Lafayette County, Missouri

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Key figures

Statistic	Lafayette County, Missouri	Missouri	United States	Rank
Total Population	33,115	6,191,814	334,922,499	1391st of 3,222
Median Household Income	$80,612	$70,702	$80,734	559th of 3,221
Median Age	40.9	39.0	38.9	1836th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	26.2%	32.4%	35.7%	1088th of 3,222
Median Home Value	$216,500	$230,300	$332,700	1237th of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$928	$1,033	$1,413	1288th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	9.3%	12.6%	12.5%	2579th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.0%	4.0%	5.2%	2558th of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	52.7	90.1	n/a	1488th of 3,222
Foreign Born	2.3%	4.5%	14.1%	1852nd of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.3	n/a	n/a	1735th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	75.7%	68.1%	65.2%	1423rd of 3,222
Average Commute Time	24.9	23.5	26.4	1459th of 3,221
Worked from Home	9.0%	13.0%	15.1%	1477th of 3,222
Uninsured	12.1%	n/a	n/a	1215th of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	56.0%	46.5%	46.9%	482nd of 3,222
Broadband Access	82.8%	n/a	n/a	1723rd of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Lafayette County, Missouri

Statistic	Lafayette County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	89.7%	76.3%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3.5%	5.2%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1.6%	10.9%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0.4%	2.1%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	4.0%	4.8%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.4%	0.6%
Diversity Index	19.2	40.1	61.4

Age in Lafayette County, Missouri

Statistic	Lafayette County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Median Age	40.9	39.0	38.9
Under 18 %	23.0%	22.3%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	6.9%	9.1%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	12.3%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	12.5%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	25.9%	24.6%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	19.3%	17.9%	17.2%

Households and families in Lafayette County, Missouri

Statistic	Lafayette County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Households	12,576	2,508,227	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.6	2.4	2.5
Family Households	68.9%	62.1%	64.2%
Households with Children	28.4%	28.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	12.8%	15.6%	17.3%
People Living Alone	26.0%	31.1%	28.7%
Never Married	27.7%	31.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Lafayette County, Missouri

Statistic	Lafayette County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Per Capita Income	$36,530	$39,695	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	12.1%	15.8%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.9%	17.4%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	23.8%	17.1%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	7.6%	8.7%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	9.3%	12.6%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	26.3%	29.6%	28.2%
SNAP Households	9.4%	9.8%	n/a

Housing in Lafayette County, Missouri

Statistic	Lafayette County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Housing Units	14,221	2,825,287	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	81.6%	70.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	4.4%	12.8%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	11.6%	11.2%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,975.0	1,978.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	24.3%	31.9%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	25.4%	28.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$1,581	$1,948	n/a

Education in Lafayette County, Missouri

Statistic	Lafayette County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Less than High School	8.4%	8.1%	10.4%
High School Graduate	35.4%	30.2%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	30.0%	29.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	17.1%	19.8%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	9.2%	12.6%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Lafayette County, Missouri

Statistic	Lafayette County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Labour Force Participation	62.8%	63.1%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	79.4%	74.8%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.8%	3.2%
Walked to Work	1.6%	1.8%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	32.9%	29.8%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	7.3%	5.4%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	3.3%	6.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Lafayette County, Missouri

Statistic	Lafayette County, Missouri	Missouri	United States
Born in State of Residence	77.7%	65.6%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	1.3%	2.3%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	1.0%	2.2%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	96.4%	93.3%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	2.3%	2.9%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	2.8%	5.8%	16.7%

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