La Fayette, AL (Alabama) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 2,893 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 2,893 (47 farm, 2,846 nonfarm))

La Fayette, Alabama Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,292 (1,169 occupied: 811 owner occupied, 358 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	31%
State:	28%

Housing density: 146 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $153,231.

Median contract rent in 2007: $181 (lower quartile is $129, upper quartile is $295)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $251

Median gross rent in La Fayette, AL in 2007: $328

Housing units in La Fayette with a mortgage: 316 (25 second mortgage, 44 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 371

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $75,796 (it was $49,300 in 2000)

La Fayette:	$75,796
Alabama:	$115,600

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $36,926 - $115,426

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $114,249
Here: $114,249
State: $173,037

Townhouses or other attached units: $117,934
Here: $117,934
State: $137,814

In 2-unit structures: $150,328
Here: $150,328
State: $136,146

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $37,847
Here: $37,847
State: $116,190

Mobile homes: $29,167
Here: $29,167
State: $39,336

Household type by relationship

Households: 2,949

In family households: 2,578 (431 male householders, 341 female householders)
412 spouses, 918 children (879 natural, 31 adopted, 8 stepchildren), 246 grandchildren, 58 brothers or sisters, 28 parents, 112 other relatives, 32 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 371 (148 male householders (142 living alone)), 218 female householders (218 living alone)), 5 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 304 (294 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 280 2-persons, 178 3-persons, 151 4-persons, 118 5-persons, 20 6-persons, 25 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 360 1-person, 6 2-persons.

259 married couples with children.
288 single-parent households (15 men, 273 women).

98.2% of residents of La Fayette speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English very well).
0.9% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (79% speak English very well, 21% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 10 (0.3%)
(30.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	6.0
State:	6.0

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	4.7
State:	4.3

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in La Fayette, Alabama:
	1 room: 0 2 rooms: 8 3 rooms: 29 4 rooms: 90 5 rooms: 178 6 rooms: 209 7 rooms: 164 8 rooms: 87 9 or more rooms: 46

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in La Fayette, Alabama:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 9 3 rooms: 64 4 rooms: 82 5 rooms: 87 6 rooms: 78 7 rooms: 19 8 rooms: 10 9 or more rooms: 0

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 9
1995 to 1998: 35
1990 to 1994: 77
1980 to 1989: 150
1970 to 1979: 265
1960 to 1969: 198
1950 to 1959: 188
1940 to 1949: 122
1939 or earlier: 248

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in La Fayette:
	no bedroom: 0 1 bedroom: 26 2 bedrooms: 167 3 bedrooms: 463 4 bedrooms: 123 5 or more bedrooms: 32

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in La Fayette:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 72 2 bedrooms: 134 3 bedrooms: 116 4 bedrooms: 27 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in La Fayette in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 116 1 vehicle: 273 2 vehicles: 269 3 vehicles: 115 4 vehicles: 32 5 or more vehicles: 6

Cars and other vehicles available in La Fayette in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 156 1 vehicle: 117 2 vehicles: 62 3 vehicles: 13 4 vehicles: 10 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in La Fayette, AL:

Less than $10,000: 33
$10,000 to $14,999: 16
$15,000 to $19,999: 22
$20,000 to $24,999: 24
$25,000 to $29,999: 26
$30,000 to $34,999: 18
$35,000 to $39,999: 18
$40,000 to $49,999: 43
$50,000 to $59,999: 66
$60,000 to $69,999: 68
$70,000 to $79,999: 53
$80,000 to $89,999: 36
$90,000 to $99,999: 25
$100,000 to $124,999: 106
$125,000 to $149,999: 56
$150,000 to $174,999: 32
$175,000 to $199,999: 29
$200,000 to $249,999: 35
$250,000 to $299,999: 4
$300,000 to $399,999: 5
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 4
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 5

La Fayette rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in La Fayette:

