LaFayette is a somewhat small city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 7,028 people and six associated neighborhoods, LaFayette is the 125th largest community in Georgia.LaFayette is a blue-collar town, with 36.05% of people working in blue-collar occupations, while the average in America is just 27.7%. Overall, LaFayette is a city of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in LaFayette who work in sales jobs (12.81%), management occupations (10.74%), and office and administrative support (10.46%). Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 8.14% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. The city is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, LaFayette has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes LaFayette a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here. As is often the case in a small city, LaFayette doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in LaFayette with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 21.84%: just 12.14% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree. The per capita income in LaFayette in 2022 was $23,992, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $95,968 for a family of four. However, LaFayette contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. LaFayette is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call LaFayette home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of LaFayette residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in LaFayette include English, Irish, German, Scottish, and Scots-Irish. The most common language spoken in LaFayette is English. Other important languages spoken here include Korean and Spanish.
