Lafayette, CA (California) Houses and Residents

Homes for Sale in Lafayette. Search By Bed, Bath, and Price Range! Back to: Lafayette, California main profile, California, California smaller cities, California small towns, California forum, All US cities. View Lafayette Apartments for Rent Total population: 25,409 (All urban) Houses: 9,213 (9,030 occupied: 6,846 owner occupied, 2,184 renter occupied) % of renters here: 24% State: 24% Housing density: 606 houses/condos per square mile Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2009 in this state: $361,782. Median contract rent in 2009: $1,379 (lower quartile is $1,077, upper quartile is $1,793) Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2009: $1,700 Median gross rent in Lafayette, CA in 2009: $1,439 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 Median household income for houses/condos with a mortgage: $168,711 Median household income for apartments without a mortgage: $105,912 Median monthly housing costs: $2,420 Options X User-defined colors Preset color patterns Border Min value Max value Selected area border Search result border State border Opacity: Opacity % Hide borders Hide US histogram Reset to defaults Most recent value % change since 2k Data: Median house or condo value ($) Median house or condo value ($ change since 2000) Median house or condo value ($) - White Median house or condo value ($) - Black or African American Median house or condo value ($) - 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Based on 2005-2010 data Loading data... 123 Hide US histogram Latest news about housing in Lafayette, CA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Recent posts about housing in Lafayette, California on our local forum with over 1,500,000 registered users: Temporary housing - service apartments in Lafayette area  (2 replies) Walnut Creek - why limited homes for sale?  (14 replies) Looking for Apartments near San Francisco Bay Area  (10 replies) Median Homes for the Bay Under $300K  (85 replies) Relocating to Bay Area - San Raphael or Lamorinda - renting house.  (27 replies) Oakland in the media and Real Estate values  (310 replies) Estimated median house or condo value in 2009: $738,647 (it was $582,800 in 2000) Lafayette: $738,647 California: $384,200 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $566,699 - $879,384 Mean price in 2009: Detached houses: $1,146,608 Here: $1,146,608 State: $521,364 Townhouses or other attached units: $831,060 Here: $831,060 State: $436,871 In 2-unit structures: $1,865,127 Here: $1,865,127 State: $634,434 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $84,068 Here: $84,068 State: $443,730 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $484,884 Here: $484,884 State: $418,318 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)

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2009 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: 1 $40,000 to $49,999: 6 $50,000 to $59,999: 0 $60,000 to $69,999: 0 $70,000 to $79,999: 2 $80,000 to $89,999: 9 $90,000 to $99,999: 6 $100,000 to $124,999: 0 $125,000 to $149,999: 0 $150,000 to $174,999: 9 $175,000 to $199,999: 1 $200,000 to $249,999: 8 $250,000 to $299,999: 13 $300,000 to $399,999: 63 $400,000 to $499,999: 114 $500,000 to $749,999: 1021 $750,000 to $999,999: 1689 $1,000,000 or more: 4334

Rent paid by renters in 2009 in Lafayette: Less than $100: 0 people $100 to $149: 0 $150 to $199: 0 $200 to $249: 0 $250 to $299: 12 $300 to $349: 20 $350 to $399: 0 $400 to $449: 0 $450 to $499: 0 $500 to $549: 12 $550 to $599: 0 $600 to $649: 10 $650 to $699: 10 $700 to $749: 0 $750 to $799: 42 $800 to $899: 76 $900 to $999: 152 $1,000 to $1,249: 408 $1,250 to $1,499: 437 $1,500 to $1,999: 551 $2,000 or more: 416 No cash rent: 42

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 (commute) 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

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

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

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

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

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 2009 for:

• White non-Hispanic householders: $130,401
• Black householders: $87,630
• American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $42,110
• Asian householders: $135,241
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $143,335
• Some other race householders: $43,935
• Two or more races householders: $152,046
• Hispanic or Latino race householders: $92,782

Median 2009 house value for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $741,308
• Black or African American householders: $792,131
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $443,593
• Asian householders: $709,750
• Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $818,493
• Some other race householders: $545,747
• Two or more races householders: $871,344
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $595,936

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

House/condo owner moved in on average 17 years ago

Renter moved in on average 5 years ago

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