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Lafayette township, Keokuk County, IA

1,277 Population
36.8 square miles 34.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

39.3 ±3.7 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Keokuk County: 43.4 ±0.6
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 38.6 ±0.2
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$34,124 ±$2,961 Per capita income
  • a little less than the amount in Keokuk County: $35,153 ±$2,126
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Iowa: $40,877 ±$247
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$74,808 ±$5,743 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in Keokuk County: $62,329 ±$4,405
  • about the same as the amount in Iowa: $75,059 ±$418
  • about 90 percent of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

8.1% ±3.4% (102  ±44) Persons below poverty line
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Keokuk County: 12.1% † 1,184 (±2.9% / ±287)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Iowa: 11.1% 344,519 (±0.2% / ±6,799)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

26.7 minutes ±5.7 (17,565  ±4,808) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in Keokuk County: 26.5 106,710 (±1.6 / ±8,443)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Iowa: 19.8 28,362,076 (±0.1 / ±233,595)
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

532 ±64 Number of households
  • Keokuk County: 4,068 ±105
  • Iowa: 1,315,707 ±3,984
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.4 ±0.4 (1,254  ±149) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in Keokuk County: 2.4 9,787 (±0.1 / ±20)
  • about the same as the figure in Iowa: 2.4 3,111,021
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

5.7% ±4.4% (14  ±11) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • a little higher than the rate in Keokuk County: 5.4% † 99 (±1.8% / ±34)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 5.7% 41,080 (±0.2% / ±1,625)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

559 ±61 Number of housing units
  • Keokuk County: 4,647 ±25
  • Iowa: 1,437,699 ±523
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$121,000 ±$16,267 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in Keokuk County: $118,700 ±$6,126
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Iowa: $208,000 ±$1,141
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

9% ±3.7% (114  ±48.2) Moved since previous year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Keokuk County: 8.4% † 830 (±2.1% / ±207.2)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Iowa: 12.9% 408,833 (±0.3% / ±7,883.1)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

91.8% ±4.6% (779  ±95.5) High school grad or higher
  • a little less than the rate in Keokuk County: 94.4% 6,565 (±4% / ±277.5)
  • about the same as the rate in Iowa: 93.3% 2,008,851 (±0.4% / ±9,325.6)
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
15.3% ±4.6% (130  ±42) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Keokuk County: 17% † 1,181 (±1.8% / ±123.9)
  • about half the rate in Iowa: 31.4% 676,908 (±0.3% / ±5,442.9)
  • about two-fifths of 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

1.3% ±1% (16  ±13) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Keokuk County: 1% 101
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Iowa: 5.9% 189,988
  • about 10 percent of the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

7% ±3% (69  ±31) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Keokuk County: 6.5% † 497 (±0.9% / ±71)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Iowa: 6.5% 160,571 (±0.1% / ±2,289)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
69 Total veterans ±31 69 Male ±31 N/A Female ±10

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