Tennessee · Census place 40160
Lafayette city, TN
Quick answer
Lafayette city has 5,643 residents, ranking #106 of 504 places in Tennessee. Median household income is $44,924, the median home is worth $189,800 and median gross rent runs $847 a month.
- Population
- 5,643Lafayette city residents
- Median household income
- $44,924Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $189,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $847Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 32.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 49.1%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 22.6% 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 4.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 17.6% of residents and 49.1% 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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- Ashland City town 5,318
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