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Lafayette Apartments for Rent

Total population: 25,011 (All urban)

Lafayette, California Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 9,213 (9,030 occupied: 6,846 owner occupied, 2,184 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	24%
State:	43%

Housing density: 606 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $488,768.

Median contract rent in 2007: $1,349 (lower quartile is $1,101, upper quartile is $1,937)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $2,097

Median gross rent in Lafayette, CA in 2007: $1,452

Housing units in Lafayette with a mortgage: 4,889 (605 second mortgage, 841 home equity loan, 20 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 1,572

Lafayette,CA index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $1,428,756 (it was $582,800 in 2000)

Lafayette:	$1,428,756
California:	$532,300

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $1,060,889 - $1,508,609

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $1,312,390
Here: $1,312,390
State: $619,135

Townhouses or other attached units: $800,393
Here: $800,393
State: $541,123

In 2-unit structures: $882,473
Here: $882,473
State: $702,713

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $674,722
Here: $674,722
State: $512,546

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $811,878
Here: $811,878
State: $482,470

Household type by relationship

Households: 23,313

In family households: 20,615 (5,509 male householders, 1,296 female householders)
6,268 spouses, 6,892 children (6,408 natural, 258 adopted, 226 stepchildren), 166 grandchildren, 41 brothers or sisters, 95 parents, 158 other relatives, 190 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 2,698 (923 male householders (672 living alone)), 1,251 female householders (1,027 living alone)), 524 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 150 (80 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,991 2-persons, 1,478 3-persons, 1,607 4-persons, 568 5-persons, 125 6-persons, 36 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,699 1-person, 436 2-persons, 35 3-persons, 4 4-persons.

5,296 married couples with children.
727 single-parent households (176 men, 551 women).

87.0% of residents of Lafayette speak English at home.
3.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (73% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
5.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (84% speak English very well, 11% speak English well, 5% speak English not well).
4.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 25% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 2% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (56% speak English very well, 44% speak English well).

Foreign born population: 2,542 (10.8%)
(56.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	7.1
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.9
State:	3.5

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Lafayette, California:
	1 room: 9 2 rooms: 7 3 rooms: 67 4 rooms: 129 5 rooms: 625 6 rooms: 1,562 7 rooms: 1,587 8 rooms: 1,341 9 or more rooms: 1,519

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette, California:
	1 room: 34 2 rooms: 333 3 rooms: 445 4 rooms: 700 5 rooms: 325 6 rooms: 170 7 rooms: 133 8 rooms: 37 9 or more rooms: 7

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 53
1995 to 1998: 120
1990 to 1994: 143
1980 to 1989: 630
1970 to 1979: 1,477
1960 to 1969: 1,968
1950 to 1959: 3,212
1940 to 1949: 1,154
1939 or earlier: 456

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Lafayette:
	no bedroom: 9 1 bedroom: 37 2 bedrooms: 541 3 bedrooms: 3,141 4 bedrooms: 2,392 5 or more bedrooms: 726

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Lafayette:
	no bedroom: 49 1 bedroom: 728 2 bedrooms: 917 3 bedrooms: 390 4 bedrooms: 100 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 Lafayette in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 101 1 vehicle: 989 2 vehicles: 3,553 3 vehicles: 1,675 4 vehicles: 415 5 or more vehicles: 113

Cars and other vehicles available in Lafayette in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 162 1 vehicle: 1,015 2 vehicles: 793 3 vehicles: 164 4 vehicles: 50 5 or more vehicles: 0

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in Lafayette, CA:

Less than $10,000: 0
$10,000 to $14,999: 0
$15,000 to $19,999: 0
$20,000 to $24,999: 0
$25,000 to $29,999: 0
$30,000 to $34,999: 0
$35,000 to $39,999: 0
$40,000 to $49,999: 1
$50,000 to $59,999: 6
$60,000 to $69,999: 1
$70,000 to $79,999: 0
$80,000 to $89,999: 0
$90,000 to $99,999: 1
$100,000 to $124,999: 15
$125,000 to $149,999: 0
$150,000 to $174,999: 0
$175,000 to $199,999: 1
$200,000 to $249,999: 8
$250,000 to $299,999: 6
$300,000 to $399,999: 24
$400,000 to $499,999: 46
$500,000 to $749,999: 298
$750,000 to $999,999: 1050
$1,000,000 or more: 5704

Lafayette rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Lafayette:

Less than $100: 0 people
$100 to $149: 0
$150 to $199: 0
$200 to $249: 26
$250 to $299: 15
$300 to $349: 11
$350 to $399: 21
$400 to $449: 27
$450 to $499: 22
$500 to $549: 15
$550 to $599: 6
$600 to $649: 25
$650 to $699: 32
$700 to $749: 34
$750 to $799: 18
$800 to $899: 91
$900 to $999: 105
$1,000 to $1,249: 510
$1,250 to $1,499: 343
$1,500 to $1,999: 473
$2,000 or more: 474
No cash rent: 35

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 416 1990 to 1994: 360 1985 to 1989: 171 1980 to 1984: 282 1975 to 1979: 329 1970 to 1974: 231 1970 to 1974: 207 1965 to 1969: 546

