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Population (year 2000): 6,702. Estimated population in July 2006: 6,859 (+2.3% change)
 

Males: 3,050  (45.5%)
Females: 3,652  (54.5%)

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Median resident age:  37.9 years
Georgia median age:  33.4 years

Zip codes: 30728.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $22,300 (it was $23,093 in 2000)
La Fayette  $22,300
Georgia:  $45,604

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $61,200 (it was $58,500 in 2000)
La Fayette  $61,200
Georgia:  $147,500

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Races in La Fayette:

  • White Non-Hispanic (90.0%)
  • Black (7.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.1%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.8%)

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Ancestries: United States (21.0%), Irish (9.4%), English (7.3%), German (5.8%), Dutch (1.8%), Scottish (1.1%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 772 feet

Land area: 8.09 square miles.

Population density: 834 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in La Fayette

  • High school or higher: 58.7%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.9%
  • Unemployed: 4.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 20.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in La Fayette city

  • Never married: 17.0%
  • Now married: 51.1%
  • Separated: 0.6%
  • Widowed: 15.0%
  • Divorced: 16.4%

101 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.5%
Georgia:  7.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

La Fayette:  0.7% ($388)
Georgia:  0.8% ($919)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Chattanooga, TN (23.2 miles , pop. 155,554).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Atlanta, GA (89.3 miles , pop. 416,474).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (519.9 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rock Spring, GA (7.4 miles ), Kensington, GA (7.7 miles ), Chickamauga, GA (11.4 miles ), Villanow, GA (11.5 miles ), Trion, GA (11.6 miles ), Chattanooga Valley, GA (15.1 miles ), Fairview, GA (15.6 miles ), Fairyland, GA (15.8 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 9 buildings, average cost: $56,100
  • 1997: 15 buildings, average cost: $64,000
  • 1998: 16 buildings, average cost: $64,200
  • 1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $64,700
  • 2000: 16 buildings, average cost: $74,500
  • 2001: 18 buildings, average cost: $84,400
  • 2002: 19 buildings, average cost: $62,000
  • 2003: 5 buildings, average cost: $60,600
  • 2004: 13 buildings, average cost: $89,700

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Latitude: 34.71 N, Longitude: 85.28 W

Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,573 (+53.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,234 (51.4%)


People in group quarters in La Fayette
  • 215 people in nursing homes
  • 134 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
  • 9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 706

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Population change in the 1990s: -547 (-7.5%).


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Most common industries for males:



  • Textile mills and textile products (20%)
  • Construction (14%)
  • Public administration (9%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (6%)
  • Chemicals (4%)
  • Food and beverage stores (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Textile mills and textile products (17%)
  • Health care (11%)
  • Educational services (11%)
  • Electrical equipment, appliances, and components (7%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
  • Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
  • Carpenters (5%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (16%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (6%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (3%)


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La Fayette-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Georgia state average. It is 94% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/3/1974, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 21.6 miles away from the La Fayette city center killed 9 people and injured 67 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/19/1973, a category 4 tornado 30.2 miles away from the city center injured 19 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near La Fayette:
  • HUTCHESON MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; FORT OGLETHORPE, GA)
  • HAMILTON MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; DALTON, GA)
  • HEALTHSOUTH CHATTANOOGA REHAB HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La Fayette:
  • LOVELL FIELD (about 23 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; ID: CHA)
  • RICHARD B RUSSELL (about 27 miles; ROME, GA; ID: RMG)
  • DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE (about 78 miles; MARIETTA, GA; ID: MGE)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Fayette:
  • BARWICK LAFAYETTE (about 2 miles; LAFAYETTE, GA; ID: 9A5)
  • DALTON MUNI (about 29 miles; DALTON, GA; ID: DNN)
  • COLLEGEDALE MUNI (about 29 miles; COLLEGEDALE, TN; ID: 3M3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to La Fayette:
  • THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA (about 24 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Full-time enrollment: 6,914)
  • CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; CHATTANOOGA, TN; FT enrollment: 4,821)
  • LEE UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 3,171)
  • CLEVELAND STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 44 miles; CLEVELAND, TN; FT enrollment: 2,022)
  • GADSDEN STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 62 miles; GADSDEN, AL; FT enrollment: 3,360)
  • KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; KENNESAW, GA; FT enrollment: 9,589)
  • JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 70 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AL; FT enrollment: 6,418)

