COMPARING TWO PLACES
Mellott vs Lafayette
PLACE A
Mellott, Indiana
VS
PLACE B
Lafayette, Tennessee
Mellott is 97% smaller than Lafayette. Mellott earns more, with a median household income $34,264 higher. Lafayette has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -12%).
MELLOTTLAFAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population1756,020−97% vs Lafayette
Population density5121,136−625
Population growth-11.7%24.8%−36.5 pts
Median age36.432.3+4.1
Male47.2%46.3%+0.9 pts
Female52.8%53.7%−0.9 pts
Foreign-born0.0%2.5%−2.5 pts
White, non-Hispanic92.3%83.0%+9.3 pts
Black0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino7.2%13.5%−6.3 pts
Asian0.0%0.0%Even
Other0.5%2.1%−1.5 pts
Median household income$86,000$51,736+$34,264
Per capita income$47,930$19,907+$28,023
Poverty rate9.7%27.6%−17.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.5230.347+0.2
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%11.8%−4.1 pts
Graduate degree0.0%1.9%−1.9 pts
Unemployment rate2.3%5.4%−3.1 pts
Labor force participation64.2%56.5%+7.7 pts
Median home value$140,600$213,900−$73,300
Median gross rent$480$896−$416
Owner-occupied82.4%48.5%+33.9 pts
Housing vacancy rate0.0%9.8%−9.8 pts
Rent-burdened households75.0%39.1%+35.9 pts
Average commute31.028.1+2.9
Worked from home0.0%1.5%−1.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured1.0%12.3%−11.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025