Lafayette, CO Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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Income/capita 31%

Household income 32%

Unemployment 22%

Index	Lafayette	Colorado	National
Income per capita	$39,220	$33,230	$29,829
Median household income	$72,895	$62,520	$55,322
Median income owner occupied	$84,770	$79,776	$70,586
Median income renter occupied	$42,420	$39,538	$35,192
Median earnings male	$46,937	$40,003	$36,919
Median earnings female	$30,504	$27,854	$26,250
Unemployment rate	3.6%	4.0%	4.7%
Poverty level	8.2%	12.2%	15.1%

Key findings

The income per capita in Lafayette is 31% higher than the national average
The median household income in Lafayette is 32% higher than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Lafayette is 22% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Lafayette is 46% lower than the national average

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am i middle class

$48,591$72,895$145,790

City

$41,675$62,520$125,040

State

$36,877$55,322$110,644

Nation

According to the PEW research center, the middle class is defined as a range from two thirds (2/3) of the median household income to a multiple of two (2) times the median household income. Displayed above are the city, state and national median household income averages. Simply enter your median household income to determine if your income falls into the middle class or if your household income is considered upper or lower class.

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Lafayette median earnings by income bracket

Lafayette employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.0%	0.5%
Manufacturing sector	13.1%	0.8%
Financial & insurance services	2.1%	5.2%
Wholesale & retail services	14.5%	13.3%
Public administration	3.8%	2.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	4.0%	2.1%
Education, health & social services	14.4%	33.2%
Other	35.0%	36.2%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Crisman, CO	402	$248,920	349.9%
Pine Brook Hill, CO	1,091	$229,091	314.1%
Sunshine, CO	177	$169,145	205.7%
Seven Hills, CO	98	$162,632	194.0%
Mountain Meadows, CO	167	$160,865	190.8%
Lafayette, CO	27,053	$72,895	31.8%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Sainte-Thérèse, QC	27,055	n/a
West Whittier-Los Nietos, CA	27,071	$64,943	17.4%
Tualatin, OR	27,024	$71,896	30.0%
Lincoln, ON	27,082	n/a
Clarence-Rockland, ON	27,082	n/a
Lafayette, CO	27,053	$72,895	31.8%

Source: The Lafayette, CO employment data displayed above is derived from the 2016 United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS).