LaFayette town, NY

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 4,899 ( 53 from 2010 )
Land area: 39.3 square miles
Population density: 124.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	4,242	86.59%	8.9%
Black:	126	2.57%	404.0%
Indian:	25	0.51%	75.2%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	428	8.74%	403.5%
Hispanic:	78	1.59%	73.3%

Total non-White:	657	13.41%	120.5%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-412	-10.1
Change in Non-White pop.:	359	8.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,952
4,654	93.98%
25	0.50%
101	2.04%
37	0.75%
85	1.72%
45	0.91%
298	6.02%

2000
4,833
4,570	94.56%
43	0.89%
112	2.32%
45	0.93%
37	0.77%
26	0.54%
263	5.44%

1990
5,105
4,887	95.73%
35	0.69%
129	2.53%
7	0.14%
n/a
47	0.92%
218	4.27%

1980
4,480
4,418	98.62%
0	0.00%
41	0.92%
7	0.16%
n/a
7	0.16%
62	1.38%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

84	1.7
35	0.7

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-317	-6.2
45	0.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

469	10.5
156	3.5

Age, Family & Household Data for LaFayette town, NY

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
41.6
942	19.2%
3,957	80.8%
923	18.8%

1,954
2.50

1,276	65.3%
1,075	84.2%
72	5.6%
678	34.7%

2010
Number	Percent
45.2
1,042	21.0%
3,910	79.0%
707	14.3%

1,997
2.48

1,417	71.0%
1,139	80.4%
82	5.8%
580	29.0%

2000
Number	Percent
39.3
1,300	26.9%
3,533	73.1%
577	11.9%

1,832
2.63

1,334	72.8%
1,154	86.5%
87	6.5%
498	27.2%

1990
Number	Percent
33.5
1,429	28.0%
3,676	72.0%
514	10.1%

1,700
2.95

1,354	79.6%
1,193	88.1%
62	4.6%
346	20.4%

1980
Number	Percent
30.1
1,439	32.1%
3,041	67.9%
377	8.4%

1,468
3.04

1,189	81.0%
1,049	88.2%
47	4.0%
279	19.0%

2022 Housing Data for LaFayette town, NY

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	41	2.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	23	1.2%
$15,000 to $19,999	17	0.9%
$20,000 to $24,999	15	0.8%
$25,000 to $29,999	22	1.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	47	2.4%
$35,000 to $39,999	109	5.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	128	6.6%
$45,000 to $49,999	164	8.4%
$50,000 to $59,999	34	1.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	188	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	349	17.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	233	11.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	154	7.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	223	11.4%
$200,000 or more	207	10.6%

Median Household Income	88,485
Per Capita Income	42,960

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	52	2.7%
Public Assistance	29	1.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	180	9.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	2,283	73.0%
Unemployed	67	2.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	2,350	75.2%
Not in Labor Force	776	24.8%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	950	735	56.4%
Non-Profit	78	134	36.8%
Self-Employed	87	75	53.7%

Local Government	150	275	35.3%
State Government	14	52	21.2%
Federal Government	50	5	90.9%

Total Private + Self	1,037	810	56.1%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	292	466	38.5%
Total	1,329	1,276	51.0%

Pct. Govt.	21.0%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	337	12.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	774	29.4%
Professional, Technical	627	23.8%
Service Occupations	288	11.0%
All others	603	22.9%

White Collar		66.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	398	15.1%
Educational services	341	13.0%
Construction	306	11.6%
Retail trade	296	11.3%
Manufacturing	283	10.8%
Professional, scientific, technical	189	7.2%
Finance and insurance	186	7.1%
Other services	106	4.0%
Public administration	103	3.9%
Accommodation and food services	90	3.4%
Wholesale trade	83	3.2%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	66	2.5%
Transportation and warehousing	60	2.3%
Information	57	2.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	42	1.6%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	23	0.9%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	15	0.31%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	21	0.43%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	42	0.86%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	4,531	98.3%
Spanish	36	0.8%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	24	0.5%
German, other Germanic	19	0.4%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
Irish	1,268	25.9%
German	763	15.6%
English	696	14.2%
Italian	504	10.3%
American	433	8.8%
Polish	286	5.8%
French	137	2.8%
Dutch	93	1.9%
Eastern European	89	1.8%
European	29	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	28	0.6%
Armenian	27	0.6%
Hungarian	27	0.6%
Russian	27	0.6%
British	26	0.5%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,790	97.8%
Not a citizen	109	2.2%