Lafayette, CA Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 54.6%
Number of people working at home: 1,020 (9.0% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 217
5 to 9 minutes: 964
10 to 14 minutes: 1066
15 to 19 minutes: 1309
20 to 24 minutes: 1513
25 to 29 minutes: 601
30 to 34 minutes: 1405
35 to 39 minutes: 329
40 to 44 minutes: 456
45 to 59 minutes: 1075
60 to 89 minutes: 1049
90 or more minutes: 345

Lafayette mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 8,037 (71%)
Carpooled: 734 (6%)
Bus or trolley bus: 42 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 9 (0%)
Subway or elevated: 1,180 (10%)
Railroad: 123 (1%)
Ferryboat: 6 (0%)
Motorcycle: 15 (0%)
Bicycle: 12 (0%)
Walked: 125 (1%)
Other means: 46 (0%)
Worked at home: 1,020 (9%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 204
$10,000 to $14,999: 162
$15,000 to $19,999: 172
$20,000 to $24,999: 189
$25,000 to $29,999: 186
$30,000 to $34,999: 258
$35,000 to $39,999: 266
$40,000 to $44,999: 215
$45,000 to $49,999: 194
$50,000 to $59,999: 500
$60,000 to $74,999: 882
$75,000 to $99,999: 1160
$100,000 to $124,999: 977
$125,000 to $149,999: 890
$150,000 to $199,999: 992
$200,000 or more: 1732

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3644

English: 2930

German: 2541

Irish: 2344

Italian: 1484

United States or American: 933

Scottish: 671

French (except Basque): 587

Swedish: 580

Norwegian: 493

European: 452

Russian: 428

Polish: 427

Scotch-Irish: 416

British: 290

Dutch: 236

Swiss: 220

Danish: 200

Portuguese: 162

Greek: 146

Armenian: 138

Eastern European: 136

Hungarian: 130

Iranian: 121

Croatian: 120

Northern European: 113

Welsh: 105

Austrian: 98

French Canadian: 98

Canadian: 94

Scandinavian: 77

Arab:: 62

Turkish: 43

Romanian: 43

Finnish: 41

Belgian: 40

Lebanese: 39

Czech: 35

Lithuanian: 35

Czechoslovakian: 34

Latvian: 31

Pennsylvania German: 28

Subsaharan African:: 26

Ukrainian: 20

Serbian: 20

South African: 19

Israeli: 18

Yugoslavian: 17

Slavic: 12

Brazilian: 11

Australian: 11

Slovene: 11

Jordanian: 10

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 10

Acadian/Cajun: 9

Luxemburger: 8

Icelander: 7

Slovak: 7

Other Subsaharan African: 7

Other Arab: 7

Palestinian: 6

Estonian: 6

Jamaican: 5

West Indian: 5

Basque: 3

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

United Kingdom (12%)
China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (9%)
Canada (7%)
India (6%)
Hong Kong (5%)
Germany (5%)
Korea (4%)

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

This state: 13381
Northeast: 1988
Midwest: 2384
South: 1417
West: 1459

63% of Lafayette residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 50% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in California.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 7
5th and 6th grade: 14
7th and 8th grade: 25
9th grade: 11
10th grade: 29
11th grade: 23
12th grade, no diploma: 32
High school graduate (or equivalency): 570
Less than 1 year of college: 200
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 951
Associate degree: 298
Bachelor's degree: 2,781
Master's degree: 1,600
Professional school degree: 1,000
Doctorate degree: 488

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 18
Nursery to 4th grade: 4
5th and 6th grade: 17
7th and 8th grade: 12
9th grade: 24
10th grade: 18
11th grade: 22
12th grade, no diploma: 111
High school graduate (or equivalency): 880
Less than 1 year of college: 303
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,179
Associate degree: 559
Bachelor's degree: 3,566
Master's degree: 1,203
Professional school degree: 421
Doctorate degree: 243

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 1.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 1.2%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 15.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 1.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.3%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 24.0%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 13.1%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $127,830
Black householders: $70,690
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $43,783
Asian householders: $130,395
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $222,879
Some other race householders: $38,418
Two or more races householders: $173,311
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $87,461

Lafayette household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Lafayette household income for Black householders

Lafayette household income for Asian householders

Lafayette household income for Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders

Lafayette household income for Some other race householders

Lafayette household income for Two or more races householders

Lafayette household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Lafayette marital status for males

Lafayette marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $1,433,903
Black or African American householders: $1,532,210
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $858,037
Asian householders: $1,372,860
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $1,583,202
Some other race householders: $1,055,631
Two or more races householders: $1,685,431
Hispanic or Latino householders: $1,152,712

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 7,371
One, attached: 290
Two: 208
3 or 4: 211
5 to 9: 273
10 to 19: 355
20 to 49: 390
50 or more: 115

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 0%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 0%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Lafayette:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Utility gas (90%) Electricity (10%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Utility gas (76%) Electricity (21%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%) Wood (1%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 201

Here:	6.7%
California:	9.9%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 126

Here:	9.2%
California:	7.8%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 130

Here:	15.7%
California:	15.4%

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)

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