Kentucky · Census place 43444
LaFayette city, KY
Quick answer
LaFayette city has 176 residents, ranking #478 of 554 places in Kentucky. Median household income is $50,833, the median home is worth $108,300 and median gross rent runs $950 a month.
- Population
- 176LaFayette city residents
- Median household income
- $50,833Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $108,300Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $950Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 40.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 81.8%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in LaFayette city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the LaFayette city median would spend about 22.4% 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 2.1× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.4% of residents and 81.8% 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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