Lafayette County, Florida

Lafayette County has a population of 8,161 and has grown 6.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $157,200, about 2.5 times the county's median household income of $62,757.

Home price
$157,200
Income
$62,757
Population
8,161
Unemployment
10.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$157,200county
Median gross rent$896county
Median year homes here were built1990county
Share of homes built before 198035.1%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile38.6%county
Share of homes that are vacant21.4%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented22.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use15.0%county
Typical monthly rent$2,166(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,323county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,181county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,586county
Home insurance / yr$7,136(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living102.2(statewide)
Median household income$62,757county
Family health premium / yr$24,807(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$13,021(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.878(statewide)
Poverty rate17.5%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home4.1%county
Unemployment rate10.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force43.8%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.5%county
Share of workers employed by government21.5%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.3%county
Economic output per resident$37,473county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.55%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax6.98%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time30.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service50 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport46744county
Miles to nearest general aviation field19 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station89 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.7%county
Traffic deaths49.0county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.3(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher9.9%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher82.2%county
Public schools in the county2county
Public school enrollment1152county
Students per full-time teacher16.2county
Free lunch eligible60.2%county
Elementary schools1county
Middle schools0county
High schools0county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution32 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians12county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter7.4 µgcounty
Without health insurance9.5%county
Frequent mental distress20.0%county
No leisure-time physical activity32.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes14.7%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population8,161county
Land area in square miles543county
People per square mile of land15.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store1.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract0.0%county
Population change since 2020+6.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-1county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents5county
Median age42.3 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1817.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over21.4%county
Share of households that are one person28.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States6.8%county
Second languages11.3%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls46.5%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents243county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents3county
Households that moved in208county
Households that moved away124county
Average income of arriving households$48,433county
Average income of departing households$44,282county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes12county
Housing units authorised in the latest year41county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings0.0%county
Violent crime rate267(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature69.1°Fcounty
Annual precipitation46.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.79 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F114 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing24 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days256 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMar 14county
Average first fall frostNov 25county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$166county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.0¢county
Household electricity use1,048 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$27.11(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity90.3%county
Homes heated by utility gas0.9%county
Homes heated by propane7.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood0.5%county
Households with broadband87.7%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk14.7county
Coastal flood risk22.0county
Drought risk24.2county
Landslide risk6.5county
Hail risk2.3county
Earthquake risk22.5county
Tornado risk19.5county
Tropical cyclone risk84.4county
Extreme heat risk25.7county
Winter weather risk2.6county
Strong wind risk4.3county
Wildfire risk59.7county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Lafayette County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Florida figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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