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Notable locations in La Fayette: LaFayette Municipal Building (A), LaFayette-Walker County Library (B), Walker County Courthouse (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Shopping Center: LaFayette Plaza Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Churches in La Fayette include: Ridgeview Church (A), First Baptist Church (B), First Church of God (C), Friendship Church (D), New Harvest Church (E), Harmony Church (F), LaFayette Church of Christ (G). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: LaFayette Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Lakes and reservoirs: Wilson Ponds (A), Lafayette Water Supply Lake (B), LaFayette City Reservoir (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Town Creek (A), Stanfield Branch (B), Arnold Branch (C). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in La Fayette: Lowell Green Recreation Area (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: LaFayette Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Executive Inn (1209 North Main Street).

Court: Henry F Bryant Jr Judge (103 South Duke).

 

Average household size:
This city:  2.3 people
Georgia:  2.6 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  64.3%
Whole state:  70.2%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  3.8%
Whole state:  4.8%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  20.9%
Whole state:  13.0%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  7.3%
Whole state:  6.1%

La Fayette compared to Georgia state average:
  • Median household income below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.


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Banks with branches in La Fayette (2007 data):
  • The Bank of La Fayette, Georgia: The Bank Of La Fayette, Georgia at 101 West Patton Street, branch established on 1899-07-18. Info updated 2006-06-15: Bank assets: $167.8 mil, Deposits: $138.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Lafayette Bankshares, Inc.
  • Cohutta Banking Company: Walker Branch at 201 West Patton Street, branch established on 1972-11-16. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $248.5 mil, Deposits: $214.0 mil, headquarters in Chatsworth, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Synovus Financial Corp.
  • Northwest Georgia Bank: Wal-Mart Super Center #2988 Branch at 2625 N. Highway 27, branch established on 2000-10-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $568.3 mil, Deposits: $459.6 mil, headquarters in Ringgold, GA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 8 total offices, Holding Company: N W Services Corporation



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Sewerage 10$28,359$34,0310$0
Police Protection - Officers 17$46,726$32,9830$0
Gas Supply 8$20,334$30,5010$0
Police - Other 3$6,072$24,2880$0
Other and Unallocable 8$18,101$27,1520$0
Financial Administration 8$18,695$28,0430$0
Other Government Administration 2$9,686$58,1167$2,755
Airports 0$0 3$3,295
Electric Power 7$19,284$33,0580$0
Streets and Highways 9$21,383$28,5110$0
Solid Waste Management 13$23,310$21,5170$0
Firefighters 4$10,041$30,1230$0
Water Supply 17$39,396$27,8090$0
Parks and Recreation 21$42,558$24,3195$2,188
Totals for Government 127$303,945$28,71915$8,238


La Fayette government finances in 2004:
  • Charges - Air Transportation: $74,000
  • Charges - Sewerage: $1,167,000
    All Other: $459,000
    Solid Waste Management: $419,000
    Parks & Recreation: $92,000
  • Construction - Water Utilities: $286,000
    Sewerage: $190,000
    Electric Utilities: $135,000
    Regular Highways: $36,000
    Parks & Recreation: $27,000
    Air Transportation: $22,000
    Gas Utilities: $9,000
    Financial Administration: $5,000
  • Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $6,613,000
    Gas Utilities: $2,657,000
    Water Utilities: $1,330,000
    Police Protection: $1,010,000
    Sewerage: $886,000
    General - Other: $713,000
    Financial Administration: $669,000
    Parks & Recreation: $593,000
    Solid Waste Management: $561,000
    Regular Highways: $529,000
    Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $238,000
    Fire Protection: $203,000
    Air Transportation: $166,000
    Libraries: $61,000
    Health Services - Other: $35,000
    Central Staff Services: $34,000
    Housing & Community Development: $22,000
    Corrections - Other: $5,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $3,000
  • Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $46,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $19,000
  • Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Corrections: $5,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $864,000
    General Support: $449,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $7,045,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $450,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Water Utilities: $671,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $7,269,000
    Other, NEC: $89,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $447,000
    Other, NEC: $361,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $366,000
    Interest Earnings: $266,000
    Rents: $36,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Solid Waste Management: $184,000
    General - Other: $144,000
    Police Protection: $57,000
    Parks & Recreation: $22,000
    Regular Highways: $21,000
    Gas Utilities: $19,000
    Electric Utilities: $13,000
    Fire Protection: $2,000
    Water Utilities: $2,000
    Sewerage: $2,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $2,355,000
  • Revenue - Electric Utilities: $7,487,000
    Gas Utilities: $3,111,000
    Water Utilities: $1,751,000
  • Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $765,000
  • State Intergovernmental - All Other: $47,000
  • Tax - Property: $513,000
    Other Selective Sales: $306,000
    Public Utilities: $200,000
    NEC: $125,000
    Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $112,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $3,743,000
  • Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $300,000

