Lake Lafayette, Missouri

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Population in July 2007: 367. Population change since 2000: +6.6%

Males: 199	(54.3%)
Females: 168	(45.7%)

Median resident age:	35.4 years
Missouri median age:	36.1 years

Zip codes: 64076.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $38,935 (it was $30,750 in 2000)

Lake Lafayette:	$38,935
Missouri:	$45,114

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $59,598 (it was $36,800 in 2000)

Lake Lafayette:	$59,598
Missouri:	$138,600

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $64,373; Detached houses: $98,635; Mobile homes: $23,750

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Races in Lake Lafayette:

White Non-Hispanic (87.9%)
American Indian (4.3%)
Two or more races (3.8%)
Black (3.5%)
Hispanic (2.9%)
Other Asian (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Lake Lafayette: 71.7 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: United States (22.3%), German (21.1%), Irish (16.8%), English (5.8%), Dutch (2.3%), Italian (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1994

Elevation: 890 feet

Land area: 0.64 square miles.

Population density: 574 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Lake Lafayette

High school or higher: 72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.9%
Unemployed: 15.4%
Mean travel time to work: 35.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Lake Lafayette city

Never married: 18.6%
Now married: 50.9%
Separated: 1.4%
Widowed: 7.2%
Divorced: 21.9%

7 residents are foreign born (2.0% Asia).

This city:	2.0%
Missouri:	2.7%

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:

Lake Lafayette:	1.5% ($560)
Missouri:	1.0% ($851)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lee's Summit, MO (27.8 miles , pop. 70,700).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (41.2 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (467.3 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: Odessa, MO (3.5 miles ), Bates City, MO (7.8 miles ), Oak Grove, MO (11.5 miles ), Mayview, MO (11.8 miles ), Wellington, MO (12.8 miles ), Napoleon, MO (14.4 miles ), Kingsville, MO (15.8 miles ), Lone Jack, MO (16.0 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2002: 0 buildings
2003: 6 buildings, average cost: $41,800
2004: 8 buildings, average cost: $78,900
2006: 2 buildings, average cost: $135,000
2007: 3 buildings, average cost: $135,000

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Latitude: 38.95 N, Longitude: 93.97 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 816

Lake Lafayette household income distribution

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Population change in the 1990s: +17 (+5.2%).

Most common industries for males:

Construction (18%)
Truck transportation (14%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Health care (5%)
Paper (4%)
Plastics and rubber products (4%)
Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers (4%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (20%)
Accommodation and food services (15%)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores (7%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (7%)
Food (5%)
Transportation equipment (5%)
Gasoline stations (5%)

Most common occupations for males

Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
Carpenters (9%)
Construction laborers (8%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)

Most common occupations for females

Other production occupations including supervisors (18%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (9%)
Cashiers (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)
Waiters and waitresses (5%)
Other transportation workers (5%)

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Crime in Lake Lafayette by Year
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	1	1	0	4	1
per 100,000	284.9	276.2	0.0	1095.9	265.3
Burglaries	2	8	1	7	1
per 100,000	569.8	2209.9	278.6	1917.8	265.3
Thefts	4	8	6	4	5
per 100,000	1139.6	2209.9	1671.3	1095.9	1326.3
Auto thefts	0	0	0	1	1
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	274.0	265.3
Arson	0	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	278.6	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	142.5	298.3	86.4	419.2	145.9

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Average climate in Lake Lafayette, Missouri

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Lake Lafayette, Missouri average temperatures

Lake Lafayette, Missouri average precipitation

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Lake Lafayette-area historical tornado activity is near Missouri state average. It is 81% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 29.6 miles away from the Lake Lafayette city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 5/4/1977, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 25.8 miles away from the city center injured one person and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospitals/medical centers near Lake Lafayette:

LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 16 miles; LEXINGTON, MO)
WESTERN MISSOURI MEDICAL CENTER (about 21 miles; WARRENSBURG, MO)
ST MARYS HOSPITAL OF BLUE SPRINGS (about 25 miles; BLUE SPRINGS, MO)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lake Lafayette:

CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 44 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MKC)
KANSAS CITY INTL (about 56 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MCI)
ROSECRANS MEMORIAL (about 86 miles; ST JOSEPH, MO; ID: STJ)

Other public-use airports nearest to Lake Lafayette:

