Arkansas · Census place 37660
Lafe town, AR
Quick answer
Lafe town has 433 residents, ranking #329 of 625 places in Arkansas. Median household income is $36,771, the median home is worth $73,800 and median gross rent runs $640 a month.
- Population
- 433Lafe town residents
- Median household income
- $36,771Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $73,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $640Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 37.8 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 84.1%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Lafe town
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Lafe town median would spend about 20.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 39.5% of residents and 84.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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