6.36% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,482 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.36%
Georgia average:  10.98%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($164 average AGI)
Troup County:  0.05%
Georgia average:  0.39%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Chambers County, AL  0.62% ($27,907 average AGI)
from Coweta County, GA  0.46% ($31,905)
from Meriwether County, GA  0.44% ($29,272)


5.99% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($34,239 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  5.99%
Georgia average:  9.55%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Chambers County, AL  0.54% ($23,795 average AGI)
to Coweta County, GA  0.51% ($30,610)
to Meriwether County, GA  0.35% ($23,347)


Strongest AM radio stations in La Fayette:
  • WQCH (1590 AM; 5 kW; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: RADIX BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WFLI (1070 AM; 50 kW; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: WFLI, INC.)
  • WWAM (820 AM; daytime; 50 kW; JASPER, TN; Owner: SHELTON BROADCASTING SYSTEM)
  • WTTI (1530 AM; daytime; 10 kW; DALTON, GA; Owner: PYE WILSON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WQRX (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; VALLEY HEAD, AL; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WGTA (950 AM; 5 kW; SUMMERVILLE, GA; Owner: AZTECA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WZQZ (1180 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TRION, GA; Owner: BARINOWSKI INVESTMENT COMPANY)
  • WNSI (810 AM; 50 kW; JACKSONVILLE, AL; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFTD (1080 AM; daytime; 50 kW; MARIETTA, GA; Owner: PRIETO ENTERPRISES, INC.)
  • WKNG (1060 AM; daytime; 50 kW; TALLAPOOSA, GA; Owner: WKNG, INC.)
  • WGST (640 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCNN (680 AM; 50 kW; NORTH ATLANTA, GA; Owner: DICKEY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSB (750 AM; 50 kW; ATLANTA, GA; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in La Fayette:
  • WBDX (102.7 FM; TRENTON, GA; Owner: PARTNERS FOR CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
  • WMBW (88.9 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: THE MOODY BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO)
  • W257AZ (99.3 FM; LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WATG (95.7 FM; TRION, GA; Owner: TTA BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WUSY (100.7 FM; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WAWL-FM (91.5 FM; RED BANK, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
  • WDEF-FM (92.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: JACKSON TELECASTERS, INC.)
  • W234AG (94.7 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • W284AE (104.7 FM; ORCHARD HILLS, GA; Owner: WAY-FM MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WDOD-FM (96.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: WDOD OF CHATTANOOGA, INC.)
  • WSGC-FM (101.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • WLOV-FM1 (97.3 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WSKZ (106.5 FM; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRXR-FM (105.5 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WKXJ (98.1 FM; SIGNAL MOUNTAIN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W241AF (96.1 FM; ROSSVILLE, GA; Owner: IMMANUEL BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
  • WOGT (107.9 FM; EAST RIDGE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WQMT (98.9 FM; CHATSWORTH, GA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • W260AJ (99.9 FM; RINGGOLD, GA; Owner: WCCV)
  • W278AC (103.5 FM; WALDEN, TN; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

TV broadcast stations around La Fayette:
  • WFLI-TV (Channel 53; CLEVELAND, TN; Owner: CHATTANOOGA MEDIA HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
  • W35AA (Channel 35; La FAYETTE, GA; Owner: GEORGIA PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
  • WLFW-LP (Channel 41; LAFAYETTE, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION)
  • WELF (Channel 23; DALTON, GA; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
  • WDEF-TV (Channel 12; CHATTANOOGA, TN; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WSUT-LP (Channel 21; SUMMERVILLE/TRION, GA; Owner: NORTH GEORGIA TELEVISION/NGTV)
  • W66CG (Channel 66; ACTON, TN; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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