Lafayette, VA

Census Place

2024 Population

628

US Senator

Mark Warner

Democratic Party

US Senator

Tim Kaine

Democratic Party

2024 Median Age

42.7

0.946% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

34.1%

8.39% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$34,596

7.41% 1-year growth

2021 Median Property Value

$181,500

Population & Diversity

Lafayette, VA is home to a population of 628 people, from which 94.4% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.57% of Lafayette, VA residents were born outside of the country (35 people).

In 2024, there were 16.4 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (573 people) in Lafayette, VA than any other race or ethnicity. There were 35 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 20 Black or African American (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.4%

2024 Citizenship

92.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.4% of Lafayette, VA residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Lafayette, VA was 92.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Lafayette, VA

White (Non-Hispanic)
573 ± 389
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
35 ± 57
Black or African American (Hispanic)
20 ± 31

8.76%

Hispanic Population

55 people

8.76% of the people in Lafayette, VA are hispanic (55 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Lafayette, VA 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 Virginia.

Most Common Origin

El Salvador
108,778 ± 8,047 people
India
98,440 ± 7,659 people
Mexico
58,677 ± 5,927 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Virginia was El Salvador, the natal country of 108,778 Virginia residents, followed by India with 98,440 and Mexico with 58,677.

Foreign-Born Population

5.57%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

35 people

7.77%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

41 people

As of 2024, 5.57% of Lafayette, VA residents (35 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Lafayette, VA was 7.77%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Vietnam

Most Common Service Period

7 ± 22

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Lafayette, VA.

Housing & Living

People in Lafayette, VA have an average commute time of 22.9 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Lafayette, VA is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$181,500

Median Property Value 2021

±$136,768

$260

Median Property Taxes

±$144

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, VA the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$34,596

Median Household Income

± $8,772

280

Number of Households

± 157

In 2024, the median household income of the 280 households in Lafayette, VA grew to $34,596 from the previous year's value of $32,210.

The following chart displays the households in Lafayette, VA 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 $30k - $35k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Lafayette, VA is from Virginia.

0.47

2024 Wage GINI in Virginia

0.472

2023 Wage GINI in Virginia

In 2024, the income inequality in Virginia was 0.47 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.376% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Virginia was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Virginia in comparison to the national average.

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

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (64.1%)
Worked At Home (26.5%)
Carpooled (9.41%)

In 2024, 64.1% of workers in Lafayette, VA drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (26.5%) and those who carpooled to work (9.41%).

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

22.9 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Lafayette, VA have a shorter commute time (22.9 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Lafayette, VA have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Lafayette, VA distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Lafayette, VA have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

34.1% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Lafayette, VA (214 out of 628 people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females < 5, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Lafayette, VA 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

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

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

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