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Colorado·Boulder County
8 tracts·11K people·$687K median·1,224/mi²
White 70 · Hispanic 19 · Multiracial 6 · Asian 4 · Black 1 · Other 0
Married couple 50 · Living alone 27 · Other 23
Health 34 · Professional 21 · Retail 18 · Manufacturing 12 · Leisure 10 · Public admin 2 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 60 · Sales · office 16 · Service 10 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 5
Drive alone 60 · Work from home 33 · Carpool 12 · Walk 1 · Bike 1 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Lafayette is $686,500 (Census ACS) — 1.5× the US median of $458,812.
Lafayette has 30,602 residents across 4 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.1; the population is 69.5% White, 19.2% Hispanic or Latino, 6.1% Multiracial, 3.9% Asian, 0.8% Black and 0.5% Other; the average household has 2.4 people; 63.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.6% (Census ACS).
Lafayette Elementary School (59%), Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School (50%) and Ryan Elementary School (43%) lead the elementary schools; Angevine Middle School is the middle school with reported scores (37%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,121/month, 34% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Lafayette is $119,040 a year, 38% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Lafayette, median rent is $2,121/month and the median home value is $686,500 (Census ACS).
Lafayette reported 1.9 violent crimes and 29.5 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 87°F; winter lows average 19°F; there are 44 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 14 inches; snowfall averages 65 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Lafayette are hail (85), lightning (74) and drought (74), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
Lafayette scores 14.8 out of 20 on the EPA National Walkability Index, vs a US average of 12.3; 1.5% of workers walk to work (EPA Smart Location Database; Census ACS).