Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lafayette Methodist Church and Thomas Dawson House is on the National Register of Historic Places. LaFayette has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where LaFayette beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 215 in 1870, a peak of 970 in 1880, 177 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 2017 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in LaFayette, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in LaFayette.
LaFayette’s typical journey to work is 27 minutes, above both Kentucky’s towns (22 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). In LaFayette, the middle household income is $47,000. The top destinations are Hopkinsville (42%), Clarksville (11%) and Owensboro (5%). Among residents in the town, 14% live below the poverty line.
| LaFayette | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $47,000 | $60,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 22 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 16% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On expected storm and flood damage, LaFayette sits above 71% of U.S. communities. 34% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 26%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summer afternoons peak near 89° in July, and January nights bottom out around 28°; snowfall runs to about 4 inches a winter. Winters in LaFayette are chilly and summers warm, with plenty of rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
15% of adults binge drink in LaFayette. This Kentucky town beats the Kentucky average on 6 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 5. In LaFayette, just over three quarters of adults had a checkup this year, below both the Kentucky town median (79%) and the median of U.S. towns (79%).
| LaFayette | Kentucky towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 27% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 76% | 79% | 79% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | LaFayette | KY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.1% | 4% |
| Fewer adults with diabetes | 11% | 13.7% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 15% | 11.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of LaFayette; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 LaFayette residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Kentucky.
Where LaFayette’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Kentucky, United States
LaFayette, also informally written as La Fayette and Lafayette, is a home rule-class city in Christian County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 177 as of the 2020 census, up from 165 in the 2010 U.S. census.
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LaFayette has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
