COMPARING TWO PLACES
Americus vs Lafayette
PLACE A
Americus, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Lafayette, Tennessee
Americus is 99% smaller than Lafayette. Americus earns more, with a median household income $83,411 higher. Lafayette has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 2%).
AMERICUSLAFAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population676,020−99% vs Lafayette
Population density2881,136−849
Population growth1.9%24.8%−22.9 pts
Median age60.132.3+27.8
Male23.9%46.3%−22.4 pts
Female76.1%53.7%+22.4 pts
Foreign-born23.9%2.5%+21.4 pts
White, non-Hispanic74.6%83.0%−8.3 pts
Black0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.0%13.5%−13.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other25.4%2.1%+23.3 pts
Median household income$135,147$51,736+$83,411
Per capita income$57,710$19,907+$37,803
Poverty rate0.0%27.6%−27.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3820.347+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%11.8%−11.8 pts
Graduate degree0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation74.6%56.5%+18.1 pts
Median home value$357,700$213,900+$143,800
Median gross rent$736$896−$160
Owner-occupied36.5%48.5%−11.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households0.0%39.1%−39.1 pts
Average commute40.628.1+12.6
Worked from home0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured0.0%12.3%−12.3 pts
Population, 2010 – 2024