Lafayette County, FL Demographic Data
Lafayette County, FL Summary
Lafayette County is located in Florida
- Population: 8,668
- Area: 547.91 sq. miles
- Land Area: 543.41 sq. miles
- Water Area: 4.50 sq. miles
- Population Density: 15.82 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 72.18 ft
- Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Lafayette County, FL Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
3,727
43%
50.8
Male
5,015
57%
49.2
Total Population
8,742
323,128,000
Lafayette County, FL Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
423
4.8%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
487
5.6%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
533
6.1%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
639
7.3%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
540
6.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,432
16.4%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
1,358
15.5%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,080
12.4%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
545
6.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
497
5.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
764
8.7%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
316
3.6%
4.4
85 Years and Over
128
1.5%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
6,925
79.2%
77.2
Female
2,608
37.7%
51.3
Male
4,317
62.3%
48.7
21 Years and over
6,612
75.6%
73.1
62 Years and over
1,510
17.3%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,208
13.8%
15.2
Female
652
54.0%
55.8
Male
556
46.0%
44.2
Median Age (years)
38
0.0%
0.0
Lafayette County, FL Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
8,565
98.0%
96.8
White
6,963
79.6%
72.6
Black or African American
1,485
17.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
13
0.1%
0.8
Asian
5
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
5
0.1%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
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
99
1.1%
5.1
Two or More Races
177
2.0%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
1,124
12.9%
17.8
Mexican
484
5.5%
11.2
Puerto Rican
177
2.0%
1.7
Cuban
352
4.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
111
1.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
7,618
87.1%
82.2
Lafayette County, FL Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
551
9.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
993
16.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
2,285
37.3%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,142
18.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
316
5.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
459
7.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
374
6.1%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
1,544
25.2%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
4,576
74.8%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
833
13.6%
31.2
Lafayette County, FL Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
2,739
37.5%
33.7%
Now Married
2,997
41.1%
47.5
Divorced
760
10.4%
11.0%
Separated
278
3.8%
2.0
Widowed
525
7.2
5.8%
Lafayette County, FL Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
7,036
84.6%
78.4%
Languages other than english
1,283
15.4%
21.6%
Spanish
1,167
14.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
70
0.8%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
5
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
41
0.5%
1.1%
Lafayette County, FL Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
153
6.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
207
8.9%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
398
17.2%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
358
15.4%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
330
14.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
359
15.5%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
218
9.4%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
190
8.2%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
56
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
51
2.2%
6.4
Median household income
36,236
57,617
Per capita income
19,341
31,128
Lafayette County, FL Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
296
11.6%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
128
5.0%
9.8
Construction
133
5.2%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
574
22.5%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
68
2.7%
6.6
Information
4
0.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
174
6.8%
10.1
Other services except public administration
160
6.3%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
137
5.4%
11.4
Public administration
389
15.3%
4.6
Retail trade
239
9.4%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
186
7.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
60
2.4%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
378
14.8%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
775
30.4%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
379
14.9%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
441
17.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
575
22.6%
18.1%
Lafayette County, FL Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
2,440
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
1,884
77.2%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
410
16.8%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
4
0.2%
5.1
Walked
11
0.5%
2.7
Other means
42
1.7%
1.8
Worked at home
89
3.6%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
25.2
26.6
Lafayette County, FL Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
156
6.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
719
31.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
947
40.8%
37.1
3 or more
498
21.5%
21.0
Lafayette County, FL Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
2,320
73.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
1,907
82.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
413
17.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
855
26.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
4
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
19
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.1
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
2.6
0.0%
2.5
Lafayette County, FL Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,175
1 room
129
4.1%
2.4
2 rooms
76
2.4%
2.7
3 rooms
263
8.3%
9.1
4 rooms
557
17.5%
16.5
5 rooms
663
20.9%
19.8
6 rooms
473
14.9%
17.8
7 rooms
488
15.4%
12.0
8 rooms
249
7.8%
8.6
9 rooms or more
277
8.7%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Lafayette County, FL Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
3,175
1-unit, detached
1,728
54.4%
61.5
1-unit, attached
23
0.7%
5.9
2-units
0
0.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
45
1.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
35
1.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
83
2.6%
9.0
Mobile home
1,261
39.7%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Lafayette County, FL Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
185
5.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
70
2.2%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
96
3.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
128
4.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
433
13.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
599
18.9%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
588
18.5%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
930
29.3%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
146
4.6%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Lafayette County, FL Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
0
0.0%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
388
16.7%
4.7
Electricity
1,890
81.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
36
1.6%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
6
0.3%
1.1
Lafayette County, FL Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
753
47295100.0
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
11.8%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
13
1.7%
7.0%
Less than $500
76
10.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
131
17.4%
20.1%
$500 to $999
213
28.3%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
320
42.5%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
317
42.1%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
100
13.3%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
30
4.0%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
27
3.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
279
37.1%
21.3%
Not Computed
0
0.0%
0.0%
Lafayette County, FL Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
384
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%
$1,000 to $1,499
4
1.0%
28.3%
$1,500 to $1,999
8
2.1%
11.9%
Less than $500
120
31.3%
10.7%
$500 to $999
252
65.6%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
29
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
675
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
59
15.4%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
6
1.6%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
39
10.2%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
127
33.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
68
17.7%
9.0%
35.0% or more
85
22.1%
40.7%
Not Computed
29
0.0%
0.0%
Lafayette County, FL Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
1,907
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
532
27.9%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
308
16.2%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
288
15.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
330
17.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
169
8.9%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
200
10.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
41
2.1%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
39
2.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
112,400
205,000