La Fayette, IL Population

Overview

124

Total Population

49.5

Median age

39.52%

Female population %

153.1:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

30-34 years

Largest age group

65.3

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

3

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

La Fayette's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in La Fayette is 49.5, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
La Fayette's population under 18 was 10.48%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
La Fayette's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 29.03% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in La Fayette, 10.48% were under the age of 15, 4.84% aged 15 to 29, 55.65% aged 30 to 64, 27.42% aged 65 to 84, and 1.61% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 26 less females than males in La Fayette:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 39.52% females and 60.48% males in La Fayette, IL.
The La Fayette, IL gender ratio is 153.1:100 i.e. 153.1 men to 100 women (1.531).
For male population, the largest age group is 30-34 years with a population of 14.
For the female population, the largest age group is 45-49 years with a population of 9.

La Fayette's population is non diverse:

Racial distribution of La Fayette population: 95.97% are White and 4.03% are multiracial.
La Fayette's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the village.
By ethnicity, 3 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 121 (97.58% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in La Fayette is White with a population of 119 (95.97% of the total population).

La Fayette's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:

The peak population was 229 in the year 2000
From 2000 to 2010, La Fayette's population decreased by 7 (3.06%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, La Fayette's population decreased by 60 (27.03%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, La Fayette's population was lowest in year 2021 at 159.