Native	4,742	96.8%
Foreign-born	157	3.2%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
13	0.4%	58	1.7%	1,030	30.0%	1,341	39.0%	427	12.4%	568	16.5%
Average years of education: 14.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	13	0.4%
9-12 Years	58	1.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,030	30.0%
Some College	1,341	39.0%
Bach. Degree	427	12.4%
Grad Degree	568	16.5%
Average years of education: 14.0

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +113	D +220	D + 10.6%
D +333
2020 vs. 2012	R +233	R +68	R + 1.3%
D +165
2020 vs. 2008	R +139	R +93	R + 2.8%
D +46

2016 vs. 2008	R +26	R +313	R + 13.4%
D -287
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	77%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,577	52.8%	Joe Biden (D)	1,319	44.1%	92	3.1%	2,988	15	6	0.03%
2016	68%	Donald Trump (R)	1,464	55.0%	Hillary Clinton (D)	986	37.0%	213	8.0%	2,663	18	9	0.03%
2012	66%	Mitt Romney (R)	1,344	52.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	1,154	45.1%	63	2.5%	2,561	17	5	0.04%
2008	72%	John McCain (R)	1,438	51.9%	Barack Obama (D)	1,273	45.9%	61	2.2%	2,772	16	6	0.04%
2004	73%	George W. Bush* (R)	1,434	53.3%	John Kerry (D)	1,192	44.3%	63	2.3%	2,689	13	3	0.04%
2000	70%	George W. Bush (R)	1,301	52.9%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	1,018	41.4%	139	5.7%	2,458	18	5	0.04%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, LaFayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,319

44.1%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,577

52.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

1.6%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

2,988

Turnout: 77%	Diff (St): 15	Diff (US): 6

2016 President, LaFayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

986

37.0%

Donald Trump (R)

1,464

55.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

150

5.6%

Jill Stein (Grn)

1.9%

Other

0.5%

TOTAL

2,663

Turnout: 68%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 9

2012 President, LaFayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

1,154

45.1%

Mitt Romney (R)

1,344

52.5%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

2,561

Turnout: 66%	Diff (St): 17	Diff (US): 5

2008 President, LaFayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

1,273

45.9%

John McCain (R)

1,438

51.9%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

2,772

Turnout: 72%	Diff (St): 16	Diff (US): 6

2004 President, LaFayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

1,434

53.3%

John Kerry (D)

1,192

44.3%

Ralph Nader (I)

2.0%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

2,689

Turnout: 73%	Diff (St): 13	Diff (US): 3

2000 President, LaFayette town

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

1,301

52.9%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

1,018

41.4%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

104

4.2%

Other

1.4%

TOTAL

2,458

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): 18	Diff (US): 5

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for LaFayette town, NY

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2018	S1	59%	Chele Farley (R,C+)	1,190	52.1%	Kirsten Gillibrand* (D,In+)	1,092	47.8%	1 [+]	0.0%	2,283	19	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2018	G	59%	Marc Molinaro (R,C+)	1,305	57.3%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	752	33.0%	220 [+]	9.7%	2,277	21	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Larry Sharpe (Libertarian) 79 (3.5%); Howie Hawkins (Green) 73 (3.2%); Other (Write-in) 68 (3.0%);
2016	S3	68%	Charles Schumer* (D,In+)	1,502	56.6%	Wendy Long (R,C+)	1,087	41.0%	63 [+]	2.4%	2,652	14	0.04%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Alex Merced (Libertarian) 32 (1.2%); Robin Wilson (Green) 30 (1.1%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.0%);
2014	G	49%	Rob Astorino (R,C)	1,004	53.1%	Andrew Cuomo* (D,In+)	720	38.1%	167 [+]	8.8%	1,891	13	0.05%
[-] Other candidates in 2014: Howie Hawkins (Green) 149 (7.9%); Michael McDermott (Libertarian) 10 (0.5%); Steve Cohn (Sapient) 4 (0.2%); Other (Write-in) 4 (0.2%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	1,976
Median Value	$185,100

Occupied	1,954	98.9%
Vacant	22	1.1%

Owned	1,540	78.8%
Rented	414	21.2%
Median Rent	$1,116

Single-Family Units	1,533	77.6%
Detached	1,519	76.9%
Attached	14	0.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	84	4.3%
Mobile Homes	115	5.8%

LaFayette town, NY

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for LaFayette town, NY

2022 Housing Data for LaFayette town, NY

2022 Income & Employment Data for LaFayette town, NY

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for LaFayette town, NY

2022 Educational Attainment Data for LaFayette town, NY

Historical Presidential Election Results for LaFayette town, NY

Historical Statewide Election Results for LaFayette town, NY