COMPARING TWO PLACES
Marshfield vs Lafayette
PLACE A
Marshfield, Vermont
VS
PLACE B
Lafayette, Tennessee
Marshfield is 96% smaller than Lafayette. Marshfield earns more, with a median household income $32,639 higher. Lafayette has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -16%).
MARSHFIELDLAFAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population2676,020−96% vs Lafayette
Population density1,0351,136−101
Population growth-16.1%24.8%−40.9 pts
Median age42.432.3+10.1
Male56.0%46.3%+9.7 pts
Female44.0%53.7%−9.7 pts
Foreign-born3.4%2.5%+0.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic86.4%83.0%+3.4 pts
Black0.4%1.5%−1.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.7%13.5%−5.8 pts
Asian0.2%0.0%+0.2 pts
Other5.3%2.1%+3.3 pts
Median household income$84,375$51,736+$32,639
Per capita income$33,547$19,907+$13,640
Poverty rate4.9%27.6%−22.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4020.347+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher35.7%11.8%+24.0 pts
Graduate degree11.0%1.9%+9.0 pts
Unemployment rate3.0%5.4%−2.4 pts
Labor force participation58.1%56.5%+1.6 pts
Median home value$178,300$213,900−$35,600
Median gross rent$1,125$896+$229
Owner-occupied81.2%48.5%+32.7 pts
Housing vacancy rate9.7%9.8%−0.1 pts
Rent-burdened households39.3%39.1%+0.2 pts
Average commute29.228.1+1.2
Worked from home17.5%1.5%+16.0 pts
Public transit to work0.4%0.0%+0.4 pts
Uninsured2.8%12.3%−9.5 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025