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Lafayette, AL Income and Careers

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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of Lafayette is $15,670, which is much lower than the state average of $23,936 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. Lafayette median household income is $24,032, which has grown by 5.55% since 2000. The median household income growth rate is much lower than the state average rate of 27.47% and is much lower than the national average rate of 27.36%. On average Lafayette residents spend 23.4 minutes per day commuting to work, which is about the same as the state average of 24.1 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #468

Lafayette, AL	15,670 USD
Alabama	23,936 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lafayette, AL	20,688 USD
Alabama	27,174 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lafayette, AL	30,926 USD
Alabama	33,320 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

Lafayette, AL	16,848 USD
Alabama	22,089 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, #500

Lafayette, AL	24,032 USD
Alabama	43,511 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

Lafayette, AL	36,116 USD
Alabama	60,205 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2000, #387

Lafayette, AL	5.55%
Alabama	27.47%
U.S.	27.36%

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	Lafayette, AL		Alabama		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	11.91%	$4,000, see rank	16.16%	$12,760	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	45.09%	$15,923, see rank	33.73%	$16,905	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.18%	$1,738, see rank	1.81%	$2,632	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	21.36%	$13,265, see rank	20.55%	$22,126	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

Lafayette, AL	29,356 USD
Alabama	54,724 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

Lafayette, AL	42,275 USD
Alabama	71,423 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	Lafayette, AL	Alabama	U.S.
White	$42,935, see rank	$49,989	$56,900
Black	$20,573, see rank	$29,055	$35,600

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	Lafayette, AL	Alabama	U.S.
25 to 44	$26,563, see rank	$47,850	$58,398
45 to 64	$22,073, see rank	$52,048	$65,027
65 or over	$29,583, see rank	$33,444	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	Lafayette, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	2,364, see rank	3,828,799	248,775,628
Male¹	1,017, 43.02%, see rank	47.80%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	445, 43.76%, see rank	64.63%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.65%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	445, 43.76%, see rank	63.98%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	393, 88.31%, see rank	89.96%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	52, 11.69%, see rank	10.04%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	572, 56.24%, see rank	35.37%	30.72%
Female¹	1,347, 56.98%, see rank	52.20%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	566, 42.02%, see rank	53.54%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.10%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	566, 42.02%, see rank	53.45%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	516, 91.17%, see rank	89.59%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	50, 8.83%, see rank	10.41%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	781, 57.98%, see rank	46.46%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	Lafayette, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	895, 100%	1,983,227	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	759, 84.80%, see rank	85.31%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	91, 10.17%, see rank	9.38%	9.59%
Public Transportation	11, 1.23%, see rank	0.45%	5.06%
Walked	4, 0.45%, see rank	1.14%	2.78%
Other Means	15, 1.68%, see rank	1.02%	1.79%
Worked at Home	15, 1.68%, see rank	2.69%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

Lafayette, AL	23.4 minutes
Alabama	24.1 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	Lafayette, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	909	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	393, 43.23%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	59, 15.01%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	4, 1.02%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	69, 17.56%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	40, 10.18%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	179, 45.55%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	516, 56.77%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	122, 23.64%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	150, 29.07%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	160, 31.01%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	84, 16.28%, see rank	7.37%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Lafayette, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	909, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	20, 2.20%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	213, 23.43%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	19, 2.09%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	138, 15.18%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	37, 4.07%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	12, 1.32%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	15, 1.65%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	79, 8.69%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	206, 22.66%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	50, 5.50%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	70, 7.70%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	50, 5.50%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	Lafayette, AL	%	Alabama	U.S.
Population in Poverty	896	32.59%, see rank	18.93%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	198	27.16%, see rank	14.63%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.