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Lafayette, CA

25,285 Population
15 square miles 1,682.9 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

45.7 ±1.4 Median age
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 40.3 ±0.2
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in California: 37.9 ±0.1
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$123,402 ±$7,754 Per capita income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $74,352 ±$502
  • more than double the amount in California: $49,513 ±$168
  • more than double the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$228,250 ±$25,040 Median household income
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $136,027 ±$1,102
  • more than double the amount in California: $99,122 ±$310
  • more than double the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

2.9% ±1.2% (733  ±291) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-third of the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 8.9% 407,620 (±0.2% / ±8,364)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in California: 12% 4,632,248 (±0.1% / ±34,481)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

29.3 minutes ±4.6 (197,910  ±21,468) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 31 54,373,992 (±0.1 / ±403,079)
  • about the same as the figure in California: 28.7 436,266,100 (±0 / ±1,099,829)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

9,623 ±331 Number of households
  • the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 1,744,070 ±3,948
  • California: 13,548,091 ±17,724
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.6 ±0.1 (25,181  ±35) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 2.6 4,552,063 (±0 / ±1,249)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in California: 2.8 38,419,212
  • a little higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.2% ±2.1% (268  ±112) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 4.8% 53,287 (±0.2% / ±1,904)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.8% 455,771 (±0.1% / ±6,129)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

9,998 ±333 Number of housing units
  • the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 1,880,374 ±609
  • California: 14,644,735 ±1,665
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$2,000,001 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than 1.5 times the amount in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: $1,140,700 ±$3,829
  • more than double the amount in California: $734,700 ±$1,307
  • more than double the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10.4% ±2.7% (2,604  ±689.7) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 12.1% 555,093 (±0.2% / ±8,532.5)
  • a little less than the rate in California: 10.8% 4,206,887 (±0.1% / ±26,182)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

99% ±4.7% (17,418  ±970) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 89.5% 3,044,826 (±0.4% / ±13,090.5)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in California: 84.7% 22,936,996 (±0.2% / ±44,650.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
79% ±4% (13,888  ±810.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 52.9% 1,798,778 (±0.3% / ±9,450.1)
  • more than double the rate in California: 37.1% 10,039,805 (±0.1% / ±28,607.4)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

14% ±2.3% (3,542  ±589) Foreign-born population
  • about two-fifths of the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 31.9% 1,481,065
  • about half the rate in California: 27% 10,598,301
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

4.7% ±1.2% (877  ±225) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area: 3.2% 121,131 (±0.1% / ±2,623)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in California: 4.3% 1,305,453 (±0% / ±10,059)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
877 Total veterans ±225 828 Male ±223 49 Female ±33

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