Demographics of Lafayette city, Colorado

Lafayette city, Colorado had 30,116 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −274 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Lafayette city, in four figures

30,116
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 30,602 ±233.; −0.9%
Change since July 2020: −274 people.; 39.1 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $119,040 ±$10,187
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Lafayette city, Colorado's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Lafayette city, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Lafayette city, Colorado's population shrank 0.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Lafayette city, Colorado's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	30,390	100.0	100.0
2021	30,707	101.0	100.2
2022	30,770	101.3	100.7
2023	30,508	100.4	101.6
2024	30,527	100.5	102.5
2025	30,116	99.1	103.1

Population of Lafayette city, Colorado on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	30,390	—
2021	30,707	+317
2022	30,770	+63
2023	30,508	−262
2024	30,527	+19
2025	30,116	−411

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.1 ±1.6: for men 38.8 ±2.2 and for women 39.4 ±2.0. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Lafayette city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Under 5	1,603 ±286	5.2% ±0.9	5.3% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	5,029 ±591	16.4% ±1.9	15.7% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	2,109 ±432	6.9% ±1.4	9.1% ±0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	9,323 ±727	30.5% ±2.4	30.3% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	7,609 ±687	24.9% ±2.2	23.9% ±0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	4,929 ±567	16.1% ±1.8	15.6% ±0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $119,040 ±$10,187, and income per person $62,261 ±$3,593, in 2024 dollars. The median is $95,470 ±$578 in Colorado and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Lafayette city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Colorado	United States
Under $25,000	981 ±218	7.8% ±1.7	11.2% ±0.2	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,388 ±355	11.0% ±2.8	13.6% ±0.2	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,726 ±444	13.7% ±3.5	14.6% ±0.2	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	1,403 ±332	11.1% ±2.6	12.8% ±0.2	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	2,047 ±322	16.2% ±2.5	19.2% ±0.2	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	1,735 ±282	13.7% ±2.2	11.7% ±0.2	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,348 ±367	26.5% ±2.7	17.0% ±0.2	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Lafayette city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Colorado	United States
All ages	1,707 ±446	5.6% ±1.5	9.4% ±0.2	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	133 to 511	2.1% to 7.7%	11.1% ±0.3	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	946 ±305	5.5% ±1.7	9.1% ±0.2	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	439 ±157	6.6% ±2.3	8.7% ±0.2	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Lafayette city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Lafayette city	Colorado	United States
Housing units	12,939 ±470	2,589,053 ±653	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.6% ±0.4	91.7% ±0.2	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.4% ±1.2	8.3% ±0.2	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.7% ±3.1	66.2% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.3% ±3.0	33.8% ±0.3	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$686,500 ±$20,866	$539,400 ±$2,069	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$2,121 ±$138	$1,761 ±$7	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±2	1988 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Lafayette city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,872 ±931	19.2% ±3.0	22.5% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	21,277 ±1,063	69.5% ±3.4	64.8% ±0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	103 to 393	0.3% to 1.3%	3.8% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,179 ±365	3.9% ±1.2	3.2% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 121	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 183	0% to 0.6%	0.5% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,880 ±482	6.1% ±1.6	4.6% ±0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Lafayette city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Colorado	United States
Born in the state	10,847 ±972	35.4% ±3.2	41.2% ±0.2	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	15,887 ±1,023	51.9% ±3.3	47.2% ±0.2	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	561 ±183	1.8% ±0.6	1.7% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,307 ±636	10.8% ±2.1	9.8% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,704 ±413	5.6% ±1.3	4.7% ±0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,603 ±476	5.2% ±1.6	5.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Lafayette city among the places of Colorado

30th of 113 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Colorado page.

Places of Colorado near Lafayette city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Englewood city	34,129 ±40
Erie town	33,808 ±31
Dakota Ridge CDP	33,753 ±1,425
Ken Caryl CDP	33,233 ±1,582
Wheat Ridge city	32,070 ±87
Lafayette city	30,602 ±233
Fountain city	29,300 ±74
Columbine CDP	25,478 ±1,564
Four Square Mile CDP	23,024 ±1,613
Evans city	22,396 ±30
Montrose city	21,044 ±41

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Lafayette city, Colorado

Rankings this appears in

No. 8 Places in Colorado by median rent
No. 14 Places in Colorado by foreign-born share
No. 17 Places in Colorado by median age
No. 17 Places in Colorado by per capita income
No. 18 Places in Colorado by median household income
No. 21 Places in Colorado by median home value

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026