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Lafayette County, MO


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Kansas City, MO-KS
Designated Market Area: Kansas City, MO-KS
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Rural Middle America

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2022 population: 32,961   ( 420 from 2010 , 33 from 2020)
Land area: 628.3 square miles
Population density: 52.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:29,985 90.97% 3.3%
Black:6732.04% 7.3%
Indian:1640.50% 25.2%
Asian:2230.68% 31.2%
2+ races:7432.25% 25.5%
Hispanic:1,1733.56% 58.5%
Total non-White:2,9769.03% 25.1%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:793 12.0
Deaths:1,03115.6
Net Migration: 1932.9
Net Immigration: 40.1
Change in White population:-1,017 -3.0
Change in Non-White pop.:597 1.8




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
[Display all years]

Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2010
33,381
31,00292.87%
7262.17%
1310.39%
1700.51%
5921.77%
7402.22%
2,3797.13%

2000
32,960
31,29094.93%
7452.26%
780.24%
890.27%
3461.05%
3861.17%
1,6705.07%

1990
31,107
29,95696.30%
8962.88%
870.28%
280.09%
n/a
1400.45%
1,1513.70%

1980
29,925
28,76396.12%
8562.86%
1100.37%
940.31%
n/a
990.33%
1,1623.88%

1970
26,626
25,60696.17%
9283.49%
100.04%
100.04%
n/a
530.20%
1,020 3.83%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
3,861 11.7
3,50610.6
-579-1.8
280.1
-288 -0.9
709 2.2
1990's
NumberRate
3,893 12.5
3,85912.4
1,9786.4
590.2
1,334 4.3
519 1.7
1980's
NumberRate
4,128 13.8
3,621 12.1
703 2.3
n/a
1,193 4.0
-11 -0.0
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
2,441 9.2
n/a
3,157 11.9
142 0.5

Age, Family & Household Data for Lafayette County, MO
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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
NumberPercent
41.4
7,561 22.9%
25,400 77.1%
6,243 18.9%
12,165
2.65
8,493 69.8%
6,546 77.1%
517 6.1%
3,672 30.2%

2010
NumberPercent
40.6
8,187 24.5%
25,194 75.5%
5,495 16.5%
13,022
2.51
9,154 70.3%
7,175 78.4%
818 8.9%
3,868 29.7%

2000
NumberPercent
38.0
8,581 26.0%
24,379 74.0%
5,070 15.4%
12,584
2.54
9,113 72.4%
7,496 82.3%
771 8.5%
3,471 27.6%

1990
NumberPercent
35.4
8,204 26.4%
22,903 73.6%
5,142 16.5%
11,878
2.54
8,736 73.5%
7,546 86.4%
518 5.9%
3,142 26.5%

1980
NumberPercent
34.1
8,238 27.5%
21,687 72.5%
4,972 16.6%
10,957
2.64
8,320 75.9%
7,477 89.9%
372 4.5%
2,637 24.1%

2022 Housing Data for Lafayette County, MO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units14,151 
Median Value$187,000 
Occupied12,16586.0%
Vacant1,98614.0%
Owned9,19475.6%
Rented2,97124.4%
Median Rent$834 
Single-Family Units11,68882.6%
    Detached11,50981.3%
    Attached1791.3%
Buldings with 5+ Units5844.1%
Mobile Homes9927.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Lafayette County, MO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,0004243.5%
$10,000 to $14,9994653.8%
$15,000 to $19,9994063.3%
$20,000 to $24,9992171.8%
$25,000 to $29,9994103.4%
$30,000 to $34,9995074.2%
$35,000 to $39,9993833.1%
$40,000 to $44,9993763.1%
$45,000 to $49,9995244.3%
$50,000 to $59,9991,0148.3%
$60,000 to $74,9991,0498.6%
$75,000 to $99,9992,08717.2%
$100,000 to $124,9991,62213.3%
$125,000 to $149,9991,0939.0%
$150,000 to $199,9998767.2%
$200,000 or more7125.9%
Median Household Income78,397 
Per Capita Income34,166 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state100 
Compared to U.S.85 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI6695.5%
Public Assistance1080.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps1,2039.9%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed14,06772.5%
Unemployed3641.9%
In Armed Forces590.3%
Total Labor Force14,49074.6%
Not in Labor Force4,92325.4%
Real Unemployment Rate 27.2%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector6,2934,80456.7%
Non-Profit45294132.4%
Self-Employed83643765.7%
Local Government37454740.6%
State Government15440427.6%
Federal Government23118555.5%
Total Private + Self7,1295,24157.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.1,2112,07736.8%
Total8,3407,31853.3%
Pct. Govt.12.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts2,09013.3%
Sales and Office Occupations2,98919.1%
Professional, Technical2,96118.9%
Service Occupations2,41615.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing1571.0%
All others5,22233.3%
White Collar 51.3%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance2,60516.6%
Retail trade1,78811.4%
Manufacturing1,72311.0%
Construction1,61610.3%
Educational services1,0436.7%
Transportation and warehousing1,0436.7%
Finance and insurance7985.1%
Other services7734.9%
Accommodation and food services7464.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.6804.3%
Public administration6544.2%
Utilities5413.5%
Professional, scientific, technical5193.3%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting3692.4%
Wholesale trade3362.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing1751.1%
Information1641.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation840.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction210.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Lafayette County, MO