HARRY S TRUMAN REGIONAL (about 10 miles; BATES CITY, MO; ID: 2M1)
EAST KANSAS CITY (about 17 miles; GRAIN VALLEY, MO; ID: 3GV)
SKYHAVEN (about 17 miles; WARRENSBURG, MO; ID: 9K4)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lake Lafayette:

CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 21 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 31 miles; LEES SUMMIT, MO; FT enrollment: 4,576)
DEVRY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (about 43 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,189)
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY (about 43 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 8,830)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGES (about 44 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,259)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 45 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; FT enrollment: 2,998)
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)

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Average household size:

This city:	2.8 people
Missouri:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	72.8%
Whole state:	67.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	14.4%
Whole state:	5.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	13.2%
Whole state:	11.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	6.0%
Whole state:	5.1%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lake Lafayette, MO

Lake Lafayette compared to Missouri state average:

Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in below state average.
Number of rooms per house below state average.
House age significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Lake Lafayette mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Lafayette County Missouri:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (60%) Electricity (27%) Utility gas (4%) Wood (4%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%) No fuel used (2%)

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
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$300
Police Protection - Officers	0	$0		5	$1,500
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$50
Totals for Government	0	$0		7	$1,850

Lake Lafayette government finances in 2002:

Current Operations - Police Protection: $21,000
Central Staff Services: $20,000

Regular Highways: $16,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $25,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $9,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $11,000
General Support: $2,000
Tax - Property: $16,000
NEC: $2,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $3,000

7.12% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,782 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.12%
Missouri average:	7.87%

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

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Jackson County, MO	2.97% ($42,153 average AGI)
from Johnson County, MO	0.64% ($109,935)
from Saline County, MO	0.31% ($25,568)

7.74% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,434 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.74%
Missouri average:	7.66%

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 Jackson County, MO	2.96% ($30,499 average AGI)
to Johnson County, MO	0.53% ($22,953)
to Ray County, MO	0.37% ($25,889)

Strongest AM radio stations in Lake Lafayette:

WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KCTE (1510 AM; daytime; 10 kW; INDEPENDENCE, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KCCV (760 AM; daytime; 6 kW; OVERLAND PARK, KS; Owner: BOTT BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KCSP (610 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KXTR (1660 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KPHN (1190 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ABC, INC.)
KCWJ (1030 AM; 1 kW; BLUE SPRINGS, MO; Owner: CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING ASSOCIATES, LP)
KMBZ (980 AM; 5 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KOKO (1450 AM; 1 kW; WARRENSBURG, MO; Owner: D & H MEDIA, L.L.C.)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Lake Lafayette:

KMJK (107.3 FM; LEXINGTON, MO; Owner: ALLUR-KANSAS CITY, INC.)
KTBG (90.9 FM; WARRENSBURG, MO; Owner: CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY)
KCFX (101.1 FM; HARRISONVILLE, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KSRC (102.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
WDAF-FM (106.5 FM; LIBERTY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KUDL (98.1 FM; KANSAS CITY, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KQRC-FM (98.9 FM; LEAVENWORTH, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KRBZ (96.5 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KYYS (99.7 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: ENTERCOM KANSAS CITY LICENSE, LLC)
KMXV (93.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO OPERATIONS INC.)
KAYX (92.5 FM; RICHMOND, MO; Owner: BOTT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KBEQ-FM (104.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: INFINITY RADIO SUBSIDIARY OPERATIONS INC.)
KPRS (103.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: CARTER BROADCAST GROUP, INC.)
KZPL (97.3 FM; LEE'S SUMMIT, MO; Owner: UNION FIRST BROADCASTING, LLC)
KCMO-FM (94.9 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KCUR-FM (89.3 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: CURATORS OF UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI)
KXKX (105.7 FM; KNOB NOSTER, MO; Owner: BICK BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KLJC (88.5 FM; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: CALVARY BIBLE COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Lake Lafayette:

KMBC-TV (Channel 9; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: KMBC HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
KCPT (Channel 19; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: PUBLIC TELEVISION 19, INC.)
KSMO-TV (Channel 62; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: KSMO LICENSEE, INC.)
KPXE (Channel 50; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: PAXSON KANSAS CITY LICENSE, INC.)
KMCI (Channel 38; LAWRENCE, KS; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KCTV (Channel 5; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
KCWE (Channel 29; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: KCWE-TV, INC.)
K48FS (Channel 48; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)
KSHB-TV (Channel 41; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SCRIPPS HOWARD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
K35CT (Channel 35; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: WORD OF GOD FELLOWSHIP, INC.)

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