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Lafayette, Ohio: commercial real estate data.
Lafayette is a Census village of 293 people across 0.23 square miles of land, in Allen County. Median household income is $53,125, 77.6 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lafayette
What Lafayette is
- Census place typevillage
- Land area0.23 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,260 plus or minus 503
- County holding the largest share of its areaAllen County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lafayette
How many people live in Lafayette
- Population293 plus or minus 117
- Median age32.7 plus or minus 10.5
- Population under 1876 plus or minus 36
- Share under 1825.9 percent plus or minus 6.9
- Population 65 and over57 plus or minus 29
- Share 65 and over19.5 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Households125 plus or minus 51
- Family households78 plus or minus 36
- Share of households that are families62.4 percent plus or minus 13.5
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lafayette
Income and work in Lafayette
- Median household income$53,125 plus or minus $17,675
- Per capita income$29,202
- Civilian labor force155 plus or minus 68
- Employed135 plus or minus 64
- Unemployed20 plus or minus 25
- Unemployment rate12.9 percent plus or minus 15.1
- Adults 25 and over204 plus or minus 80
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher98.5 percent plus or minus 50.4
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher7.8 percent plus or minus 9.2
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree2.5 percent plus or minus 7.7
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lafayette
Housing in Lafayette
- Housing units138 plus or minus 53
- Occupied units125 plus or minus 51
- Vacant units13 plus or minus 12
- Vacancy rate9.4 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Owner occupied97 plus or minus 37
- Renter occupied28 plus or minus 29
- Ownership rate77.6 percent plus or minus 43.3
- Median owner-occupied home value$121,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$647 plus or minus $146
- Annual rent as a share of median income14.6 percent plus or minus 5.9
- Single family units134 plus or minus 53
- Share single family97.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4 plus or minus 15
- Share in buildings of two or more2.9 percent plus or minus 10.6
- Mobile homes0
- Median year structure built1938
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lafayette
How Lafayette gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute130 plus or minus 61
- Commuting under 15 minutes29 plus or minus 26
- Share commuting under 15 minutes22.3 percent plus or minus 17.3
- Commuting 30 minutes or more21 plus or minus 21
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more16.2 percent plus or minus 14.0
- Drove alone85.2 percent plus or minus 56.8
- Carpooled0.0 percent
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home3.7 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lafayette
Flood risk in Lafayette
- NFIP communityVillage of Lafayette
- NFIP community number390803
- Participating in the NFIPNo
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/20/24
The Village of Lafayette does not participate in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 390803 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Allen County, not Lafayette
Allen County context, not Lafayette figures
- Establishments in Allen County2,239
- Covered employment, Allen County49,690
- Average annual pay, Allen County$58,790
- Housing units permitted, Allen County100
Every figure in this section is published for Allen County as a whole and is not a measurement of Lafayette.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Lafayette questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Lafayette, Ohio?
293, in 125 households. Lafayette village covers 0.23 square miles of land, which is 1,260 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Lafayette in?
Allen County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Lafayette?
$53,125. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $121,300. Median gross rent is $647 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Lafayette in the National Flood Insurance Program?
No, it is listed but not participating. Lafayette appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lafayette, village of, community 390803, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Lafayette figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Allen County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Lafayette.
Is zoning published for Lafayette?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.
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