Lafayette County, AR Demographic Data
Lafayette County, AR Summary
Lafayette County is located in Arkansas
- Population: 7,618
- Area: 545.08 sq. miles
- Land Area: 528.27 sq. miles
- Water Area: 16.81 sq. miles
- Population Density: 13.97 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 249.34 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
Arkansas Heat Map by County Population
Cities With Largest Population in AR
Counties With Largest Population in AR
Sponsored
Lafayette County, AR Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,629
51%
50.8
Male
3,498
49%
49.2
Total Population
7,127
323,128,000
Lafayette County, AR Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
343
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
474
6.7%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
348
4.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
493
6.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
395
5.5%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
730
10.2%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
744
10.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,000
14.0%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
541
7.6%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
530
7.4%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
871
12.2%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
542
7.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
116
1.6%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
5,665
79.5%
77.2
Female
2,984
52.7%
51.3
Male
2,681
47.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
5,402
75.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,882
26.4%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,529
21.5%
15.2
Female
850
55.6%
55.8
Male
679
44.4%
44.2
Median Age (years)
45
0.0%
0.0
Lafayette County, AR Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
7,088
99.5%
96.8
White
4,291
60.2%
72.6
Black or African American
2,763
38.8%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
0
0.0%
0.8
Asian
31
0.4%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
12
0.2%
1.3
Filipino
7
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
12
0.2%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
3
0.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
39
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
71
1.0%
17.8
Mexican
68
1.0%
11.2
Puerto Rican
0
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
3
0.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,056
99.0%
82.2
Lafayette County, AR Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
259
5.1%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
744
14.7%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,169
42.7%
27.2
Some college, no degree
853
16.8%
20.6
Associate's Degree
355
7.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
551
10.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
143
2.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,003
19.8%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,071
80.2%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
694
13.7%
31.2
Lafayette County, AR Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
1,733
29.1%
33.7%
Now Married
2,435
40.8%
47.5
Divorced
948
15.9%
11.0%
Separated
180
3.0%
2.0
Widowed
666
11.2
5.8%
Lafayette County, AR Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
6,705
98.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
79
1.2%
21.6%
Spanish
49
0.7%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
6
0.1%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
24
0.4%
3.5%
Other Languages
0
0.0%
1.1%
Lafayette County, AR Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
509
17.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
305
10.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
457
15.5%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
367
12.5%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
379
12.9%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
436
14.8%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
202
6.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
156
5.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
51
1.7%
5.8
$200,000 or more
85
2.9%
6.4
Median household income
29,882
57,617
Per capita income
24,171
31,128
Lafayette County, AR Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
286
11.3%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
119
4.7%
9.8
Construction
94
3.7%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
595
23.6%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
83
3.3%
6.6
Information
32
1.3%
2.1
Manufacturing
411
16.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
178
7.0%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
68
2.7%
11.4
Public administration
206
8.2%
4.6
Retail trade
259
10.3%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
158
6.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
36
1.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
368
14.6%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
691
27.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
547
21.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
512
20.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
407
16.1%
18.1%
Lafayette County, AR Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,433
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,974
81.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
269
11.1%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
8
0.3%
5.1
Walked
52
2.1%
2.7
Other means
32
1.3%
1.8
Worked at home
98
4.0%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.0
26.6
Lafayette County, AR Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
309
10.5%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,038
35.2%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,072
36.4%
37.1
3 or more
528
17.9%
21.0
Lafayette County, AR Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,947
67.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,129
72.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
818
27.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,395
32.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
12
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
2.4
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.3
0.0%
2.5
Lafayette County, AR Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,342
1 room
40
0.9%
2.4
2 rooms
78
1.8%
2.7
3 rooms
406
9.4%
9.1
4 rooms
1,006
23.2%
16.5
5 rooms
1,056
24.3%
19.8
6 rooms
950
21.9%
17.8
7 rooms
427
9.8%
12.0
8 rooms
215
5.0%
8.6
9 rooms or more
164
3.8%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lafayette County, AR Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,342
1-unit, detached
2,849
65.6%
61.5
1-unit, attached
27
0.6%
5.9
2-units
84
1.9%
3.6
3 or 4 units
191
4.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
76
1.8%
4.8
10 to 19 units
1
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
0
0.0%
9.0
Mobile home
1,114
25.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lafayette County, AR Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
371
8.5%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
290
6.7%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
439
10.1%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
636
14.6%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
844
19.4%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
525
12.1%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
773
17.8%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
425
9.8%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
39
0.9%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lafayette County, AR Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
1,163
39.5%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
211
7.2%
4.7
Electricity
1,474
50.0%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
1
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
83
2.8%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
6
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
9
0.3%
1.1
Lafayette County, AR Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
829
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
6
0.7%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
14
1.7%
11.8%
$2,500 to $2,999
23
2.8%
7.0%
$1,500 to $1,999
46
5.5%
20.1%
Less than $500
82
9.9%
1.6%
$1,000 to $1,499
181
21.8%
28.8%
$500 to $999
477
57.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
393
47.4%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
60
7.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
57
6.9%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
43
5.2%
7.0%
35.0% or more
276
33.3%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lafayette County, AR Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
611
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
9
1.5%
28.3%
$500 to $999
192
31.4%
41.0%
Less than $500
410
67.1%
10.7%
No Cash Rent
207
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
428
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
106
18.2%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
68
11.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
32
5.5%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
73
12.5%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
41
7.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
264
45.2%
40.7%
Not Computed
234
0.0%
0.0%
Lafayette County, AR Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,129
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
839
39.4%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
695
32.6%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
236
11.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
178
8.4%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
81
3.8%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
63
3.0%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
0
0.0%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
37
1.7%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
63,300
205,000