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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lafayette is $19,365, which is much lower than the state average of $33,958 and is lower than the national average of $28,555. Lafayette median household income is $47,989. On average Lafayette residents spend 24.6 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 28.0 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #444

Lafayette, VA	19,365 USD
Virginia	33,958 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lafayette, VA	19,939 USD
Virginia	34,987 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lafayette, VA	56,097 USD
Virginia	41,629 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lafayette, VA	6,583 USD
Virginia	28,890 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #295

Lafayette, VA	47,989 USD
Virginia	64,792 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lafayette, VA	47,847 USD
Virginia	88,413 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2006-2010, see rank

Lafayette, VA	86.71%
Virginia	38.81%
U.S.	27.36%

*The Lafayette, VA median household income growth rate is since 2006-2010. The Virginia and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lafayette, VA		Virginia		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	6.94%	$729, see rank	24.24%	$15,190	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	31.84%	$18,553, see rank	27.46%	$17,750	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	-0.41%	$0, see rank	2.06%	$3,108	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	13.47%	$8,806, see rank	21.03%	$29,144	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lafayette, VA	55,587 USD
Virginia	77,939 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lafayette, VA	50,782 USD
Virginia	102,254 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lafayette, VA	Virginia	U.S.
White	$44,844, see rank	$69,851	$56,900

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lafayette, VA	Virginia	U.S.
25 to 44	$55,102, see rank	$70,181	$58,398
45 to 64	$105,089, see rank	$78,740	$65,027
65 or over	$17,059, see rank	$44,048	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lafayette, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	420, see rank	6,531,424	248,775,628
Male¹	164, 39.05%, see rank	48.67%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	151, 92.07%, see rank	71.74%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.88%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	151, 92.07%, see rank	68.86%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	131, 86.75%, see rank	92.83%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	20, 13.25%, see rank	7.17%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	13, 7.93%, see rank	28.26%	30.72%
Female¹	256, 60.95%, see rank	51.33%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	170, 66.41%, see rank	61.39%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.51%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	170, 66.41%, see rank	60.88%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	124, 72.94%, see rank	93.32%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	46, 27.06%, see rank	6.68%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	86, 33.59%, see rank	38.61%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lafayette, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	255, 100%	3,964,601	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	255, 100.00%, see rank	77.46%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.56%	9.59%
Public Transportation	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.50%	5.06%
Walked	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.38%	2.78%
Other Means	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.51%	1.79%
Worked at Home	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.59%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lafayette, VA	24.6 minutes
Virginia	28.0 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lafayette, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	255	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	131, 51.37%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	49, 37.40%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	16, 12.21%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	42, 32.06%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11, 8.40%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13, 9.92%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	124, 48.63%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	15, 12.10%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	109, 87.90%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	4.52%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lafayette, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	255, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	11, 4.31%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	42, 16.47%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	13, 5.10%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	91, 35.69%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	82, 32.16%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	0, 0.00%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	16, 6.27%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	0, 0.00%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	0, 0.00%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	0, 0.00%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lafayette, VA	%	Virginia	U.S.
Population in Poverty	97	17.17%, see rank	11.52%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	20	10.81%, see rank	8.24%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.