Lafayette, Oregon - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	4,105
Male Share of the Population	48.9%
Female Share of the Population	51.1%
Senior Citizens	8.1%
Employed Population 16+	2,225
Age of the Population	37

Families

% of people married	60.2%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	11.6%
Median Earnings25+	$30,253
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$18,701
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$25,841

Wealth

Median Family Income	$69,750
% Above Poverty Level	89.9%
% Below Poverty Level	10.1%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	29 minutes
% Working from Home	3.2%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0%
% Using Public Transportation	2.9%

Housing

People Living Alone	7.8%
Median Gross Rent	$945
Median House Value	$222,600

Ancestry

Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	45%
German	11.7%
Irish	8.5%
English	6.8%
Swedish	2.2%
Swiss	1.3%
Italian	1.2%
Norwegian	1.2%
Finnish	1.1%
French Except Basque	1%
Canadian	0.8%
Welsh	0.7%
Dutch	0.5%
Danishn	0.3%
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Lafayette Almanac

Category	Value
County	Yamhill County
Standard Zip Codes	97127
Phone Area Codes	971
Time Zone	America/Los_Angeles
Approximate Latitude	45.24
Approximate Longitude	-123.11

Lafayette Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	MC MINNVILLE
Distance	3.2 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 46 F
Apr Temp	40 to 62 F
Jul Temp	51 to 82 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	41.6 inches

Station	N WILLAMETTE EXP STN
Distance	17.9 miles
Jan Temp	33 to 47 F
Apr Temp	40 to 61 F
Jul Temp	53 to 80 F
Oct Temp	42 to 64 F
Annual Precip	42.6 inches

Station	FOREST GROVE
Distance	18.8 miles
Jan Temp	32 to 46 F
Apr Temp	39 to 62 F
Jul Temp	54 to 83 F
Oct Temp	41 to 66 F
Annual Precip	45.8 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Carlton	2,032	$75,455
Dayton	2,643	$62,500
Dundee	3,219	$79,397
McMinnville	33,662	$62,417
St. Paul	449	$100,833
Yamhill	1,353	$81,042

Lafayette Public Schools

Wascher Elementary School
986 7th St Ext
ZIP: 97127
(503) 565-5400
Primary
Total Enrollment 384

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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