COMPARING TWO PLACES
Lafayette vs Sherwood
PLACE A
Lafayette, Tennessee
VS
PLACE B
Sherwood, Wisconsin
Lafayette is 82% larger than Sherwood. Sherwood earns more, with a median household income $57,788 higher.
LAFAYETTESHERWOODDIFFERENCE
Total population6,0203,311+82% vs Sherwood
Population density1,136957+180
Population growth24.8%20.6%+4.2 pts
Median age32.344.1−11.8
Male46.3%52.2%−5.9 pts
Female53.7%47.8%+5.9 pts
Foreign-born2.5%0.6%+1.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic83.0%95.8%−12.8 pts
Black1.5%0.1%+1.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino13.5%2.0%+11.5 pts
Asian0.0%0.2%−0.2 pts
Other2.1%2.0%+0.0 pts
Median household income$51,736$109,524−$57,788
Per capita income$19,907$51,843−$31,936
Poverty rate27.6%4.3%+23.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.3470.382−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%43.3%−31.5 pts
Graduate degree1.9%10.3%−8.4 pts
Unemployment rate5.4%0.9%+4.5 pts
Labor force participation56.5%65.5%−9.0 pts
Median home value$213,900$351,200−$137,300
Median gross rent$896$1,173−$277
Owner-occupied48.5%96.7%−48.2 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.8%2.0%+7.7 pts
Rent-burdened households39.1%65.9%−26.8 pts
Average commute28.126.4+1.7
Worked from home1.5%16.7%−15.1 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured12.3%0.6%+11.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025