COMPARING TWO PLACES
Superior vs Lafayette
PLACE A
Superior, Wisconsin
VS
PLACE B
Lafayette, Tennessee
Superior is 338% larger than Lafayette. Superior earns more, with a median household income $12,480 higher. Lafayette has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs -2%).
SUPERIORLAFAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population26,3976,020+338% vs Lafayette
Population density7211,136−415
Population growth-1.8%24.8%−26.6 pts
Median age39.132.3+6.8
Male48.6%46.3%+2.4 pts
Female51.4%53.7%−2.4 pts
Foreign-born2.4%2.5%−0.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.2%83.0%+5.2 pts
Black1.0%1.5%−0.4 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%13.5%−10.9 pts
Asian1.1%0.0%+1.1 pts
Other7.2%2.1%+5.1 pts
Median household income$64,216$51,736+$12,480
Per capita income$37,690$19,907+$17,783
Poverty rate13.3%27.6%−14.3 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.347+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%11.8%+17.3 pts
Graduate degree8.3%1.9%+6.4 pts
Unemployment rate3.2%5.4%−2.3 pts
Labor force participation65.6%56.5%+9.1 pts
Median home value$180,400$213,900−$33,500
Median gross rent$900$896+$4
Owner-occupied60.6%48.5%+12.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.4%9.8%−3.3 pts
Rent-burdened households41.1%39.1%+2.0 pts
Average commute16.128.1−12.0
Worked from home8.7%1.5%+7.1 pts
Public transit to work1.4%0.0%+1.4 pts
Uninsured5.0%12.3%−7.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025