Oregon · Census place 40300
Lafayette city, OR
Quick answer
Lafayette city has 4,428 residents, ranking #109 of 426 places in Oregon. Median household income is $96,419, the median home is worth $383,000 and median gross rent runs $1,144 a month.
- Population
- 4,428Lafayette city residents
- Median household income
- $96,419Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $383,000Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,144Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 89.1%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 14.2% 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 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.8% of residents and 89.1% 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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