COMPARING TWO PLACES
West Point vs Lafayette
PLACE A
West Point, Georgia
VS
PLACE B
Lafayette, Tennessee
West Point is 39% smaller than Lafayette. West Point earns more, with a median household income $5,478 higher. Lafayette has grown faster since 2000 (25% vs 7%).
WEST POINTLAFAYETTEDIFFERENCE
Total population3,6616,020−39% vs Lafayette
Population density2831,136−853
Population growth7.1%24.8%−17.8 pts
Median age31.232.3−1.1
Male56.1%46.3%+9.8 pts
Female43.9%53.7%−9.8 pts
Foreign-born0.9%2.5%−1.6 pts
White, non-Hispanic26.7%83.0%−56.2 pts
Black70.3%1.5%+68.8 pts
Hispanic / Latino0.9%13.5%−12.6 pts
Asian0.3%0.0%+0.3 pts
Other1.8%2.1%−0.3 pts
Median household income$57,214$51,736+$5,478
Per capita income$25,598$19,907+$5,691
Poverty rate12.7%27.6%−14.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4240.347+0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher28.7%11.8%+16.9 pts
Graduate degree17.1%1.9%+15.2 pts
Unemployment rate0.5%5.4%−4.9 pts
Labor force participation53.6%56.5%−2.9 pts
Median home value$199,500$213,900−$14,400
Median gross rent$789$896−$107
Owner-occupied74.9%48.5%+26.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate15.7%9.8%+5.9 pts
Rent-burdened households17.2%39.1%−21.9 pts
Average commute16.428.1−11.7
Worked from home10.0%1.5%+8.5 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured4.4%12.3%−7.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025