COMPARING TWO PLACES
Flora vs Lafayette
PLACE A
Flora, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Lafayette, Tennessee
Flora is 65% smaller than Lafayette. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars. Lafayette has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 3%).
FLORALAFAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population2,1066,020−65% vs Lafayette
Population density1,8341,136+698
Population growth2.8%24.8%−22.0 pts
Median age35.732.3+3.4
Male52.0%46.3%+5.7 pts
Female48.0%53.7%−5.7 pts
Foreign-born1.4%2.5%−1.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.3%83.0%+5.3 pts
Black1.7%1.5%+0.2 pts
Hispanic / Latino5.3%13.5%−8.2 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Other4.4%2.1%+2.3 pts
Median household income$51,429$51,736−$307
Per capita income$28,566$19,907+$8,659
Poverty rate13.8%27.6%−13.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3530.347Even
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%11.8%+3.5 pts
Graduate degree5.0%1.9%+3.1 pts
Unemployment rate4.7%5.4%−0.7 pts
Labor force participation66.3%56.5%+9.8 pts
Median home value$158,200$213,900−$55,700
Median gross rent$787$896−$109
Owner-occupied69.2%48.5%+20.8 pts
Housing vacancy rate7.6%9.8%−2.2 pts
Rent-burdened households35.6%39.1%−3.5 pts
Average commute21.828.1−6.3
Worked from home0.6%1.5%−0.9 pts
Public transit to work0.8%0.0%+0.8 pts
Uninsured2.0%12.3%−10.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025