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La Fayette, Georgia, in Walker county, is 24 miles S of Chattanooga, Tennessee (center to center) and 83 miles NW of Atlanta, Georgia. The city benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Chattanooga metropolitan area. La Fayette contains a population of approximately 6,702.
In La Fayette, about 46% of adults are married. Unmarried people abound in La Fayette.
The city has an abundance of women! Well, at any rate the famale/male ratio there is higher than in most places. La Fayette boasts a large population of senior citizens with a wealth of life experience.
In 2000, La Fayette had a median family income of $29,141.
Political donors in La Fayette favored George W. Bush in the 2004 Presidential race, contributing $285. Among political parties, the Republican party was tops in raising money in the city.
La Fayette has, of course, a mix of various types of housing. Recently 59% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. You can't avoid taxes, but at least in the city the property taxes tend to be lower than most.
In La Fayette, 95% of commuters drive to work.
Comparing La Fayette to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in Georgia (State):
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| Short Commute Times | | |
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| Low Violent Crime | | |
| Low Property Crime | | |
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