Less than $100: 75 people
$100 to $149: 42
$150 to $199: 44
$200 to $249: 33
$250 to $299: 31
$300 to $349: 32
$350 to $399: 20
$400 to $449: 6
$450 to $499: 6
$500 to $549: 3
$550 to $599: 1
$600 to $649: 0
$650 to $699: 0
$700 to $749: 0
$750 to $799: 0
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 0
$1,000 to $1,249: 0
$1,250 to $1,499: 0
$1,500 to $1,999: 0
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 31

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 0 1990 to 1994: 0 1985 to 1989: 0 1980 to 1984: 3 1975 to 1979: 7 1970 to 1974: 0 1970 to 1974: 0 1965 to 1969: 0

La Fayette, AL Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.9%
Number of people working at home: 6 (0.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 133
5 to 9 minutes: 211
10 to 14 minutes: 158
15 to 19 minutes: 96
20 to 24 minutes: 35
25 to 29 minutes: 59
30 to 34 minutes: 218
35 to 39 minutes: 8
40 to 44 minutes: 17
45 to 59 minutes: 47
60 to 89 minutes: 26
90 or more minutes: 25

La Fayette mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 817 (79%)
Carpooled: 159 (15%)
Walked: 29 (3%)
Other means: 28 (3%)
Worked at home: 6 (1%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 275
$10,000 to $14,999: 147
$15,000 to $19,999: 106
$20,000 to $24,999: 66
$25,000 to $29,999: 56
$30,000 to $34,999: 93
$35,000 to $39,999: 69
$40,000 to $44,999: 44
$45,000 to $49,999: 52
$50,000 to $59,999: 65
$60,000 to $74,999: 100
$75,000 to $99,999: 33
$100,000 to $124,999: 11
$125,000 to $149,999: 10
$150,000 to $199,999: 3
$200,000 or more: 8

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 1436

United States or American: 345

English: 149

German: 45

Irish: 31

Subsaharan African:: 24

African: 24

Scotch-Irish: 20

Italian: 16

Dutch: 15

French (except Basque): 8

Scottish: 6

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Honduras (70%)
Mexico (30%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 2824
Northeast: 27
Midwest: 41
South: 334
West: 17

59% of La Fayette residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 76% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Alabama.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 33
Nursery to 4th grade: 15
5th and 6th grade: 44
7th and 8th grade: 60
9th grade: 70
10th grade: 73
11th grade: 43
12th grade, no diploma: 43
High school graduate (or equivalency): 228
Less than 1 year of college: 36
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 91
Associate degree: 13
Bachelor's degree: 72
Master's degree: 35
Professional school degree: 9
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 60
Nursery to 4th grade: 38
5th and 6th grade: 56
7th and 8th grade: 96
9th grade: 76
10th grade: 57
11th grade: 90
12th grade, no diploma: 47
High school graduate (or equivalency): 370
Less than 1 year of college: 61
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 105
Associate degree: 30
Bachelor's degree: 60
Master's degree: 29
Professional school degree: 5
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.6%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 9.5%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 0.0%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $42,945
Black householders: $20,026
Some other race householders: $17,180
Two or more races householders: $14,032
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $21,055

La Fayette household income for White non-Hispanic householders

La Fayette household income for Black householders

La Fayette marital status for males

La Fayette marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $102,487
Black or African American householders: $59,533
Two or more races householders: $113,037
Hispanic or Latino householders: $67,822

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,006
One, attached: 50
Two: 55
3 or 4: 17
5 to 9: 40
20 to 49: 5
Mobile homes: 116
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3

Median worth of mobile homes: $26,770

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in La Fayette:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (52%) Electricity (30%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (15%) Wood (2%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (46%) Electricity (37%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (14%) Wood (3%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 34

Here:	9.1%
Alabama:	10.2%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 44

Here:	21.0%
Alabama:	10.0%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 13

Here:	19.4%
Alabama:	14.1%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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