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Lafayette, Tennessee: commercial real estate data.
Lafayette is a Census city of 5,727 people across 5.30 square miles of land, in Macon County. Median household income is $51,736, 48.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $65,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Lafayette
What Lafayette is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.3 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,081
- County holding the largest share of its areaMacon 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
- Population5,727
- Median age32.3
- Population under 181,709
- Share under 1829.8 percent
- Population 65 and over704 plus or minus 214
- Share 65 and over12.3 percent plus or minus 3.7
- Households1,941
- Family households1,195
- Share of households that are families61.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lafayette
Income and work in Lafayette
- Median household income$51,736 plus or minus $16,813
- Per capita income$19,907
- Civilian labor force2,330
- Employed2,204
- Unemployed126 plus or minus 77
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Adults 25 and over3,402
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher79.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher11.8 percent plus or minus 4.9
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree1.9 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lafayette
Housing in Lafayette
- Housing units2,151
- Occupied units1,941
- Vacant units210 plus or minus 149
- Vacancy rate9.8 percent plus or minus 6.8
- Owner occupied941 plus or minus 222
- Renter occupied1,000
- Ownership rate48.5 percent plus or minus 10.0
- Median owner-occupied home value$213,900
- Median gross rent, monthly$896
- Annual rent as a share of median income20.8 percent plus or minus 7.1
- Single family units1,636
- Share single family76.1 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more448 plus or minus 168
- Share in buildings of two or more20.8 percent plus or minus 7.5
- Mobile homes67 plus or minus 79
- Median year structure built1971
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 commute2,070
- Commuting under 15 minutes841 plus or minus 241
- Share commuting under 15 minutes40.6 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Commuting 30 minutes or more942 plus or minus 258
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more45.5 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Drove alone80.8 percent
- Carpooled13.4 percent plus or minus 5.7
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked2.1 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Worked from home1.5 percent plus or minus 2.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Lafayette
SBA loans in Lafayette (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$65,000
- Average approval$65,000
- Median approval$65,000
- Largest approval$65,000
- Jobs supported4
- Jobs per approval4.0
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Paid in full1
- Charged off0
- Median term60 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lafayette, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lafayette
SBA loans in Lafayette (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$159,000
- Average approval$159,000
- Median approval$159,000
- Largest approval$159,000
- Jobs supported7
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lafayette, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Lafayette
Flood risk in Lafayette
- NFIP communityCity of Lafayette
- NFIP community number470454
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date10/19/10
The City of Lafayette participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 470454 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.
Macon County, not Lafayette
Macon County context, not Lafayette figures
- Establishments in Macon County333
- Covered employment, Macon County5,468
- Average annual pay, Macon County$50,310
- Housing units permitted, Macon County181
Every figure in this section is published for Macon 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, Tennessee?
5,727, in 1,941 households. Lafayette city covers 5.30 square miles of land, which is 1,081 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?
Macon 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?
$51,736. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $213,900. Median gross rent is $896 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Lafayette businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $65,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $65,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $159,000 since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Lafayette, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Lafayette borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Lafayette. Only 1 loan has reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Lafayette in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Lafayette appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Lafayette, city of, community 470454, 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 Macon 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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