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican8522.59%
Puerto Rican1530.47%
Cuban410.12%
Dominican00.00%
Total Central American290.09%
Costa Rican00.00%
Guatemalan00.00%
Honduran290.09%
Nicaraguan00.00%
Panamanian00.00%
Salvadoran00.00%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American00.00%
Argentinean00.00%
Bolivian00.00%
Chilean00.00%
Colombian00.00%
Ecuadorian00.00%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian00.00%
Uruguayan00.00%
Venezuelan00.00%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic280.09%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Chinese1350.41%
Filipino910.28%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English29,94396.5%
Spanish6242.0%
German, other Germanic2320.7%
Tagalog740.2%
Other Indo-European580.2%
Korean340.1%
Chinese190.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun180.1%
Arabic100.0%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German8,34425.4%
Irish3,50010.7%
English3,1159.5%
American2,4027.3%
Scottish7102.2%
Scotch-Irish6341.9%
Swedish3601.1%
French3511.1%
Italian3461.1%
European3241.0%
Welsh2940.9%
Dutch2890.9%
Polish2130.6%
Norwegian1710.5%
Scandinavian1190.4%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen32,65699.4%
Not a citizen2020.6%
Native32,18097.9%
Foreign-born6782.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Lafayette County, MO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
585 2.6%1,313 5.7%9,656 42.2%6,088 26.6%3,290 14.4%1,938 8.5%
  Average years of education: 13.1
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 585 2.6%
9-12 Years 1,313 5.7%
H.S. Grad or GED 9,656 42.2%
Some College 6,088 26.6%
Bach. Degree 3,290 14.4%
Grad Degree 1,938 8.5%
Average years of education: 13.1

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Lafayette County, MO

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 15,180 14,232 948 6.2% 5.9%
1991 15,198 14,255 943 6.2% 6.6%
1992 15,055 14,228 827 5.5% 6.2%
1993 15,377 14,551 826 5.4% 6.2%
1994 15,783 15,080 703 4.5% 5.2%
1995 16,252 15,506 746 4.6% 4.8%
1996 16,484 15,761 723 4.4% 4.7%
1997 16,503 15,802 701 4.2% 4.4%
1998 16,795 16,142 653 3.9% 4.0%
1999 16,827 16,255 572 3.4% 3.2%
2000 17,557 16,996 561 3.2% 3.4%
2001 17,283 16,569 714 4.1% 4.5%
2002 16,996 16,147 849 5.0% 5.3%
2003 16,800 15,910 890 5.3% 5.7%
2004 16,747 15,769 978 5.8% 5.9%
2005 16,720 15,798 922 5.5% 5.4%
2006 16,711 15,906 805 4.8% 4.9%
2007 16,575 15,723 852 5.1% 5.1%
2008 16,571 15,548 1,023 6.2% 6.2%
2009 15,933 14,419 1,514 9.5% 9.0%
2010 17,474 15,775 1,699 9.7% 9.5%
2011 17,378 15,770 1,608 9.3% 8.6%
2012 17,130 15,875 1,255 7.3% 7.2%
2013 16,869 15,773 1,096 6.5% 6.8%
2014 16,900 15,889 1,011 6.0% 6.2%
2015 17,075 16,232 843 4.9% 5.1%
2016 17,173 16,434 739 4.3% 4.5%
2017 16,980 16,338 642 3.8% 3.8%
2018 16,747 16,199 548 3.3% 3.2%
2019 16,736 16,221 515 3.1% 3.3%
2020 16,582 15,711 871 5.3% 6.1%
2021 16,662 15,995 667 4.0% 4.1%
2022 16,764 16,324 440 2.6% 2.5%
2023 16,866 16,376 490 2.9% 3.1%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com