CITY · 1990 CENSUS

La Fayette

Alabama · 3,205 residents · 8.86 sq mi

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La Fayette is home to 3,205 people in Alabama. 29.6% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The typical home is worth $36,000. Median rent is $194 a month. About 11% of adults have finished a four-year degree. The median household earns $18,846, about 37% below the national median.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Mid-age

median age 34.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

11% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

3,205

−1%vs 2000

vs 3,234 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

34.5

−10%vs 2000

vs 38.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

8.86 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20243K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 55.9%(189)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 98.3%(265)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 148.1%(261)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 197.5%(240)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247%(223)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414%(450)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4410.9%(348)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 5412.8%(411)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.9%(252)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 747.6%(243)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 847.6%(245)

US avg: 4%

85 and over2.4%(78)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,846

+9%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $22,768 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$9,189

−22%vs 2000

vs $11,845 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

29.6%

+1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 28.4% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,000

−4%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $49,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$194

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $244 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

65.9%

−1.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 67.6% in 2000

34.1% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic31.9%(1,033)

Black67%(2,166)

Hispanic / Latino0.7%(23)

Asian0.2%(5)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic37.7%(1,207)

Black62.1%(1,991)

Hispanic / Latino0.5%(17)

Asian0%(0)

Other0.2%(7)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Spaniard0.7%(18)

Asian origin

Chinese0.1%(3)

Ancestry

American17.9%(470)

English4.8%(127)

Subsaharan African4.7%(124)

Irish3.9%(104)

Scottish1.4%(38)

Scotch-Irish0.5%(14)

German0.3%(8)

French Canadian0.2%(6)

RANKED:Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest Subsaharan African population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

11.3%

+1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

53.4%

−2.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.8%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 3.8% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

19.4 min

+25%vs 2000

vs 15.6 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married46.6%(459)

Married34.6%(341)

Widowed9.8%(97)

Divorced9%(89)

Women 15+

Never married51.8%(650)

Married27.1%(340)

Widowed13.2%(166)

Divorced8%(100)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

15.3%

−1.4 ptssince 2013

from 16.7% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

27.2%

−9.3 ptssince 2020

from 36.5% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.3%

+2.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.1% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

26.8%

+5.1 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

38.7%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 38.3% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.7%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

39.5%

−7.1 ptssince 2020

from 46.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

52.9%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 52.4% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22.4%(33)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)12.9%(19)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era17.7%(26)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.7%(4)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 147 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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