Median household income: $44,924
Median home value: $189,800
Median gross rent: $847
Housing units: 2,348
Homeownership rate: 49.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1715,643

Median household income

$30,960$44,924

Median home value

$95,800$189,800

Median gross rent

$709$847

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,171	$30,960	$95,800	$709
2020	5,239	$33,133	$115,800	$700
2021	5,458	$35,580	$116,500	$761
2022	5,555	$40,240	$165,300	$842
2023	5,643	$44,924	$189,800	$847

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

Age distribution

Under 59.8%

5 to 1717.1%

18 to 2412.4%

25 to 3414.6%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 548.0%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	553	9.8%
5 to 17	964	17.1%
18 to 24	698	12.4%
25 to 34	824	14.6%
35 to 44	763	13.5%
45 to 54	454	8.0%
55 to 64	536	9.5%
65 to 74	498	8.8%
75 and over	353	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,534	80.3%
Black or African American	99	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	92	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	910	16.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma19.2%

High school graduate46.9%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	659	19.2%
High school graduate	1,607	46.9%
Some college or associate's	733	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	327	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	102	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone81.0%

Carpooled8.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.4%

Other means7.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,950	81.0%
Carpooled	203	8.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	51	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	34	1.4%
Other means	170	7.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,098	46.3%
15 to 29 min	371	15.6%
30 to 44 min	347	14.6%
45 to 59 min	237	10.0%
60+ min	321	13.5%

Households

Average household size: 2.65
Poverty rate: 17.6% (958 of 5,439)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,235	60.3%
Nonfamily households	812	39.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,047	87.2%
Vacant	301	12.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,005	49.1%
Renter-occupied	1,042	50.9%

1-unit, detached73.4%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units13.5%

5 to 19 units9.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,723	73.4%
1-unit, attached	36	1.5%
2 to 4 units	317	13.5%
5 to 19 units	223	9.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	49	2.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4740160
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 5.3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 36.5240, -86.0306

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