Population 1,096 · Census ACS 2020–24
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Population and households in Lafayette Springs
Household size in Lafayette Springs
| Period | Lafayette Springs | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.62 | 2.66 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 2.89 | 2.67 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.62 | 2.64 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.56 | 2.57 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.94 | −0.09 | −0.03 |
Lafayette Springs is a place of big households: 3.56 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.62 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, survey estimates can swing a lot from one release to the next.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in Lafayette Springs
| Period | Lafayette Springs | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 28.2 | 36.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 32.0 | 37.5 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 43.2 | 38.8 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 31.2 | 39.4 | 40.1 |
| Change | +2.9 | +2.6 | +2.3 |
With a median age of just 31.2, Lafayette Springs is far younger than the country as a whole (40.1), a population that tilts toward young families with children.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in Lafayette Springs
| Period | Lafayette Springs | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 7.6% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.1% | 15.8% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 6.8% | 14.7% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 1.7% | 14.6% | 11.6% |
| Change | −5.8 pts | −1.1 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head only 1.7% of households in Lafayette Springs, well below the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in Lafayette Springs
Renters in Lafayette Springs
| Period | Lafayette Springs | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 29.1% | 29.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 18.8% | 31.1% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 21.4% | 31.8% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 7.1% | 30.0% | 34.8% |
| Change | −22.1 pts | +0.8 pts | +1.5 pts |
Lafayette Springs is overwhelmingly a place of homeowners: only 7.1% of households rent, far below the national share of 34.8%. Owner-heavy areas like this tend to see less turnover. About four in ten owners (39.8%) have paid off their mortgages, about the same as nationally.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in Lafayette Springs
| Period | Lafayette Springs | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 16.5% | 13.6% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 12.4% | 14.6% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 15.8% | 16.1% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 21.8% | 14.1% | 9.6% |
| Change | +5.2 pts | +0.5 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 21.8% of the housing in Lafayette Springs, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in Lafayette Springs
| Period | Lafayette Springs | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1993 | 1981 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1993 | 1983 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1999 | 1984 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 2009 | 1987 | 1980 |
| Change | +16 | +5 | +6 |
Much of the housing in Lafayette Springs is relatively new: half of its homes were built after 2009, compared with 1980 for the U.S. as a whole.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in Lafayette Springs
| Period | Lafayette Springs | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $998 | $703 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $911 | $758 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $997 | $819 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $1,041 | $1,018 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$43 | +$315 | +$606 |
A typical rental in Lafayette Springs costs $1,041 a month with utilities, well below the national median of $1,571. The picture is much the same across Mississippi. The typical renter here spends 44.0% of household income on rent, well over the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, so many renters here are stretched.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in Lafayette Springs
Bachelor's degrees in Lafayette Springs
| Period | Lafayette Springs | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 47.8% | 20.8% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 45.1% | 21.4% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 45.5% | 22.8% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 59.7% | 25.8% | 35.6% |
| Change | +11.8 pts | +5.0 pts | +7.2 pts |
College graduates are unusually common in Lafayette Springs: 59.7% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor's degree or higher, against 35.6% nationally. Education tends to track local incomes and the kinds of jobs nearby.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in Lafayette Springs
| Period | Lafayette Springs | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 92.0% | 80.5% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 93.6% | 82.5% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 86.1% | 84.8% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 98.0% | 87.3% | 89.3% |
| Change | +6.0 pts | +6.9 pts | +4.3 pts |
Finishing high school is nearly universal in Lafayette Springs: 98.0% of adults 25 and older have a diploma or equivalent, well above the national rate of 89.3%.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in Lafayette Springs
| Period | Lafayette Springs | Mississippi | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 3.6% | 9.5% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 2.7% | 11.0% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 1.9% | 7.6% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 0.4% | 5.8% | 5.4% |
| Change | −3.2 pts | −3.6 pts | −2.7 pts |
Unemployment in Lafayette Springs has been low: just 0.4% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well below the national rate of 5.4%. Each figure pools five years of surveys (2020–24), so it describes that whole stretch rather than today's job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
Lafayette Springs compared with nearby cities
| City | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Springs | 3.56 | 31.2 | 1.7% | 7.1% | 21.8% | 2009 | $1,041 | 59.7% | 98.0% | 0.4% |
| Yocona | 3.14 | 38.3 | 20.9% | 13.8% | 21.1% | 2007 | $991 | 32.1% | 92.5% | 0.7% |
| Tula | 2.55 | 41.7 | 5.3% | 30.1% | 18.6% | 1994 | $942 | 53.4% | 91.9% | 0.2% |
| Denmark | 3.67 | 42.9 | 15.2% | 17.7% | 31.3% | 2002 | $860 | 9.4% | 91.0% | 0.4% |
| Oxford | 2.85 | 34.5 | 7.8% | 42.1% | 31.3% | 2000 | $1,132 | 55.1% | 92.9% | 2.6% |
| University | 1.74 | 20.7 | 13.9% | 60.1% | 52.3% | 1998 | $991 | 81.8% | 99.5% | 2.2% |
| DeLay | 3.27 | 40.4 | 19.4% | 18.1% | 20.7% | 1990 | $1,081 | 22.8% | 93.6% | 4.9% |
| Taylor | 3.07 | 37.8 | 3.4% | 23.8% | 37.2% | 2001 | $1,508 | 46.0% | 89.2% | 0.3% |
| College Hill | 2.75 | 44.0 | 5.5% | 22.2% | 29.9% | 1998 | $1,220 | 57.6% | 96.2% | 0.4% |
| Dogtown | 3.41 | 40.6 | 25.3% | 18.2% | 24.6% | 2003 | $910 | 12.2% | 89.3% | 1.8% |
| Abbeville | 2.95 | 40.7 | 14.3% | 17.9% | 25.2% | 1994 | $835 | 15.9% | 95.7% | 0.9% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up Lafayette Springs. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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