Overview
4,938
Total Population
47.7
Median age
51.30%
Female population %
94.9:100
Gender ratio (M:F)
55-59 years
Largest age group
49.6
Total dependency ratio
White
Largest racial group
81
Hispanic population
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021
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Age
LaFayette town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:
- The median age in LaFayette town is 47.7, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
- LaFayette town's population under 18 was 18.27%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
- LaFayette town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 20.09% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
- Of the total population in LaFayette town, 13.08% were under the age of 15, 18.93% aged 15 to 29, 47.89% aged 30 to 64, 17.82% aged 65 to 84, and 2.27% were 85 years of age and older.

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Gender
There are 128 more females than males in LaFayette town:
- The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 51.30% females and 48.70% males in LaFayette, New York.
- The LaFayette, New York gender ratio is 94.9:100 i.e. 94.9 men to 100 women (0.949).
- For male population, the largest age group is 55-59 years with a population of 301.
- For the female population, the largest age group is 20-24 years with a population of 346.

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Race / Ethnicity
LaFayette town's population is moderately diverse:
- Racial distribution of LaFayette town population: 94.05% are White, 1.88% are Black or African American and 4.07% are multiracial.
- LaFayette town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the town.
- By ethnicity, 81 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 4,857 (98.36% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
- The largest racial group in LaFayette town is White with a population of 4,644 (94.05% of the total population).

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Year by year
LaFayette town's population has already reached its peak and is showing a trend of decline:
- The peak population was 4,994 in the year 2009
- From 2000 to 2010, LaFayette town's population increased by 112 (2.31%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
- From 2010 to 2020, LaFayette town's population decreased by 48 (0.97%), 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, LaFayette town's population was lowest in year 2019 at 4,819.

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References
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2017-2021 5-Year Estimates
- U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Population Estimates Program (PEP)