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Population (year 2000): 2,586. Estimated population in July 2006: 3,208 (+24.1% change)
Males: 1,304  (50.4%)
Females: 1,282  (49.6%)

Yamhill County

Median resident age:  30.7 years
Oregon median age:  36.3 years

Zip codes: 97127.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $40,500 (it was $38,611 in 2000)
Lafayette  $40,500
Oregon:  $42,944

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $159,300 (it was $125,400 in 2000)
Lafayette  $159,300
Oregon:  $201,200

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Races in Lafayette:

  • White Non-Hispanic (75.9%)
  • Hispanic (20.2%)
  • Other race (8.4%)
  • Two or more races (2.9%)
  • American Indian (2.5%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

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Ancestries: German (19.3%), Irish (10.6%), English (8.1%), United States (7.4%), French (4.0%), Dutch (3.3%).

Current Local Time: PST time zone

Incorporated in 1878

Elevation: 165 feet

Land area: 0.90 square miles.

Population density: 3212 people per square mile 
 
  (average).

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For population 25 years and over in Lafayette

  • High school or higher: 67.5%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.9%
  • Unemployed: 10.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lafayette city

  • Never married: 22.1%
  • Now married: 60.4%
  • Separated: 3.0%
  • Widowed: 4.9%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

352 residents are foreign born (12.0% Latin America).

This city:  13.6%
Oregon:  8.5%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Lafayette, Oregon in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Lafayette to the number of sex offenders is 2894 to 1.

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

Lafayette:  1.0% ($1,284)
Oregon:  1.1% ($1,687)
Lafayette satellite photo by USGS

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Salem, OR (22.5 miles , pop. 136,924).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Northwest Clackamas, OR (35.5 miles , pop. 224,220).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (837.6 miles , pop. 3,694,820).

Nearest cities: Dayton, OR (2.9 miles ), Carlton, OR (5.6 miles ), McMinnville, OR (6.2 miles ), Dundee, OR (7.3 miles ), Yamhill, OR (8.2 miles ), St. Paul, OR (9.8 miles ), Newberg, OR (10.9 miles ), Amity, OR (10.9 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 2001: 7 buildings, average cost: $106,900
  • 2002: 66 buildings, average cost: $120,700
  • 2003: 41 buildings, average cost: $111,200
  • 2004: 18 buildings, average cost: $98,800
  • 2005: 114 buildings, average cost: $194,900
  • 2006: 107 buildings, average cost: $194,800

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Latitude: 45.24 N, Longitude: 123.11 W


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Population change in the 1990s: +1,264 (+95.6%).



Most common industries for males:
  • Construction (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Metal and metal products (7%)
  • Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers (4%)
  • Accommodation and food services (4%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
  • Wood products (4%)


Most common industries for females:
  • Health care (15%)
  • Accommodation and food services (8%)
  • Educational services (7%)
  • Finance and insurance (5%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (9%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)


Most common occupations for females
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
  • Cashiers (4%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (4%)
  • Child care workers (4%)


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Hospitals/medical centers near Lafayette:
  • WILLAMETTE VALLEY MEDICAL CTR (about 10 miles; MCMINNVILLE, OR)
  • PROVIDENCE NEWBERG HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; NEWBERG, OR)
  • TUALITY HEALTHCARE (about 18 miles; HILLSBORO, OR)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lafayette:
  • MC MINNVILLE MUNI (about 5 miles; MC MINNVILLE, OR; ID: MMV)
  • MCNARY FLD (about 25 miles; SALEM, OR; ID: SLE)
  • PORTLAND INTL (about 44 miles; PORTLAND, OR; ID: PDX)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lafayette:
  • CHEHALEM AIRPARK (about 7 miles; NEWBERG, OR; ID: 17S)
  • SPORTSMAN AIRPARK (about 12 miles; NEWBERG, OR; ID: 2S6)
  • STARK'S TWIN OAKS AIRPARK (about 18 miles; HILLSBORO, OR; ID: 7S3)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lafayette:
  • GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY (about 11 miles; NEWBERG, OR; Full-time enrollment: 2,032)
  • CHEMEKETA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; SALEM, OR; FT enrollment: 5,253)
  • WILLAMETTE UNIVERSITY (about 27 miles; SALEM, OR; FT enrollment: 2,325)
  • PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 13,255)
  • LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE (about 33 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,795)
  • WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; MONMOUTH, OR; FT enrollment: 4,209)
  • UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND (about 36 miles; PORTLAND, OR; FT enrollment: 2,683)
Public elementary/middle school in Lafayette:
  • WASCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 330; Location: 986 7TH ST EXT; Grades: KG - 05)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Lafayette and their reported violations in the past:

LAFAYETTE, CITY OF (Population served: 3060, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (AUG-01-2005)
  • MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM
  • OCCT Installation/Demonstration - Between JAN-01-1998 and FEB-04-2004, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St AO (w/penalty) issued (2 times from MAR-20-1998 to JAN-30-2004), St Compliance achieved (FEB-04-2004)
  • MCL, Acute (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-13-1998)
  • MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-13-1998)
Past monitoring violations:
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2004 and APR-07-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-07-2005)
  • Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-2003 and APR-07-2005, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-07-2005)
  • CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-01-2000 and JUL-05-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-05-2001)
  • Monitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) - In AUG-1997, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (MAR-13-1998)
  • One routine major monitoring violation
  • 11 minor monitoring violations
  • 3 regular monitoring violations

