Lafayette

Population: 528
Median household income: $32,210

Located in Montgomery County, Virginia, Lafayette is a community with a population of 528. At $32,210, its median household income sits below Montgomery County's $70,769.

From 2019 to 2023, Lafayette's population declined 7.2% from 569 to 528, while its median household income fell 3.9% from $33,523 to $32,210.

52.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1961.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 528
Median age: 42.3 yrs
Median household income: $32,210
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: —
Housing units: 257
Homeownership rate: 89.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.1%
Unemployment rate: 60.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

569528

Median household income

$33,523$32,210

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value
2019	569	$33,523	—
2020	813	—	—
2021	454	$29,452	$181,500
2022	582	$32,412	—
2023	528	$32,210	—

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 176.4%

18 to 2428.6%

25 to 340.0%

35 to 4413.8%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over15.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	33	6.3%
5 to 17	34	6.4%
18 to 24	151	28.6%
25 to 34	0	0.0%
35 to 44	73	13.8%
45 to 54	51	9.7%
55 to 64	46	8.7%
65 to 74	58	11.0%
75 and over	82	15.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	463	87.7%
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	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	65	12.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.2%

High school graduate43.2%

Some college or associate's17.4%

Bachelor's degree5.2%

Graduate or professional degree11.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	72	23.2%
High school graduate	134	43.2%
Some college or associate's	54	17.4%
Bachelor's degree	16	5.2%
Graduate or professional degree	34	11.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	82	76.6%
Carpooled	14	13.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	10.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	21	21.9%
15 to 29 min	51	53.1%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	24	25.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 31.4% (166 of 528)

	Count	Share
Family households	145	63.9%
Nonfamily households	82	36.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1961

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	227	88.3%
Vacant	30	11.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	203	89.4%
Renter-occupied	24	10.6%

1-unit, detached52.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units9.3%

Mobile home & other38.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	135	52.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	24	9.3%
Mobile home & other	98	38.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 5143224
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 37.2334, -80.2046