Lafayette, CO

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2023 Population

30,471

0.581% 1-year growth

US Senator

Michael Bennet

Democratic Party

US Senator

John Hickenlooper

Democratic Party

2023 Median Age

39.4

1.81% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

6.07%

10.8% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$110,431

4.36% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$647,600

5.9% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

17,470

0.466% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Lafayette, CO had a population of 30.5k people with a median age of 39.4 and a median household income of $110,431. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Lafayette, CO grew from 30,295 to 30,471, a 0.581% increase and its median household income grew from $105,819 to $110,431, a 4.36% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Lafayette, CO are White (Non-Hispanic) (73%), White (Hispanic) (6.27%), Two+ (Non-Hispanic) (5.94%), Two+ (Hispanic) (5.41%), and Other (Hispanic) (4.28%).

None of the households in Lafayette, CO reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

94.7% of the residents in Lafayette, CO are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Lafayette, CO was $647,600, and the homeownership rate was 66.7%.

Most people in Lafayette, CO drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 24 minutes. The average car ownership in Lafayette, CO was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Lafayette, CO is home to a population of 30.5k people, from which 94.7% are citizens. As of 2023, 10.6% of Lafayette, CO residents were born outside of the country (3.24k people).

In 2023, there were 11.6 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (22.2k people) in Lafayette, CO than any other race or ethnicity. There were 1.91k White (Hispanic) and 1.81k Two+ (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.7%

2023 Citizenship

95.6%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 94.7% of Lafayette, CO residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Lafayette, CO was 95.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Lafayette, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lafayette, CO

White (Non-Hispanic)
22.2k ± 907
White (Hispanic)
1.91k ± 557
Two+ (Non-Hispanic)
1.81k ± 429

16.2%

Hispanic Population

4.94k people

16.2% of the people in Lafayette, CO are hispanic (4.94k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Lafayette, CO as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Colorado.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
206,571 ± 10,957 people
India
22,427 ± 3,670 people
China
17,909 ± 3,280 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Colorado was Mexico, the natal country of 206,571 Colorado residents, followed by India with 22,427 and China with 17,909.

Foreign-Born Population

10.6%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.24k people

9.49%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.87k people

As of 2023, 10.6% of Lafayette, CO residents (3.24k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lafayette, CO was 9.49%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Lafayette, CO compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
328 ± 129
Gulf War (2001-)
135 ± 79
Korea
43 ± 44

Lafayette, CO has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.43 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Lafayette, CO employs 17.5k people. The largest industries in Lafayette, CO are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,412 people), Manufacturing (2,365 people), and Educational Services (2,280 people), and the highest paying industries are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services ($119,938), Information ($118,068), and Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($114,559).

Males in Colorado have an average income that is 1.31 times higher than the average income of females, which is $67,859. The income inequality in Colorado (measured using the Gini index) is 0.464, which is lower than than the national average.

Employment

Occupations

17.5k

2023 Value

± 1,046

0.466%

1 Year growth

± 8.45%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lafayette, CO grew at a rate of 0.466%, from 17.4k employees to 17.5k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Lafayette, CO, are Management Occupations (2,895 people), Computer & Mathematical Occupations (1,570 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (1,546 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Lafayette, CO.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Colorado (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

17.5k

2023 Value

± 1,046

0.466%

1 Year growth

± 8.45%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Lafayette, CO grew at a rate of 0.466%, from 17.4k employees to 17.5k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Lafayette, CO, are Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (3,412 people), Manufacturing (2,365 people), and Educational Services (2,280 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Lafayette, CO, though some of these residents may live in Lafayette, CO and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$72,025

Median earning men ± $6,890

$53,983

Median earning women ± $6,731

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Information ($127,656), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($116,467), and Wholesale Trade ($102,167).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($108,320), Manufacturing ($78,750), and Public Administration ($77,969).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Y-Axis

1.73%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 2.87M people employed in Colorado. This represents a 1.73% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 11.9%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Colorado.

Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing the state of Colorado. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Lafayette, CO. Showing the available data for Colorado.

2024 Election Results

Kamala Harris (54.1%)
Democratic Party
Donald J. Trump (43.1%)
Republican Party
Robert Kennedy (1.12%)
Independent Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Colorado went to Kamala Harris with 54.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Donald J. Trump (43.1%), followed by Robert Kennedy (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Colorado for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Colorado

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Michael Bennet

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 21, 2009
Appointed to the seat following the resignation of Ken Salazar, who had become Secretary of the Interior.

John Hickenlooper

Senator from Colorado

Assumed office on January 3, 2021

Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper are the senators currently representing Colorado.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Colorado over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Colorado

Colorado is currently represented by 8 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Colorado have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Colorado.

Measure

In 2022, 0.886% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 0.84% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were Bachelors Degree (1.16M), Some college (997k), and High School or Equivalent (997k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Lafayette, CO was $647,600 in 2023, which is 2.13 times larger than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $611,500 to $647,600, a 5.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Lafayette, CO is 66.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Lafayette, CO have an average commute time of 24 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lafayette, CO is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Median household income in Lafayette, CO is $110,431. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Lafayette, CO was Census Tract 129.04 with a value of $145,639, followed by Census Tract 130.03 and Census Tract 609, with respective values of $126,654 and $118,472.

Housing

Property

$647,600

Median Property Value 2023

±$21,177

$8,714

Median Property Taxes

±$682

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Lafayette, CO the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Lafayette, CO compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

66.7%

Homeownership

2023

69%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

In 2023, 66.7% of the housing units in Lafayette, CO were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 67.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Lafayette, CO compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

Highest Median Household Income (Total)

Census Tract 129.04
Census Tract 130.03
Census Tract 609

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Lafayette, CO was Census Tract 129.04 with a value of $145,639, followed by Census Tract 130.03 and Census Tract 609, with respective values of $126,654 and $118,472.

The following map shows all of the places in Lafayette, CO colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$110,431

Median Household Income

± $12,214

13.1k

Number of Households

± 861

In 2023, the median household income of the 13.1k households in Lafayette, CO grew to $110,431 from the previous year's value of $105,819.

The following chart displays the households in Lafayette, CO distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lafayette, CO is from Colorado.

0.464

2022 Wage GINI in Colorado

0.465

2021 Wage GINI in Colorado

In 2022, the income inequality in Colorado was 0.464 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.265% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Colorado was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Colorado in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Colorado across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (61.1%)
Worked At Home (27.7%)
Carpooled (6.06%)

In 2023, 61.1% of workers in Lafayette, CO drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (27.7%) and those who carpooled to work (6.06%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

24 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lafayette, CO have a shorter commute time (24 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 0.955% of the workforce in Lafayette, CO have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Lafayette, CO compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lafayette, CO distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lafayette, CO have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

6.07% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lafayette, CO (1.84k out of 30.4k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lafayette, CO is White, followed by Two Or More and Hispanic.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

96% of the population of Lafayette, CO has health coverage, with 61.7% on employee plans, 10.1% on Medicaid, 11.5% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 0.638% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Boulder County, CO see 810 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.613% decrease from the previous year (815 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 928 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 119 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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810 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Boulder County, CO

Primary care physicians in Boulder County, CO see an average of 810 patients per year. This represents a 0.613% decrease from the previous year (815 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Boulder County, CO in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 22.5% under 18 years, 20.2% between 18 and 34 years, 41.9% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.1% were men and 51.9% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

3.96%

Uninsured

61.7%

Employer Coverage

10.1%

Medicaid

11.5%

Medicare

12%

Non-Group

0.638%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Lafayette, CO declined by 6.74% from 4.25% to 3.96%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Lafayette, CO changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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