Average household size:
This city:  3.1 people
Oregon:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  78.1%
Whole state:  65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  5.9%
Whole state:  6.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  13.0%
Whole state:  11.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  6.1%
Whole state:  5.0%

Lafayette compared to Oregon state average:

Lafayette, Oregon environmental map by EPA

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  • Median house value above state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Renting percentage below 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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Lafayette travel time to work
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2004 Presidential Election results in Yamhill County Oregon:


Most commonly used house heating fuel:

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
Other and Unallocable 0$0 2$2,682
Water Supply 3$8,138$32,5520$0
Sewerage 1$2,700$32,4001$1,586
Firefighters 0$0 1$1,395
Other Government Administration 3$8,540$34,1600$0
Financial Administration 1$2,060$24,7200$0
Totals for Government 8$21,438$32,1574$5,663



9.22% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($43,909 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  9.22%
Oregon average:  8.89%

0.06% of residents moved from foreign countries ($238 average AGI)
Yamhill County:  0.06%
Oregon average:  0.11%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Washington County, OR  2.54% ($53,590 average AGI)
from Clackamas County, OR  0.75% ($46,520)
from Multnomah County, OR  0.64% ($43,863)


7.62% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($35,334 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.62%
Oregon average:  7.91%

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($105 average AGI)
Yamhill County:  0.04%
Oregon average:  0.06%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Washington County, OR  1.61% ($36,951 average AGI)
to Marion County, OR  0.76% ($32,950)
to Multnomah County, OR  0.55% ($32,600)


Strongest AM radio stations in Lafayette:
  • KLYC (1260 AM; 1 kW; MCMINNVILLE, OR; Owner: BOHNSACK STRATEGIES, INC.)
  • KPOJ (620 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KXL (750 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ROSE CITY RADIO CORPORATION)
  • KEX (1190 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KSLM (1390 AM; 10 kW; SALEM, OR)
  • KPAM (860 AM; 50 kW; TROUTDALE, OR; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-OREGON, INC.)
  • KKSN (1520 AM; 50 kW; OREGON CITY, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC)
  • KOTK (1080 AM; 50 kW; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KKAD (1550 AM; 50 kW; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: PAMPLIN BROADCASTING-WASHINGTON, INC)
  • KWIP (880 AM; 5 kW; DALLAS, OR; Owner: JUPITER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • KUIK (1360 AM; 5 kW; HILLSBORO, OR; Owner: DOLPHIN COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • KYKN (1430 AM; 5 kW; KEIZER, OR; Owner: WILLAMETTE BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
  • KPNW (1120 AM; 50 kW; EUGENE, OR; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lafayette:
  • K225AI (92.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • KINK (101.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KKCW (103.3 FM; BEAVERTON, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KPDQ-FM (93.7 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: SALEM MEDIA OF OREGON, INC.)
  • KKRZ (100.3 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KOPB-FM (91.5 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • K228DT (93.5 FM; HAPPY HOLLOW, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • KMHD (89.1 FM; GRESHAM, OR; Owner: MT. HOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT)
  • KVMX (107.5 FM; BANKS, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KLTH (106.7 FM; LAKE OSWEGO, OR; Owner: INIFINITY RADIO OF PORTLAND INC.)
  • KUPL-FM (98.7 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OF PORTLAND INC.)
  • KRVO (105.9 FM; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KUFO-FM (101.1 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
  • KBVM (88.3 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: CATHOLIC BROADCASTING NORTHWEST, INC)
  • KBPS-FM (89.9 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: SCHOOL DISTRICT #1, MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR)
  • KNRK (94.7 FM; CAMAS, WA; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC (DE))
  • KBOO (90.7 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: THE KBOO FOUNDATION)
  • KWJJ-FM (99.5 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND RADIO, L.L.C.)
  • KGON (92.3 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC (DE))
  • KKSN-FM (97.1 FM; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: ENTERCOM PORTLAND LICENSE, LLC (DE))

TV broadcast stations around Lafayette:
  • K18EL (Channel 18; NEWBERG/TIGARD, OR; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • KATU (Channel 2; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: FISHER BROADCASTING - PORTLAND TV, L.L.C.)
  • KPDX (Channel 49; VANCOUVER, WA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • KPTV (Channel 12; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • K57IF (Channel 57; SALEM, OR; Owner: LaGRANDE BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • KWBP-LP (Channel 4; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: TRIBUNE BROADCASTING HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • KOIN (Channel 6; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • KNMT (Channel 24; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)
  • KGW (Channel 8; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: KING BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • KPXG (Channel 22; SALEM, OR; Owner: PAXSON SALEM LICENSE, INC.)
  • KOPB-TV (Channel 10; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING)
  • KPXG-LP (Channel 54; PORTLAND, OR; Owner: PAXSON COMMUNICATIONS LICENSE COMPANY, LLC)
  • K14HN (Channel 14; VANCOUVER/CAMAS, WA; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • KOXO-CA (Channel 51; NEWBERG, OR; Owner: WATCHTV, INC.)
  • K50GG (Channel 50; SALEM, OR; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
  • K61CC (Channel 61; SALEM, OR; Owner: NORTHWEST CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING)

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